Graduate Coordinator: Hope Jackson Email: jacksonw@ncat.edu Phone:(336)285-3513
Certificate Coordinator: Kimberly Harper Email: kharper@ncat.edu Phone:(336)334-7764
Department Chair: Jason DePolo Email: jdepolo@ncat.edu Phone:(336)285-3506
The Graduate Certificate in Technical and Professional Communication aims to provide post-graduate training in technical and professional communication, digital rhetoric, medical rhetoric, discourse analysis, and editing. The department introduces students to a diverse range of graduate-level work, including critical theory, graduate literary studies, and contemporary practices in grammar and rhetoric. The program allows students to explore critical theories and hone their critical reading, thinking, writing, and editing skills. It also offers a solid foundation for those seeking a Ph.D. in such disciplines as Technical and Professional Communication or English Studies, Technical and Professional Discourse, or who wish to work as technical communicators in the professional industry.
Admissions Requirements
1. B.A. or B.S degree from a regionally accredited college or university
2. Cumulative GPA of2.80 or higher from the undergraduate degree-granting institution
3. Completed Graduate College application, including official transcripts from all colleges and/or universities attended, letters of reference submitted online, and application fee
Additional Admission Requirements
• Writing Sample (undergraduate research paper, workplace writing sample)
• Letter of Reference
• Curriculum Vita and/or Resume
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