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Program checklist · Public and Professional Writing (Certificate)

Public and Professional Writing (Certificate)

St. John Fisher University · Rochester, NY

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Program
Award
Public and Professional Writing (Certificate)
Credential class
ceterms:Certificate
CIP
23.1301
Catalog edition
2025-2026
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
To earn the certificate in public and professional writing, the student must complete each course declared to be part of the program with a grade of at least a "C" (2.00). A student may transfer only two courses from another institution to be applied to the certificate, and the internship course may not be transferred.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
195720
CourseShelf checklist
CK_195720_f511d44c
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Writing Electives - 9 credits

13 items
  1. COMM 195
    Journalism
    As published: “COMM 195 - Journalism”
    3
  2. COMM 253
    Business Communication
    As published: “COMM 253 - Business Communications”
    3
  3. ENGL 259
    Argument and Persuasion
    As published: “ENGL 259 - Argument and Persuasion”
    3
  4. ENGL 271
    Introduction to Legal Writing
    As published: “ENGL 271 - Legal Writing”
    3
  5. ENGL 2102
    Community-Based Writing
    As published: “ENGL 2102 - Community-Based Writing”
    3
  6. ENGL 2190
    Science Writing for Public
    As published: “ENGL 2190 - Science Writing for Public”
    3
  7. ENGL 2260
    Reading & Writing for Social Power
    As published: “ENGL 2260 - Reading & Writing for Social Power”
    3
  8. ENGL 2376
    Intercultural Communication
    As published: “ENGL 2376 - Intercultural Communication”
    3
  9. ENGL 355
    Professional Writing Topics (or any approved writing course)
    As published: “ENGL 355 - Professional Writing”
    3
  10. ENGL 356
    Editing and Publishing
    As published: “ENGL 356 - Editing and Publishing”
    3
  11. ENGL 361
    Writing with New Media
    As published: “ENGL 361 - Writing with New Media”
    3
  12. DEPT 490
    Internship (3)*
    As published: “DEPT 490 - Internship (3)*”
    1
  13. ENGL 307
    Writing Portfolio Seminar (1)**
    As published: “ENGL 307 - Writing Portfolio Seminar (1)**”
Source. St. John Fisher University, catalog 2025-2026 — https://catalog.sjf.edu/2025-2026/programs/undergraduate/school-of-arts-and-sciences/public-and-professional-writing-certificate/?fieldid=ct_Program_Re_editor_226b. Captured page pages/0294.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.