Mar 28, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 
    
Graduate Catalog

Business and Professional Writing Graduate Certificate


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The Graduate Certificate in Business and Professional Writing is 12 graduate hours. The certificate is designed to improve written communication skills required in current business settings, especially as related to marketing in social media. The graduate certificate can be added onto the MBA program in the College of Business or taken as an independent program. Students interested in this program should contact the Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing at 501.916.6453.

Admission Requirements

  • Admission to the MBA program in the College of Business,
  • Or, one of the following criteria:
    • Overall undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher (based on a 4.0 scale),
    • Undergraduate GPA in the last 60 hours of 3.0 or higher,
    • Undergraduate GPA in the last 30 hours of 3.2 or higher,
    • Graduate GPA of 3.0 or higher for at least 15 hours of course credit.

Courses taken for the graduate certificate may be used as electives in the MBA program with approval of the MBA program coordinator.

Program Requirements

This graduate certificate requires 12 hours of graduate courses in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing.

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