Marywood's Certificate in Professional Writing is unique to Northeastern Pennsylvania where you will learn how to write at an advanced level in a variety of professional settings, no matter your career interest.

More About This Degree

• Learn more about this program or visit the Modern Languages website.
• College of Arts and Sciences
• Courses: Available courses in this department
• 12 Credit Hours Required

* Data supplemented from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and recent graduate success.

Specific Program Requirements

• All college transcripts
• Resumé
• Statement of Purpose (2 pages)
• Response to Program Writing Prompt
• Academic or Professional Writing Sample (6-10 pages, can be excerpted from a longer work)
• 2 letters of recommendation (waived for current students and recent alumni (i.e., students within two years of graduation)

Writing Sample

Choose one of the two following prompts and write approximately 500-600 words in response:

1. Write an op-ed piece for a local newspaper (local to you) persuading its readers of the importance of learning a second language. Please identify the name of the paper to which you have chosen to write in the header. Give your essay a title that could be used as a headline.

2. Write a professional letter that could be sent to a real local business or a real local nonprofit agency arguing that their services to customers should be offered in both English and Spanish. Please identify the name of the business or agency.

Graduate Admissions Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• “B” average during undergraduate study or demonstrated potential for graduate work
• Completed application
• Essay
• Official, sealed transcripts
• Two or three letters of recommendation

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