Certificate in Writing and Rhetoric

Beginning in Fall 2007, the USF College of Arts and Sciences will offer a Certificate in Writing and Rhetoric. The certificate requires that students complete at least three courses (12 credits) of upper-division courses designated as "writing intensive" (WI). Students may count the writing of a thesis as one of these three courses. No more than two courses (8 credits) counting toward the certificate can be from the same program or department. Students must receive a minimum of B- in each of these courses for them to count toward the certificate.

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

• write 5000 or more words of substantial, revised, academic prose at an advanced level meeting standards and applying conventions defined by a specific subject area or discipline.
• define, identify, and apply the rhetorical conventions and strategies appropriate to particular subject areas or disciplines.
• revise formal prose based on instructor's written (or combination of written and verbal) feedback.