Graduate Certificate in Teaching of Writing
The Graduate Certificate in the Teaching of Writing is a 15-18 hour program administered through the Composition program in the Department of English at UNL. It is an independent certificate that can stand on its own or can be integrated into a Masters or Doctorate program in English or Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education. Nebraska Writing Project institutes fulfill many of the requirements of this certificate.
Certificate Requirements
The certificate requires a minimum of five courses (15-18 hours); substitutions allowable with permission by Advisory Committee. Up to six hours may be taken outside of the English Department.
Our Summer Institute counts as one of the required courses, and our Advanced Institute can count towards an elective credit for this degree.
If a student were to take the Summer Institute, they would only need three elective classes (such as our Advanced Institutes), and two of those classes can be outside of the English department. See our listed of recommended, upcoming teacher-friendly classes at the bottom of this page.
Required Courses (3-6 Credits Needed) | |||
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Course # | Course Title | Max Credits Allowed Per Degree | Tentative Upcoming Offerings |
| ENGL 957B | The Nebraska Writing Project Summer Institute | 6 Credits | Summer 2025 |
| ENGL 857A | Composition and Rhetorical Theory | 3 Credits | - |
| ENGL 957 | Composition theory and Practice (Nebraska Writing Project Advanced Institute) | 24 Credits | Summer 2025 |
Electives: 9-15 credits needed (maximum of 6 credits outside of English) | |||
Course # | Course Title | Max Credits Allowed Per Degree | Tentative Upcoming Offerings |
| ENGL 857B | Nebraska Writing Project (Special Topics) | 3 credits | - |
| ENGL 875 | Rhetoric | 3 credits | - |
| ENGL 875A | Rhetorical Theory: Rhetoric of Women Writers | 3 credits | Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 895 | Internship in English | 6 credits | Summer 2025 |
| ENGL 895A | Nebraska Writing Project Internship | 3 credits | - |
| ENGL 880 | Writing Center Theory, Practice, and Research | 3 credits | Fall 2025 |
| ENGL 882 | Literacy Issues and Community | 6 credits | - |
| ENGL 973 | Seminar in Literacy Studies | 24 credits | - |
| ENGL 976 | Seminar in Rhetorical Theory | 24 credits | - |
| ENLG 992B | Place Conscious Teaching | 6 credits | - |
| TEAC 813 | Studies in Teaching English as a Second Language | 15 credits | Summer 2025 Fall 2025 |
| TEAC 818 | Teaching Writing in K-12 Schools | 3 credits | - |
| TEAC 838 | Linguistics in Language and Learning Contexts | 3 credits | Fall 2025 |
| TEAC 840 | Culture and Schooling | 3 credits | Fall 2025 |
| TEAC 921 | Seminar in Literacy Studies | 3 credits | - |
| TEAC 950 | Contextual Research in English / Language Arts | 3 credits | - |
| TEAC 952 | Language and Learning | 3 credits | - |
| TEAC 953 | Seminar on Writing in the Curriculum | 3 credits | - |
NeWP Friendly Courses in Fall 2025
