Northern Illinois University
Department of English
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

We offer courses leading to certificates of graduate study in English education and in technical writing. Both certificates may be pursued by degree-seeking students in the English department, by students seeking degrees in other departments, and by students-at-large. Each certificate requires 18 hours of coursework.

Certificates are issued by the Graduate School upon recommendation of the director of graduate studies in English, assisted by the advisers in English education and in technical writing. In the semester in which you are completing the final course(s) to satisfy the certificate requirements, please make a request of the graduate office support specialist to prepare a verification form to be sent to the Graduate School.

Certificate in English Education

Certificate in Technical Writing