Undergraduate Certificate in Technical Communication

The Certificate in Technical Communication at Boise State is intended primarily for those students who do not wish to become professional technical communicators but who wish to improve their writing and editing skills.

The certificate consists of three required courses and two courses chosen from a list of electives. A large selection of electives enables students to focus their certificate program on their interests or passions.

Note: The following requirements are effective as of Fall 2018 (for students using the 2020-2021 catalog and later). For students using the prior catalogs, please contact your advisor for more information.

Course Requirements (14 cr)

Required Courses

WRITE 212 Introduction to Technical Communication (3 cr)

WRITE 403 Editing for Clear Communication (3 cr)

WRITE 416 User-Centered Design Principles (3 cr)

Electives (6 cr)

Six (6) credits of the following courses:

BUS 301 Leadership Skills
COMM 221 Interpersonal Communication
COMM 231 Public Speaking
COMM 307 Interviewing
COMM 356 Communication in the Small Group
COMM 361 Organizational Communication
COMM 481 Studies in Interpersonal Communication
WRITE 302 Technical Rhetoric and Genres
WRITE 303 Theory and Practice of Tutoring Writing
WRITE 314 Proposal Development
WRITE 408 Writing for Nonprofits and Social Media
WRITE 493 Internship
GIMM 100 Digital Tools for Interactivity
GIMM 110 Interactive Programming
GIMM 200 Visual Storytelling
GIMM 250 Interactive Storytelling
HRM 305 Human Resource Management
ITM 310 Business Intelligence
LING 305 Introduction to Language Studies
MKTG 407 Marketing Communication
NONPROF 240 Introduction to Nonprofit Management
NONPROF 340 Volunteer Management and the Nonprofit
SOC 390 Conflict Management
SOC 487 Organizational Theory and Bureaucratic Structure
UX 360 Working in the UX Space
UX 361 Ethical User Research
UX 362 Asking and Listening
UX 363 Contextual Inquiry
UX 364 Design Thinking for Better UX
UX 367 Just Enough Research

Application and Admission

There are no application and admission requirements. However, you must fulfill the prerequisites of each course you choose.

To obtain a certificate you must:

have already completed or complete, at the same time as the certificate, an associate or baccalaureate degree
complete the number of credits specified for your program
attain a cumulative grade-point average (GPA) of 2.0
attain a grade of C- or higher in all upper-division courses required by the certificate, unless otherwise required by department
not have a grade of I (incomplete) on your record
complete graduation application by posted deadline

You may apply for graduation by logging on to your my.boisestate.edu student account. You must pay a non-refundable graduation application fee when applying.