Writing for Children and Teens Graduate Certificate

Campus Code

Distance Education
Knoxville Campus

Graduate Certificate Type

Stand-Alone
Add-On

Admission Standards/Procedures

• Applicants can be currently admitted to a degree program at UTK or can apply solely for the Writing for Children and Teens Graduate Certificate through the Graduate Admissions Office.
• All 15 credit hours of graduate coursework must be completed at the University of Tennessee within five years of applying for a certificate.

Academic Standards

Students must maintain a 3.50 graduate GPA in all certificate courses in the program and complete the requirements within five years of applying for a certificate.

Credit Hours Required

15 graduate credit hours

Required Courses

• CYAL 505 - Writing for Children and Teens I
• CYAL 506 - Writing for Children and Teens II
• ENGL 480 - Fairy Tale, Legend, and Myth: Folk Narrative
• ENGL 690 - Special Topics
• INSC 576 - Storytelling as a Communications and Learning Tool in Diverse Settings

Non-Course Requirements

To receive the certificate, students must:
1) complete the Graduate Certificate Course Verification Form (located on the Graduate School webpage under the Forms Central tab) and
2) through MyUTK, apply to graduate from the certificate program.