Introduction

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Certificate Advisor: Kari Campeau
Email: kari.campeau@ucdenver.edu

Overview

Upon completion of this certificate students will:

• Understand grant writing as a career path
• Gain knowledge of and experience in the language and process of proposal development, seeking funding sources, building relationships, planning and writing effective grants, creating budgets, developing effective evaluation tools, understanding fiscal management functions and regulations, and managing grant funds
• Tailor grant writing skills to a specific career field, including science, medicine, academic research, nonprofits, etc.

These program requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their Teaching College-Level Literature and Film advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Graduate Education Policies and Procedures apply to this program.

Certificate Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours.
2. Students must complete all 12 credits at the graduate (5000 or above) level.
3. Students must earn a minimum grade of B (3.0) in all courses that apply to the certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 3.0. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to certificate requirements.
4. Students must complete a minimum of 6 credits for the certificate with CU Denver faculty.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Complete the following required course:		3
ENGL 5280	Proposal and Grant Writing
Complete three of the following elective courses:		9
ENGL 5175	Writing in the Sciences
ENGL 5177	Technical Editing
ENGL 5190	Advanced Topics in Writing, Rhetoric, & Linguistics
ENGL 5939	Internship 1
HIST 5261	Working With Data
PUAD 5115	Effective Grant Writing for Nonprofit and Public Sector Managers
Total Hours		12

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Internship should focus on proposal and/or grant writing

To learn more about the Student Learning Outcomes for this program, please visit our website.