Introduction

Writing professionals across many fields are increasingly expected to know how to use AI in a rapidly changing environment. The Writing and Editing with AI certificate program addresses this need by equipping students with essential AI literacy skills, enabling them to thrive in environments where AI integration is becoming the norm. The Writing and Editing with AI certificate program is an opportunity for students to design their own tracks of formal study at the intersections of writing and AI and to gain hands-on experience writing with AI (through internships and experiential/client-partnered courses).

Program Delivery 

• The certificate can be completed through online, in-person, or hybrid courses.

Declaring This Certificate

Students interested in completing this certificate should complete this form: CLAS Undergraduate Certificate Intent to Declare Form, which requests that the certificate be added to your student record. Once added, you will be able to run a certificate degree audit. The certificate degree audit should be used in collaboration with the Certificate Advisor to ensure successful completion of the requirements.

Students should then work with Joanne Addison (Joanne.Addison@ucdenver.edu) – the certificate advisor, to ensure completion of all certificate requirements.

Completing This Certificate

Students must also complete the CLAS Undergraduate Certificate Completion Verification Form, before graduation, in order to confirm completion of their certificate. The certificate advisor will confirm that your certificate has been successfully completed, and will work with campus partners to apply the certificate to your transcript.

Students must fill out the Certificate Completion Form before the deadlines below, to ensure the certificate is applied to your transcript correctly. If you are a non-degree seeking student, please fill out this form in the term in which you intend to complete your certificate.

Spring semester – April 1
Summer semester – July 1
Fall semester – November 1

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 certificate advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.

Certificate Requirements

1. Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours to earn this certificate
2. Students must complete a minimum of six upper-division (3000- level or higher) credit hours. 
3. Students must complete a minimum of 6 ENGL credit hours.
4. Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 3.0 GPA. Courses taken using P+/P/F or S/U grading cannot apply to certificate requirements.
5. All credits for the certificate must be completed with CU Denver faculty.

Certificate Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations

1. Students must complete two foundational courses, and either two electives in their focus area or one elective and one experiential learning opportunity in their focus area

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Students must complete the following required foundational courses:		6
ENGL 2060	Introduction to Writing & Digital Studies 1
or COMM 3081/HIST 3260	Introduction to Digital Studies
ENGL 3140	Writing and Editing with Generative Artificial Intelligence
AI and Writing Electives		6
Students must complete 2 AI focused courses (6 credits) at the 3/4000 level from any department with Director's approval or 1 AI focused course (3 credits) at the 3/4000 level from any department and an internship or directed study (3 credits) with Director's approval
Approved courses may include the following:
ENGL 3170	Business Writing
ENGL 3154	Technical Writing
ENGL 3405	Topics in Writing 2
ENGL 4190	Advanced Topics in Writing, Rhetoric, & Linguistics 2
ENGL 3939	Internship 3
COMM 3072	Media Writing Skills
Other courses with Director permission

¹

Note that students majoring in English must take ENGL 2060 as it will also apply to their degree

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Topic must be AI themed

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With Director permission, students can complete an internship related to AI and writing