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Why Pursue a Graduate Certificate in Rhetoric and Composition

UTSA’s Graduate Certificate in Rhetoric and Composition is designed for graduate students who are interested in working at the masters or doctoral level. This certificate offers specialization in the field, something that is not offered by any other San Antonio area university. Studying rhetoric and composition enhances students’ employment credentials as college- and university-level writing instructors, as well as professional writers in corporate, non-profit, or educational settings. Additionally, this certificate offers professional development at the graduate level for teachers who are already teaching English Language Arts at the high school level.

Admission & Application Requirements

Applications are submitted through the UTSA Graduate Application. Please upload all required documents (listed below) on your UTSA Graduate Application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure completion and submission of the application, a nonrefundable application fee, and all required supporting documents are on file with UTSA by the appropriate application deadline.

For international students, please note that student visas are not issued at UTSA for non-degree-seeking students, including certificate programs. For more information, visit our international students admission page.

Rhetoric and Composition (CERT)
  Required Degree Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or have proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution.
  Minimum GPA 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) Departments may consider GPA of last 60 semester credit hours
  Transcripts* Required from all institutions attended; international transcripts must be recorded/translated to English
  Credential Evaluation Required if you have earned university-level credit from foreign institutions. Submit an evaluation of your transcripts from Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) directly from the graduate admission application platform
  English Language Proficiency 550 TOEFL Paper / 79 TOEFL Internet / 6.5 IELTS / Duolingo 100
  Writing Sample Required
*Unofficial transcripts will be taken into consideration for admissions; however, if admitted into the program, you must submit official transcripts to the University.
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Admission Deadlines

Applicants are encouraged to have their admission file completed as early as possible. All applications, required documents and letters of recommendation, if applicable, must be submitted by 5:00 PM U.S. Central Time on the day of the deadline. Deadlines are subject to change.

Rhetoric and Composition (CERT)
Completed applications will be reviewed for admission on a rolling basis. Decisions generally will be made and sent to applicants within 4 to 6 weeks of receiving the application.
Academic Year 2023-24 Priority International Domestic
Fall 2023 March 15 June 1 July 1
Spring 2024 September 15 November 1 November 1
Summer 2024 Not Available April 1 April 1
Academic Year 2024-25 Priority International Domestic
Fall 2024 Not Available June 1 June 1
Spring 2025 Not Available October 1 October 1
Summer 2025 Not Available March 1 March 1

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UTSA prepares you for future careers that are in demand. The possible careers below is data pulled by a third-party tool called Emsi, which pulls information from sources like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, other government databases and more to give you regional and national career outlook related to this academic program.


Sue Hum

Certificate Advisor of Record

Sue Hum, PhD

210-458-4374

sue.hum@utsa.edu