Academic Calendar 2024-2025

Academic Writing Certificate

Note: Admission to online degree programs administered by Arts and Science Online is suspended as of the Winter 2024 term. 

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Subject: Administered by the Writing Advisory Committee of the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Plan: Consists of 12.00 units as described below.
Program: The Plan will lead to a Certificate in Academic Writing.

1. Core
A. Complete 3.00 from the following:3.00
Fundamentals of Effective Writing
Fundamentals of Academic Essay Writing
B. Complete the following:
WRIT 225Writing for Research, Analysis, and Reflection3.00
2. Option
A. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
Writing for Social Media and the Web
Editing in Academic and Professional Contexts
WRIT 290
B. Complete 3.00 units from the following:3.00
Writing for Social Media and the Web
Editing in Academic and Professional Contexts
WRIT 290
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Total Units12.00

3. Notes

A. No more than 6.00 units of core and option courses may be counted toward the requirements of both the Certificate and another Arts and Science Program.

B. No more than 6.00 units of core and option courses may be transfer credits from outside Queen’s University.

Academic Writing Course List

The following list contains courses offered through other Departments. In accordance with Academic Regulation 2.6 (Access to Classes), students do not have enrolment priority in all of these courses. Access to these courses may only be made available during the Open Enrolment period, and then only if space permits.

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Academic Writing Substitutions
CWRI 295Introduction to Creative Writing in Short Fiction and Poetry3.00
DRAM 251Introduction to Playwriting3.00