El Paso,
TX,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Certificate in Bilingual Professional Writing in El Paso United States | University of Texas at El Paso
University of Texas at El Paso
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El Paso United States
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Qualification
Graduate Certificate
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
8,286
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
6 months
In today's diverse, multilingual world, professionals who can write with skill, integrity, and adaptability will stand out as prime candidates for jobs both in the U.S. and globally. Fluency in multiple languages offers a competitive edge in modern workplaces, and obtaining a Graduate Bilingual Professional Writing Certificate enhances the value of an advanced degree. This certificate program equips students to communicate ethically and effectively across print and digital platforms in both English and Spanish. Participants will develop expertise in applying rhetorical strategies, technological tools, and linguistic knowledge to bilingual communication and translation in professional environments.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Steps for admission to the Graduate Bilingual Professional Writing Certificate (BPWC) Program:
Graduate admission to UTEP. This certificate program is open to students currently enrolled in a degree program at UTEP (graduate), and students who wish to pursue only the certificate.
BPWC Program Application, College Transcripts, and Letter of Interest. Students must complete the BPWC Program Application and submit all college transcripts.
Written Language Proficiency Exam. Admission is contingent on the student passing a Written Language Proficiency Exam in English and Spanish (to be administered by PWC Program Director/Associate Director before student can enroll in any of the certificate courses).
Interview with the BPWC Program Director/Associate Director, if need be, when the student's literacy abilities in English and Spanish have not been demonstrated through an academic record and/or the Written Language
Proficiency Exam.
https://www.utep.edu/student-affairs/testing/tests/required-scores.html
If you did not attend high school in the United States and your most recent institution of learning was not located in an English-speaking country, UTEP requires you to provide evidence of English-language proficiency. Minimum score 550 on the paper-based (pBT) TOEFL. Some programs require 600 or better. Minimum score of 79 on the internet-based test (iBT), and minimum of 6.5 on IELTS.
Graduate admission to UTEP. This certificate program is open to students currently enrolled in a degree program at UTEP (graduate), and students who wish to pursue only the certificate.
BPWC Program Application, College Transcripts, and Letter of Interest. Students must complete the BPWC Program Application and submit all college transcripts.
Written Language Proficiency Exam. Admission is contingent on the student passing a Written Language Proficiency Exam in English and Spanish (to be administered by PWC Program Director/Associate Director before student can enroll in any of the certificate courses).
Interview with the BPWC Program Director/Associate Director, if need be, when the student's literacy abilities in English and Spanish have not been demonstrated through an academic record and/or the Written Language
Proficiency Exam.
https://www.utep.edu/student-affairs/testing/tests/required-scores.html
If you did not attend high school in the United States and your most recent institution of learning was not located in an English-speaking country, UTEP requires you to provide evidence of English-language proficiency. Minimum score 550 on the paper-based (pBT) TOEFL. Some programs require 600 or better. Minimum score of 79 on the internet-based test (iBT), and minimum of 6.5 on IELTS.
Tuition
USD
8,286