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Composition and Cultural Rhetoric has historically drawn upon many disciplines in the production of its research and pedagogical goals. For this reason, many CCR graduate students will consider completing a graduate certificate in a specific field, such as Women and Gender Studies, in the process of completing their PhD. The CCR Graduate Office has a history of working with students to make the completion of certificate programs possible . While and is glad to talk with you about your plans. However, we should also mention that while there might be research-based reasons to decide to take courses outside of the CCR program, it is not necessarily the case that completing a certificate will translate into a stronger professional profile. In deciding to pursue a certificateFor that reason, CCR students are strongly encouraged to talk to both the Graduate Director as well as to their Exam and/or Dissertation Director to fully explore the goals of such an effortand potential payoff of pursuing a certificate. Ideally, a student’s dissertation will be framed in a way that ensures the opportunity to research and understand many of the topics offered by a certificate program. And, ultimately, it is the PhD research that will make the strongest case about a student’s intellectual and pedagogical commitments.
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