创意写作证书是一项非学位研究生证书课程，由18个学分的专业课程组成，旨在在密集的研讨会环境中探索当今创意作家的理论和实践问题。创意写作证书适用于具有本科水平的创意写作经验或具有丰富的专业或独立创意创作经验的候选人。研究生课程主任可以酌情决定将获得“创意写作证书”的学分申请或转入英语硕士课程（MAE）。如果将证书课程应用于MAE程序，则从MAE程序毕业时，该证书课程的年龄不得超过6岁。候选人必须在六年内完成证书课程的所有课程，包括任何转职工作。
The Creative Writing Certificate is a non-degree, graduate certificate program composed of 18 credit hours of specialized courses designed to explore, in an intensive workshop environment, the theoretical and practical concerns of creative writers today. The Creative Writing Certificate is appropriate for candidates with experience in creative writing at the undergraduate level or extensive professional or independent experience as creative writers.<br><br>Credits earned toward the Creative Writing Certificate may apply to or be transferred into the Master of Arts in English (MAE) at the graduate program director's discretion. If certificate coursework is applied to the MAE program, this certificate coursework can be no more than six years old at the time of graduation from the MAE program. Candidates must complete all coursework for the certificate program within six years, including any transfer work.<br><br>Candidates should refer to the graduate catalog in effect when they are accepted to this or another NKU certificate program to determine the extent to which credit hours may be applied to more than one NKU certificate or degree program. Candidates whose transcripts do not show substantial undergraduate preparation in creative writing may be asked to submit a writing sample.