Nonprofit Management Minor

The Division of Public and Nonprofit Administration offers an interdisciplinary minor in Nonprofit Management which includes courses that address competencies necessary for work in nonprofit organizations. The minor is open to students majoring in any department in the University or to special students who wish to enroll in order to take such a program.
Students who complete this minor and specified co-curricular activities will be eligible for certification in Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential by the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. The certification program is designed to build competencies in nonprofit administration through coursework, internships, volunteer opportunities, student association leadership activities and professional development workshops.

Requirements

The Minor:

18 semester hours, three hours of a required course, and 15 hours from the guided electives.
Required course (3 hours):

• PADM 4226 - Intro Nonprofit Organizations

Guided electives (15 hours):

Choose one from each category: (3 hours):
Accounting and Financial Management:

• ACCT 2010 - Fundamentals of Acct I
• PADM 4227 - Issues/Nonprofit Admin
• PADM 4228 - Grant Development/Management

Organization and Administration:

• PADM 3601 - Public Admin
• MGMT 3110 - Organization and Mgmt

Communication Skills:

• COMM 4342 - Small Group Communication
• COMM 4375 - Intercultural Communication
• COMM 4380 - Communication and Conflict
• COUN 4621 - Human Interactions
• MGMT 4420 - Organizational Behavior in Business
• SWRK 3902 - Human Behavior/Soc Envrnmnt

Nonprofit Context:

• ANTH 4412 - Neighborhood Development
• PADM 4412 - Neighborhood Dev/Social Entrep
• ART 3411 - Art for Children
• CSED 3302
• PADM 3501 - Civic Engagement, Voluntarism
• PADM 4221 - Issues/Urban Admin
• POLS 3505 - International Organizations
• PSYC 3103 - Child Psychology
• SOCI 4923
• SWRK 2911 - Soc Response to Human Need

Nonprofit Organizations:

• PADM 4231 - Admin Internship
• INTL 4911 - Internship Internatl Studies
• or
• SWRK 4830 - Field Instruction Soc Work I
• and
• SWRK 4831 - Field Instruction Soc Work II
• or another approved internship course.