Course Requirements

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Elective Requirements

In addition to the three (3) required nonprofit courses, all students must complete two (2) electives or six (6) semester hours. Students cannot use courses that are part of a completed certificate or degree program if the student has already had the certificate or degree conferred. Transfer electives from other institutions may not be applied to this certificate.

There are two paths to completing the certificate depending on a student’s current and prior coursework. Students who have taken no graduate level business courses or who are currently working on but have not yet completed their MBA should follow Path A. Students who have completed the Master of Business Administration should follow Path B.

Path A: Students who have taken no graduate level business courses or are currently working on but have not yet completed the MBA program will use two of the following classes as the electives for the Nonprofit Studies certificate:

• ACC 611 – Managerial Accounting
• FIN 611 – Financial Management
• MGT 600 – Organizational Behavior and Leadership
• MKT 600 – Marketing Management

Path B: Students who have previously completed the Master of Business Administration (MBA) should take 6 hours of course work in a single discipline as approved by the certificate director. This discipline should be related to the nonprofit sector in which the student is interested in working:
 

• social services
• human rights and advocacy
• the arts, culture, and history
• education and educational support
• the environment and animal welfare
• health care, education, and research
• international affairs and foreign affairs

Admission Requirements

The following is required from all graduate applicants:

See Admission Requirements and Procedures.

Program Requirements and Academic Policies:

The Nonprofit Studies certificate requires completion of five (5) classes or fifteen (15) semester hours. Students must earn a 3.0 GPA for graduation.

See General Degree Requirements and General Academic Information for additional information concerning graduate enrollment and general requirements for certificate programs.