15 hours

Electives for the Nonprofit Studies Certificate

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

Students who have taken no graduate level business courses should follow Path A. Students who have completed the Business Foundations Graduate Certificate or the Masters of Business Administration should follow Path B.

Path A: Students who have taken no graduate level business courses should choose two of the following:

• BA 600 – Management Foundations
• BA 611 – Accounting Foundations
• BA 650 – Marketing Foundations
• BA 670 – Finance Foundations

Path B: Students who have completed the Business Foundations Graduate Certificate or the Masters 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

See Admission Requirements and Procedures.

The applicant must complete the online application form and pay the application fee.

The applicant must hold a baccalaureate degree from an institution approved by a recognized accrediting agency. Some certificate programs require the applicant to hold a master’s degree or be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program.

The applicant must be able to re-enter the last college or university attended in good standing.

The applicant must submit official transcripts from the institution awarding the baccalaureate degree and higher graduate or professional degrees. A decision to admit an applicant to a certificate program is made by the school faculty.