ONLINE CERTIFICATE IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (declared prior to Fall 2019)
Offered by Distance and Online Education and the Larned A. Waterman Iowa Nonprofit Resource Center in collaboration with University College, the Nonprofit Management Certificate may be completed entirely ONLINE. The program provides a balance of academic principles and real-world experience as well as a fundamental understanding of how nonprofit organizations participate in building communities.
Certificate in Nonprofit Management (declared prior to Fall 2019)
Online Curriculum
To earn the ONLINE Certificate in Nonprofit Management, students must successfully complete 18 semester hours (s.h.) and maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all course work.
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Foundation Courses:
- ENTR:2000 Entrepreneurship & Innovation (ENTR:1350 Foundations in Entrepreneurship must be taken as a co-requisite or prerequisite)
- MGMT:3500 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness I
- MGMT:3600 Nonprofit Organizational Effectiveness II
Select 9 s.h. from the following courses:
- COMM:1819 Organizational Leadership
- EALL:4130 Introduction to Grant Writing
- EDTL:4081 ePortfolio Production (1,2 s.h.)
- EDTL:4936 Home/Community/School Partnerships
- ENTR:3500 Social Entrepreneurship
- IS:3910 Human Rights Advocacy
- POLI:3110 Local Politics
- POLI:3123 State Politics in Iowa
- SOC:4225 The Social Psychology of Leadership
- SSW:3904 Human Services Administration (2 s.h.)
How to add the certificate to your program of study
Current BAS/BLS students can add a certificate program to their plan of study at any time by sending an email to their assigned academic advisor asking to formally declare the certificate. Once added, a separate degree audit will be produced.
How to remove the certificate from your program of study
Current BAS/BLS students can email their assigned academic advisor to ask to remove the certificate from their plan of study. There is no penalty to remove a certificate program from a plan of study and one may be removed at any time.