Program Requirements

Nonprofit Management Certificate Program
Total credits required: 21

Core Requirements (7.5 credits )
PA 5003: Introduction to Financial Analysis and Management (1.5 cr.)
PA 5251 Strategic Planning and Management (3 cr.)
PA 5101 Management and Governance of Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)

Core courses must be taken for a letter grade.

Electives (a minimum of 13.5 credits)
You may select electives from the following list and your program plan must be approved by a faculty adviser. Other courses may be used if approved by your
adviser.

LEADERSHIP (The following are samples of elective courses.)
PA 5941 Leadership for the Common Good (4 cr.)
PubH 6727 Health Leadership and Effecting Change (2 cr.)
SW 8519 Mediation and Conflict Resolution (3 cr.)
SW 8503 Personnel Leadership and Management (3 cr.)
SW 8603 Program Evaluation (2 cr.)
EDPA 5501 Principles and Methods of Program Evaluation (3 cr.)

INTEGRATIVE LEADERSHIP (The following are samples of elective courses.)
PA 5941 Leadership for the Common Good (4 cr.)
PA5103 Leadership and Change in an Innovation Society (4 cr.)
EDPA 8020 Leadership: From theory to reflective practice (3 cr.)
PA8180 Capstone Workshop, Managing Collaborations (3 cr.)
MGMT 6402/PA 5190 Integrative Leadership Seminar (2 semester cr.)

FINANCE AND FUNDRAISING (The following are samples of elective courses.)

PA 5111 Financial Management in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
PA 5112 Public Budgeting (4 cr.)
PA 5123 Financing Nonprofits: Philosophies and Realities (3 cr.)
PubH 6557 Healthcare Finance (2 cr.

CHANGING ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENT (The following are samples of elective courses.)

PA 5012 Politics of Public Affairs (3 cr.)
PA 5102 Organization Change and Design (3 cr.)
PubH 6751 Principles of Management In Health Services Organizations (2 cr.)
PA 8183 Managing Collaborations (3 cr.)
SW 8505 Advanced Community Organization and Advocacy (3 cr.)
SW 8525 Global Perspectives on Social Welfare, Peace, and Justice (3 cr.)
EPsy 5154 Organization Development and Change (3 cr.)
HRD 5301 Organization Development (3 cr.)

POLICY ANALYSIS (The following are samples of elective courses.)

PA5002 Introduction to Policy Analysis (1.5 cr.)
SW 8101 Social Policy and Delivery Systems for Child Welfare and Family Services (3 cr.)
SW 8103 Health and Mental Health Policy (3 cr.)
EDPA 8703 Public Policy in Higher Education (3 cr.)

ARTS MANAGEMENT (The following are samples of elective courses.)

TH 5718 Principles of Arts Management (Theater Management) (3 cr.)
TH 5708 Advanced Topics in Arts Management (3 cr.)

Liberal Studies (LS) Innovation Studies (IS) Seminars (This is a sampling.)
Credits vary between 1-4 credits

LS 5100 Arts and Innovation: Crossing Boundaries (3 cr.)
LS/IS 5100 Creativity, Imagination, and Innovation (3 cr.)
LS/IS 5100 Leadership and Change (3 cr)
LS 5100 Issues in Arts Management (2 cr)
LS 5100 Art in Cultural Context (3 cr)
LS 5100 Popular Culture and Globalization: Meanings and Methods (3 cr)

There is an opportunity for a semester- long internship. Please contact Sherry Wagner-Henry at swh@umn.edu for more information.

Planning Your Program of Study

The Planning Chart may be downloaded and used as a guide in planning your schedule of course work. Please note that certificates are to be completed within four years of your admission date.

Course descriptions and the semesters in which they are offered are in the Graduate Catalog.

Course guide provides more detailed information on courses offered this current semester.

Class schedule provides information on current terms for help in course planning and registration.

Completion Requirements
Completing this certificate program requires completion of the indicated courses with core courses requiring a grade of B- and a cumulative GPA for all certificate course work of a 2.8 or better.

In order to receive your certificate, please follow these steps:

Visit the Graduate School Web site and review the information. Substitute the word “certificate” whenever you see “degree.” You will find the Application for Degree Form (this is the same form used for certificates) on this site. It must be completed on the first working day of your intended month of graduation.

The Graduate School will then review your Graduate School Post Baccalaureate Program (GSPBC) to see that all coursework has been completed and is recorded on the transcript.

The final GSPBC Final Report Form found in your graduation packet must be signed by the Director of Graduate Studies of your department.