Additional Requirements
Extra curricular requirements prescribed by American Humanics, Inc. (These requirements include participation in an American Humanics Student Organization, attending the national AH Management Institute, and participating in other activities that fulfill the AH competencies.)
The student must complete a minimum internship of 300 hours (3 hours) in a nonprofit organization either by taking PADM 4100 or by taking an internship in the student’s major. If the internship is in the student’s major, the internship must be approved by the WMU AH Campus Director, involve work that fulfills the American Humanics competencies, and include the reports for American Humanics certification by WMU. The student must also take additional electives if he/she fulfills the internship in his/her major.
The 6 to 9 hours of electives (9 if the internship is taken as part of the student’s major) are determined by the student’s career goals and defined in conjunction with the American Humanics Director. Since leadership encompasses a broad range of skills that are applied in several sectors, it is not possible to provide a comprehensive list of the areas of the electives. Examples include the arts, communication, criminal justice, diversity, environmental studies, health services, nonprofit administration, public policy, public history, and urban and regional planning. Course options for these and additional areas are provided on the School of Public Affairs and Administration’s web site and developed in consultation with the American Humanics Director.
In order to obtain AH certification/minor, the student must earn a minimum grade of “C” or better in any course counted towards the AH certification/minor and have the WMU Campus Director attest to the fulfillment of the competencies. The American Humanics competency requirements include communication skills, employability skills, a demonstrated understanding of historical and philosophical foundations of nonprofit organizations, youth and adult development, nonprofit board and committee development, fundraising principles and practices, human resource development and supervision, nonprofit leadership and financial management, nonprofit advancement, program planning, and risk management.
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