Nonprofit Administration Minor

Advisor: Vickie Edwards

The School of Public Affairs and Administration offers a minor in Nonprofit Administration. The 18 credit hours of coursework are divided into nine credit hours of required core courses, three credit hours of capstone or professional experience, and six credit hours of electives in order to fulfill the academic and professional needs of students. This program is designed to prepare students from a variety of majors for entry-level professional positions in nonprofit organizations.

Students minoring in Nonprofit Administration also have an option to earn the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) designation from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. Doing so requires completion of PADM 3210, 3220, and 3230 (under the elective stream) and attendance at the Alliance Management Institute conference. This certification also requires students to earn a minimum grade of “C” in any course counted towards the certification and have the WMU NLA Campus Director attest to the fulfillment of the required competencies.

Core Courses (9 credit hours)

PADM 2000 - Introduction to Public and Nonprofit Service Credits: 3 hours
PADM 3000 - Foundations of Nonprofit Management Credits: 3 hours
PADM 4500 - Human Resource Administration Credits: 3 hours
OR
PADM 4650 - Budgeting and Accounting for the Nonprofit Sector Credits: 3 hours
OR
PADM 4700 - Program Design, Implementation, and Evaluation Credits: 3 hours

Capstone or Professional Experience (3 credit hours)

PADM 4950 - Public and Nonprofit Administration Capstone Credits: 3 hours
OR
PADM 4100 - Internship in Public and Nonprofit Administration Credits: 1 to 8 hours

Electives (6 credit hours)

For CNP certification only (3 credit hours)
- PADM 3210 Credits: 1 hour
- PADM 3220 Credits: 1 hour
- PADM 3230 Credits: 1 hour

PADM 5830 - Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5840 - Promoting Nonprofit Organizations Credits: 3 hours
PADM 5870 - Fund Raising for Nonprofit Organizations Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3100 - Labor Economics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3190 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3 hours
ECON 3840 - Economic Development Credits: 3 hours
GEOG 5720 - Cities and Urban Systems Credits:
GRN 4000 - Public Policy and Aging Credits: 3 hours
GWS 3200 - Women, Globalization and Social Change Credits: 3 hours
GWS 3400 - Race, Gender and Science Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 3000 - Urban Politics in the United States Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 3040 - Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3 hours
PSCI 3060 - Environmental Politics Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 3500 - American Foreign Policy Credits: 4 hours
PSCI 4050 - Public Policy and the Economy Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 3140 - Philosophy and Public Affairs Credits: 3 hours
PHIL 3150 - Race and Gender Issues Credits: 3 hours
SOC 3140 - Ethnic Relations Credits: 3 hours
SOC 3680 - Race, Ethnicity, and Justice Credits: 3 hours
SWRK 3000 - Social Welfare as a Social Institution Credits: 3 hours

Note:

Additional courses from within the SPPA as well as other departments and colleges may qualify for elective credits with approval of the departmental advisor.