Nonprofit Management Minor

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Introduction

A minor in Nonprofit Management is expected to be popular with students from fields in which nonprofit organizations play a significant role such as psychology, public health, environmental studies, and ethnic studies. Through this minor, a student can focus on the fundamentals of nonprofit management, and also has the option to participate in extracurricular activities leading to the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) designation through the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance. Contact Dr. Danielle Varda at Danielle.varda@ucdenver.edu for more information about earning the Certified Nonprofit Professional designation as part of the Nonprofit Management minor.

Program Delivery

This is an online program.

Declaring This Minor

Please see your advisor.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

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Program Requirements

A minor in Nonprofit Management requires 15 credit hours of course work.
A maximum of 6 transfer credits may be applied to the minor.
Please note that the Certified Nonprofit Professional designation also requires completion of an internship and other extracurricular activities, along with the coursework listed below. Contact Danielle Varda at Danielle.varda@ucdenver.edu for more information on the certificate program.

Take the following required courses:

PUAD 3003 - Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations
PUAD 3004 - Managing Nonprofit Organizations

Choose three courses from the following list of Nonprofit electives:

PUAD 3005 - Collaboration Across Sectors
PUAD 4004 - Building Public and Financial Support for Nonprofit Organizations
PUAD 4007 - Nonprofit Human Resources
PUAD 4020 - Social Entrepreneurship