Nonprofit Management

The certificate in nonprofit management will give students the general business and management skills necessary to work with and in nonprofit organizations. Admission to the O’Neill School or enrollment in any IU degree program is required to pursue the certificate in nonprofit management. Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Public Affairs with a major in nonprofit management may not pursue the certificate in nonprofit management.

A total of 18 credit hours, with a minimum GPA of 2.3 in all coursework, is required to complete the certificate. At least 12 of the 18 credit hours must be taken on the IU Indianapolis campus.

O’Neill students earning an O’Neill certificate may double count two courses.

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Nonprofit Management certificate curriculum (18 credit hours)

Required courses (12 credit hours)

• SPEA–V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector
• SPEA–V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial Reporting, or SPEA–V 356 Introduction to Nonprofit Financial Accounting and Reporting
• SPEA–V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership
• SPEA–V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations

Select two of the following (6 credit hours)

• SPEA–V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs
• SPEA–V 261 Computers in Public Affairs
• SPEA–V 263 Public Management
• SPEA–V 322 Sustainable Management
• SPEA–V 348 Management Science
• SPEA–V 361 Financial Management
• SPEA–V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations
• SPEA–V 369 Managing Information Technology
• SPEA–V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector
• SPEA–V 376 Law and Public Policy
• SPEA–V 379 Performance Measurement and Program Evaluation
• SPEA–V 382 Political Action and Civic Engagement
• SPEA–V 408 Individual Rights, Common Goods and Public Policies
• SPEA–V 412 Leadership and Ethics
• SPEA–V 435 Negotiation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• SPEA–V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity
• SPEA–J 306 Criminal Courts
• SPEA–J 321 American Policing
• SPEA–J 331 Corrections
• SPEA–J 376 Principles of Public Safety
• SPEA–J 382 Emergency Services Management
• PHST–P 375 Philanthropy, Calling, and Community