Nonprofit Leadership Minor

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Advisement for the minor is available from the Fulton School of Liberal Arts

The nonprofit leadership minor is an interdisciplinary program to prepare future leaders of the nonprofit sector, as well as professionals in related fields such as social work, public policy and community development, and/or graduate study in nonprofit management.

Only one course may be used to satisfy General Education requirements and at least three courses must be completed at SU.
All courses applied toward the minor must be completed with grades of C or better.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

Minor Requirements

Required Foundational Course

Complete the Following (1 Course):

PACE 250 - Nonprofit Fundraising and Volunteer Management 4 Hour(s) Credit

Required Foundational Course

Complete 1 from the Following (1 Course):

COMM 409 - Nonprofit Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit
IDIS 350 - Nonprofit Leadership 3 Hour(s) Credit

Additional Courses

Complete Courses from at Least 2 Different Areas (7-10 Credits):

ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Hour(s) Credit
CADR 304 - Self-Examination in Conflict Resolution 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 260 - Business and Professional Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 318 - Event Planning and Communication 4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 344 - Writing for the Professions 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 305 - Technical Writing and Editing 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 307 - Writing for Digital Environments 4 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 311 - Financial Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
HONR 111 - Freshmen Research Seminar 4 Hour(s) Credit
HONR 112 - Issues in the Social Sciences 4 Hour(s) Credit
MKTG 338 - Special Topics in Marketing 3 Hour(s) Credit
ODEL 200 - Foundations of Outdoor Education Leadership 3 Hour(s) Credit
PACE 150 - AmeriCorps Training Course - Part I 4 Hour(s) Credit
PACE 205 - Democracy Across the Disciplines 1 Hour(s) Credit
PACE 211 - Civic Engagement Foundation: An Introduction for Presidential Citizen Scholars 4 Hour(s) Credit
PACE 311 - Civic Engagement Development: Next Steps for Presidential Citizen Scholars 4 Hour(s) Credit
PACE 411 - Civic Engagement Capstone: Final Steps for Presidential Citizen Scholars 4 Hour(s) Credit
PSYC 330 - Social Justice Processes 4 Hour(s) Credit
PSYC 415 - Community Psychology 4 Hour(s) Credit
SCED 101 - Learning Leadership 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOCI 201 - Social Problems 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOCI 304 - Social Inequality 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOWK 300 - Theoretical Analysis I: Diversity, Human Development and Inequities Across the Life Course 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOWK 306 - Social Welfare History and Contemporary Issues 4 Hour(s) Credit

Experiential/Internship Area Course

Students must enroll in an internship course involving at least 120 hours with a nonprofit or government organization. Students may complete their internship in a nonprofit through their major with permission of minor coordinator.

Complete Internship Course (3-4 Credits) - 120 Hours Minimum

Approved courses include the following; other internship courses may be used with permission:

ACCT 497 - Accounting Capstone Internship 3 Hour(s) Credit
BUAD 490 - Business Internship 3 Hour(s) Credit
CADR 400 - Practicum and Internship 3-4 Hour(s) Credit
COMM 495 - Internship in Communication 1-8 Hour(s) Credit
ECON 490 - Economics Internship 3 Hour(s) Credit
FINA 449 - Practicum in Portfolio Management 3 Hour(s) Credit
IDIS 490 - Internship in Interdisciplinary Studies 4-8 Hour(s) Credit
MGMT 490 - Management Internship 3 Hour(s) Credit
MKTG 490 - Marketing Internship 3 Hour(s) Credit
MKTG 497 - Professional Selling Internship 3 Hour(s) Credit
POSC 340 - Political Science Internship 3-9 Hour(s) Credit
PSYC 486 - Internship in Psychology 4 Hour(s) Credit
SOCI 498 - Internship in Sociology 1-4 Hour(s) Credit