Division of Continual Learning
Non-Profit Management Certificates
MPA
The Master of Public Affairs Department of Political Science
The nonprofit certificate is designed to serve employees and managers to prepare them for the challenging work in the nonprofit sector. The certificate provides training in nonprofit management skills within the broader context of public service knowledge. Courses are offered in the evenings and on Saturdays, and students may complete the program at their own pace. The program is appropriate for those with a Master's degree in another field as well as those holding a bachelor's degree.
Features of the new certificate program- 15 credit hours of course work that can be completed within a year's time or longer
- classes offered at the Triad Center and on campus
- evening and Saturday courses
- excellent faculty, many with experience in the nonprofit sector
- small classes (15-25 students)
- a mix of three-credit and one-credit courses, with some required and some elective
- coverage of the major issues in nonprofit management
- interesting and rigorous practical assignments
- research opportunities in subjects you need to know more about
- offered by the Master of Public Affairs program
CURRICULUM:
The curriculum should prepare all students to understand:
- the nonprofit sector and its political and legal status;
- methods of resource development; and
- specific knowledge and skills needed in nonprofit management.
- Students may also elect to learn more about a particular policy or program area of interest through classes in the MPA program or other departments.
- The required and recommended courses are offered in coordination with the nonprofit management concentration.
CORE :
- Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 hrs.)
- Human Resource Development and Performance Management (3 hrs.)
- Philanthropy and Resource Development (3 hrs.)
CHOICE: Three of these one-hour courses in the Problems in Public Management offerings:
- Marketing for Public and Nonprofit Agencies (1 hr.)
- Strategic Planning (1 hr.)
- Financial Management (1 hr.)
- Grantwriting (1 hr.)
- Nonprofit Law (1 hr.)
ELECTIVES :
One-hour courses -
- Strategic Planning
- Marketing
- Legislative Relations
- Financial Management
- Volunteer Management
- Media Relations
- Oral Communication Skills
- Grantwriting
- Nonprofit Law
OR 3-hr. electives
- in the MPA program
- outside the department, (in Social Work, Public Health, MBA, Counseling, or Human Development)
ADMISSION:
The following must be submitted to the Graduate School by July (fall semester); November (spring), or April (summer):
We are currently extending our deadlines to allow more participants to submit materials. Please contact the department for details!
- an application form (see the Graduate School website: www.uncg.edu/grs
- a transcript (bachelor's and/or master's degree) from a regionally accredited college or university
- a personal statement about your career and educational goals (see form below)
- three letters of recommendation
- a resume
No test is required.
Because of the interdisciplinary nature of nonprofit studies (and since there is no undergraduate degree), specific majors or course work are not required for admission.
RELATIONSHIP TO THE MPA PROGRAM :
This program allows students without an MPA degree who enroll in the certificate program to apply to the MPA program, and receive 12 hours of credit toward the degree. However, satisfactory completion of the certificate program does not guarantee admission to the MPA program. All other admission criteria, including transcripts, test scores, letters of recommendation and a supplemental application would have to be completed by the applicant and reviewed by the faculty. Admitted students would have to complete the MPA degree within five years from the beginning of the certificate enrollment to the completion of the degree.
For more information
Contact the Graduate Program Director
Dr. Ken Klase
MPA Program Director
234 Graham Building
Phone: (336) 334-5989
e-mail: kaklase@uncg.edu
Visit the MPA web site at http:http://www.uncg.edu/psc/mpa.htm