Minors
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017
Nonprofit Management/National Certification in
Nonprofit Management - Minor
College of Health and Public Affairs
School of Public Administration,
Health and Public Affairs II, Room: 238
The Nonprofit Management Minor at the University of Central Florida
will provide interdisciplinary classroom experience and experiential
learning opportunities for students planning a career as a nonprofit
professional. If all of the following requirements are met (including
“Other Requirements”), the student can earn both a minor and
National Certification from the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.
Minor Admission Requirements
None
Minor Requirements
Students must earn a “C” (2.0) or better in each course
in the minor.
Prerequisite Courses
None
Required Courses (9 hrs)
1
PAD 3930 Nonprofit Leadership Seminar 3 hrs
2
PAD 4948 Nonprofit Management Internship 3 hrs
PAD 4144 Nonprofit Organizations 3 hrs
1
One credit hour course repeated three semesters.
2
Internships within other programs may be accepted with prior approval
of Nonprofit Leadership Alliance advisor.
Restricted Electives (9 hrs)
Student can earn the remaining 9 credit hours by
pursuing either the Generalist Emphasis or the Public Affairs
Emphasis. The requirements for each are as follows:
Generalist Emphasis
Choose at least one course from each of the following
three groups
Select 1: 3 hrs
Group I: Nonprofit Accounting & Financial Management
and Planning & Evaluation
1
ACG 2021 Principles of Financial Accounting or 3 hrs
1
ACG 2071 Principles of Managerial Accounting or 3 hrs
1
MAN 3025 Management of Organizations or 3 hrs
PAD 4131 Public Sector Project Management or 3 hrs
PAD 4204 Fiscal Management or 3 hrs
1
PAD 5850 Grant and Contract Management or 3 hrs
1
SOW 3401 Social Work Research or 3 hrs
PAD 4153 Planning and Improvement for Public
Organizations or
3 hrs
PAD 4325 Program Evaluation for Public and
Nonprofit Organizations
3 hrs
Select 1: 3 hrs
Group II: Human Development and Human Resource
Development and Volunteerism
1
MAN 3301 Strategic Human Resource Management or 3 hrs
1
MAN 4101 Human Relations in Management or 3 hrs
1
MAN 4320 Human Resources Recruitment and
Selection or
3 hrs
PAD 4414 Human Resource Administration or 3 hrs
PAD 4148 Volunteer Management or 3 hrs
SOW 3284 Social Work Perspectives on Social Justice
or
3 hrs
SOW 3104 Human Behavior and the Social
Environment I or
3 hrs
DEP 2004 Developmental Psychology or 3 hrs
DEP 3464 Psychology of Aging or 3 hrs
EDG 4941 Directed Field Experience 3 hrs
Select 1: 3 hrs
Group III: Communication & Marketing and Fund
Raising Principles & Practices
1
COM 3110 Business and Professional Communication
or
3 hrs
1
GEB 3031 Integrated Business Foundations or 3 hrs
MAR 3023 Marketing or 3 hrs
1
MAR 3641 Marketing Intelligence or 3 hrs
MAR 4803 Marketing Management or 3 hrs
PAD 4147 Resource Development in the Nonprofit
Sector or
3 hrs
1
SOW 3352 Practice II: Interpersonal Skills in Social
Work: or
3 hrs
SPC 3301 Interpersonal Communication 3 hrs
1
Course has prerequisites or may be open to students in that major only.
Please see catalog for details.
Public Affairs Emphasis 9 hrs
Choose at least 3 courses from the following:
PAD 4148 Volunteer Management 3 hrs
PAD 4153 Planning and Improvement for Public
Organizations
3 hrs
PAD 4131 Public Sector Project Management 3 hrs
PAD 4147 Resource Development in the Nonprofit
Sector
3 hrs
PAD 4204 Fiscal Management 3 hrs
1
PAD 4223 Public Budgeting: Skills and Techniques 3 hrs
1
PAD 4253 Community & Economic Development 3 hrs
1
PAD 4325 Program Evaluation for Public and
Nonprofit Organizations
3 hrs
1
Course has prerequisites or may be open to students in that major only.
Please see catalog for details.
Foreign Language Requirements
None
Total Semester Hours Required
18
Other Requirements
Enrollment in Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Program
through Nonprofit Leadership Alliance program office.
Attendance at one national Alliance Management/
Leadership Institute (additional fees).
Membership in UCF Nonprofit Management Student
Association.