Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management

Required Courses (9 credits)

• P.AD-711 Foundations of Public Service and Administration
• P.AD-713 Managing Financial Resources
• P.AD-716 Public Service Human Resource Management

Electives ( 6 credits)

Select two (2) courses from the list below.

• P.AD-815 Nonprofit Management
• P.AD-819 Grant Writing and Management
• P.AD-847 Nonprofit Financial Management
• P.AD-848 Nonprofit Law and Ethics
• P.AD-849 Revenue Strategies for Nonprofits

Residency Requirement

To be awarded a graduate certificate from the Sawyer Business School, students must successfully complete a minimum of 15 credits, within the Sawyer Business School, as well as meet the individual requirements of a particular program.
Course Substitution Policy

To substitute a nonprofit management certificate course with an approved elective, a student must have successfully completed equivalent academic coursework at the undergraduate/graduate level in the seven years prior to matriculation ("B" or better). Official transcripts (with English translations, if applicable) must be provided. A maximum of 3 credits of coursework can be substituted.

Candidates who apply within one year of completing their graduate certificate will have applicable courses applied to a Sawyer Business School (SBS) graduate degree program, in the same discipline as the certificate, as long as a grade of "B" or better was earned in the course.

Candidates who apply to a degree program, different from their certificate program’s discipline area or beyond one year, will have coursework evaluated on a case by case basis for relevancy, current degree requirements and current Sawyer Business School waiver and transfer policies.