The Nonprofit Studies minor offers a comprehensive understanding of the nonprofit sector, including legal and financial frameworks, strategic planning, fundraising, and program evaluation. With experiential learning opportunities, you'll develop leadership skills to become an effective nonprofit leader.
The Nonprofit Studies minor prepares students for careers in a variety of nonprofit organizations at the local, state, national and international level. The curriculum provides students with knowledge and competencies in areas such as grant writing and fundraising, mission and vision, advocacy and lobbying, risk management, board development, program planning, leadership and ethics, human resource development, youth and adult development, marketing, financial management and non-profit management. Students gain real world experience with local nonprofit agencies through a practicum experience.
The Nonprofit Studies minor may be beneficial for students pursuing any major.
Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.
To declare this minor, students must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Kent State and earned a minimum 2.000 overall Kent State GPA. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at Kent State will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at Kent State and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| HDF 44032 | NONPROFIT FUNDRAISING AND GRANTWRITING | 3 |
| HDF 44033 | COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT (ELR) | 3 |
| HDF 44034 | PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
| Methods/Analysis Elective, choose from the following: | 3-4 | |
ACCT 23020 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | |
ANTH 38490 | QUANTITATIVE ANTHROPOLOGY | |
ATTR 45292 | INTERNSHIP IN ATHLETIC TRAINING I (ELR) | |
COMM 30000 | COMMUNICATION RESEARCH METHODS | |
ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | |
EXSC 35068 | STATISTICS FOR THE EXERCISE SCIENTIST | |
IHS 44010 | RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICAL METHODS IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS | |
MDJ 20008 | RESEARCH AND MEASUREMENT IN ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS | |
NURS 31010 | APPLICATIONS FOR STATISTICAL FINDINGS FOR EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE | |
POL 30001 | RESEARCH METHODS (ELR) | |
PSYC 21621 | QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I | |
SOC 32220 & SOC 32221 | DATA ANALYSIS and DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY | |
| Internship/Practicum Elective, choose from the following: 1 | 3 | |
ASL 49092 | PRACTICUM IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE (ELR) | |
BMRT 21092 | INTERNSHIP IN MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY (ELR) | |
BUS 40192 | INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS (ELR) | |
CCI 45091 | SEMINAR IN MEDIA AND MOVEMENTS (ELR) | |
COMM 45092 | INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNICATION STUDIES (ELR) | |
CRIM 46792 | INTERNSHIP (ELR) | |
ENG 41096 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION | |
ENG 49095 | SENIOR AND GRADUATE SPECIAL TOPICS | |
ENVS 46092 | INTERNSHIP IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (ELR) | |
FDM 45192 | INTERNSHIP IN FASHION MERCHANDISING (ELR) | |
GERO 44092 | PRACTICUM IN GERONTOLOGY (ELR) | |
HDF 44092 | PRACTICUM IN HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE (ELR) | |
HED 34060 | SMALL GROUP PROCESS | |
HED 44092 | INTERNSHIP IN COMMUNITY HEALTH EDUCATION (ELR) | |
HEM 43092 | PRACTICUM IN HOSPITALITY AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (ELR) | |
HIST 40092 | INTERNSHIP IN HISTORY (ELR) | |
HSRV 21192 | INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES II (ELR) | |
IGST 40192 | INTERNSHIP IN INTEGRATIVE STUDIES (ELR) | |
IHS 44092 | PRACTICUM IN INTEGRATED HEALTH STUDIES (ELR) | |
LTCA 43092 | INTERNSHIP IN NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION/HEALTH SERVICES EXECUTIVE (ELR) | |
LTCA 43192 | INTERNSHIP IN NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATION/HEALTH SERVICES EXECUTIVE (ELR) | |
MDJ 41192 | PRACTICUM IN ADVERTISING AND PUBLIC RELATIONS (ELR) | |
NURS 40045 | INTEGRATION OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING (ELR) | |
PACS 35092 | INTERNSHIP IN PEACE AND CONFLICT STUDIES (ELR) | |
PH 40196 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN PUBLIC HEALTH | |
PH 44092 | INTERNSHIP IN PUBLIC HEALTH (ELR) | |
POL 40992 | INTERNSHIP (ELR) | |
POL 41990 | COLUMBUS PROGRAM IN STATE ISSUES (ELR) | |
POL 42990 | WASHINGTON PROGRAM IN NATIONAL ISSUES (ELR) | |
PROS 44092 | PRACTICUM IN PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (ELR) | |
PSYC 41492 | INTERNSHIP IN PSYCHOLOGY (ELR) | |
RPTM 46092 | INTERNSHIP IN RECREATION (ELR) | |
SOC 42092 | INTERNSHIP IN SOCIOLOGY (ELR) | |
SPAD 25092 | PRACTICUM I IN SPORT ADMINISTRATION (ELR) | |
SPAD 35092 | PRACTICUM II IN SPORT ADMINISTRATION (ELR) | |
SPAD 45092 | INTERNSHIP IN SPORT ADMINISTRATION (ELR) | |
THEA 41992 | THEATRE PRODUCTION INTERNSHIP (ELR) | |
THEA 42292 | PRACTICUM II: THEATRE MANAGEMENT (ELR) | |
WMST 40992 | PRACTICUM IN WOMEN'S STUDIES (ELR) | |
Any other internship or practicum course | ||
| Development Elective, choose from the following: | 3 | |
COMM 36505 | COMMUNICATION, AGING AND CULTURE | |
COMM 46605 | COMMUNICATION ACROSS THE LIFESPAN (DIVD) | |
EPSY 29525 | EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY | |
GERO 14029 | INTRODUCTION TO GERONTOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | |
GERO 40656 | PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING | |
GERO 44030 | ADULT DEVELOPMENT AND AGING (WIC) | |
HDF 24012 | CHILD DEVELOPMENT | |
HDF 24013 | EARLY ADOLESCENCE | |
HDF 44020 | ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | |
NURS 20950 | HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS | |
PH 30005 | SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE THEORIES IN PUBLIC HEALTH | |
PSYC 20651 | CHILD PSYCHOLOGY (DIVD) (KSS) | |
PSYC 30651 | ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY | |
RPTM 36010 | RECREATION, LEISURE AND AGING | |
SOC 42421 | CHILDHOOD IN SOCIETY | |
SOC 42478 | ADOLESCENCE IN SOCIETY | |
SOC 42879 | AGING IN SOCIETY (DIVD) | |
SPA 44112 | AGE-RELATED CHANGES IN COMMUNICATION | |
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18 | |
An internship/practicum is required at a non-profit organization; students must make prior arrangements with the program director. Before taking the internship/practicum course, students must have taken (or will take concurrently) HDF 44033 and HDF 44034.
| Minimum Minor GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.250 | 2.000 |
The Nonprofit Spotlight Speaker Series was established in 2016 due to a high level of interest by our students in learning more about the many nonprofit organizations in our community and how they, as future nonprofit professionals, can effectively lead organizations such as these.
The next event in the series will be held:
Thurs., April 4, 2024, 6:30 p.m., Rachel Kerns, executive director, Habitat for Humanity of Portage County, will speak. Brad Knife, Re-Store manager, will also be in attendance, along with Kaleena Gharky, community director. A family that has been served by Habitat for Humanity may accompany her.
Location - Henderson Hall Room #201
The following nonprofit organizations have presented to our university community:
Any students who would like to be a member of the Nonprofit Spotlight Speaker Series Planning Committee can contact Kathy Bergh at kbergh@kent.edu.
This program allows students to gain real world experience with nonprofit organizations through a practicum experience. Former students have completed their practicums locally as well as abroad. You may consider completing your practicum at any nonprofit organization in the world.
Students in this minor are prepared for careers at a variety of nonprofit organizations. It is important for individuals considering careers in the nonprofit sector to understand the unique structure of these organizations in comparison to for-profit businesses. This minor will enhance the employability of students in the growing field of Nonprofit Studies.
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