Nonprofit Leadership Minor

(21 credits)

The Nonprofit Leadership minor helps prepare future leaders of the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit organizations are a highly diverse sector addressing issues and needs related to health services, education, social and legal services, civic and environmental advocacy, international relations and development, arts and culture, faith-based, and youth and human services.

Required Courses (15 credits):

RCSM 150 - Intro Nonprofit Ldrshp & Mgt 3 Credits
RCSM 205 - Program Development 3 Credits
RCSM 440 - Volunteer Engagement 3 Credits
RCSM 483 - Fundamentals of Fundraising 3 Credits
RCSM 489 - Advanced Nonprofit Admin 3 Credits

Internship (3 credits):

All nonprofit internships must be in a nonprofit organization for a minimum of 120 contact hours and count for a minimum of 1 credit hours via ISU. A minimum of five nonprofit leadership competencies must be significantly addressed through pre-determined internship goals and objectives. The following internship credits may qualify for nonprofit leadership internship credit:

ACCT 439 - Accounting Internship 3-6 Credits
HDFS 448 - Human Development and Family Science Practicum 3 Credits
HDFS 449 - Internship in Human Development and Family Science 3 Credits
AHS 491 - Public Health Internship 3 Credits
ARTP 495 - Art Internship 3-6 Credits
COMM 492 - Professional Internship in Communication 3-6 Credits
CRIM 498 - Internship in Criminology 3-6 Credits
ELED 443 - Practicum in Early Childhood Programs 3-5 Credits
ENVI 492 - Internship 3-6 Credits
FIN 439 - Finance Internship 3-6 Credits
HIST 404 - Internship in Public History 3 Credits
HRD 351 - Professional Internship 3 Credits
LLL 409 - Internship in Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 1-6 Credits
MGT 439 - Business Management Internship 2-6 Credits
MKTG 439 - Marketing Internship 3 Credits
MST 402 - Field Study or Internship 3-6 credits Credits
KIN 490 - Kinesiology Internship 6-12 Credits
PSCI 495 - Internship in Political Science 3-9 Credits
PSY 484 - Field Work in Psychology 3 Credits
RCSM 491 - Internship in Recreation and Sport Management 6 Credits
RCSM 493 - Nonprofit Sector Internship 3 Credits
SOC 489 - Sociological Internship and Fieldwork 3-6 Credits
SOWK 498 - Field Practice & Seminar I 4 Credits
SOWK 499 - Field Practicum and Seminar II 4 Credits

Elective (3 credits):

ACCT 410 - Not-for-Profit Accounting 3 Credits
MKTG 310 - Marketing for Non-Profit and Service Organizations 3 Credits
RCSM 225 - Program Leadership 3 Credits
RCSM 310 - Nonprofit Ldrshp Practicum I 1 Credits
RCSM 332 - Public and Nonprofit Finance 3 Credits
RCSM 410 - Nonprofit Ldrshp Practicum II 1 Credits
RCSM 446 - Public & Nonprofit Program Evaluation 3 Credits
RCSM 462 - Nonprft Ldrshp Profssnl Exp 1 Credits
RCSM 485 - Community Development and Nonprofit Organizations 3 Credits
THTR 341 - Theater Management 3 Credits
THTR 342 - Writing and Communication in the Arts 3 Credits
THTR 441 - Marketing the Arts 3 Credits
THTR 442 - Funding the Arts 3 Credits