Nonprofit Minor Curriculum
Note: This is only a guideline for students interested in the minor, not a substitute for academic advisement. Curriculum requirements are subject to change. Students are responsible for learning about curricular changes and prerequisites prior to enrolling
Core: Select 11 Hours From The Following:
| FYC 4409 | Working With Nonprofit Organizations in Community Settings | This course deals with an overview of nonprofit organizations, their functions and purpose, how they are organized and operate, and the basic structure of an incorporated nonprofit. | 3 | Fall |
| FYC 3001 OR |
Introduction to Family, Youth and Community Sciences | An introduction to the study and practice of human resource development. Presents analytic concepts used in the study of human resource development. Emphasizes the vulnerabilities and needs of U.S. children, youth, families, and communities and describes human services that maximize human potential and minimize personal and societal costs. Introduces students to the roles and skills of the human service professional | 4 |
Fall Spring |
| EDF 3110 | Human Growth and Development | A life span survey of human growth and development beginning at conception and ending with death. Students will have the opportunity to apply general principles in appropriate educational settings | 3 |
Fall Spring |
| SLS 4941 OR |
Internship for Nonprofits | FYC 4409 must be completed as a prerequisite for this course. | 2 |
Fall Spring Summer |
| FYC 4941 | Practicum in Family, Youth and Community Sciences |
A work experience in a human/community services agency and a professional seminar to discuss student progress, workplace experiences and issues, and critical topics in professional development. FYC 4409 must be completed as a prerequisite for this course. |
2 |
Fall Spring Summer |
| EDA 4930 OR |
Special Topics: Citizen Leader | 3 | TBD | |
| IDH 2931 OR |
Leadership and Social Responsibility | 3 | TBD | |
| AEE 3414 | Leadership Development in Agricultural Organizations | An understanding of the dynamic interactions of personal characteristics, technical skills, interpersonal influence, commitment, goals and power necessary for effective organizational leader and follower behaviors | 3 | Fall |
Electives: Select 6 Hours From The Following:
| PUR 3000 | Principles of Public Relations | The nature and role of public relations, activities of public relations professionals, major influences which affect organizational behavior, the ethics and professional development of public relations professionals. | 3 |
Fall Spring |
| ACG 2021C | Introduction to Financial Accounting | Conceptual introduction to financial accounting. Emphasis is placed on wealth and income measurement, and the preparation and interpretation of conventional financial statements. | 4 |
Fall Spring |
| BUL 4310 | The Legal Environment of Business | Introduction to the legal environment of business and organizations. Emphasis on public and regulatory law and on the social, political and ethical aspects of legal issues in business. Subjects include the nature of law and legal process; administrative law of contracts and torts; business and the constitution; statutory and common law; contracts and torts; business organizations and securities, antitrust, consumer protection and employment law. | 4 |
Fall Spring |
| MAN 3025 | Principles of Management | Fundamentals of management underlying the solution of problems of organization and operation of business enterprises. | 4 |
Fall Spring Summer |
| POS 2041 | American Federal Government | This course provides an overview of American politics: its political culture, the attitudes and political behavior of its citizens, the operation and interaction of its key institutions, and its enduring debates. | 3 |
Fall Spring |
| POS 2112 | American State and Local Government | State constitutions, political parties and politics. State legislatures, courts and chief executives. The functions of state, city and county government. (S | 3 |
Fall Spring |
| PUP 3002 | Current Controversies in Public Policy | The course presents a framework to understand the formation, adoption, budgeting, implementation and evaluation of public policy. This framework provides a basis for detailed discussions and debates about current policy issues. | 3 |
Fall Spring |
| SYG 2000 | Principles of Sociology | Introduction to sociology as a social science, and analysis of American society. Culture, socialization, deviance, bureaucracy, population, urbanization, social stratification, minorities and other topics. | 3 |
Fall Spring Summer |
| SYG 3000 | Society and the Individual | 3 | TBD | |
| AEE 4500 | Program Development and Evaluation | An in-depth analysis of the development and evaluation of human and community resource programs based on programming theories, concepts and research. Emphasizes dimensions of responsive communities, determination of community needs and goals. | 3 | Spring |
