Admission Requirements
To be considered for unconditional admission to the Master of Science in Nonprofit Administration (MSNPA) degree program, all applicants must submit a graduate application for admission and submit all transcripts to the Office of Admissions and Records. Applicants must be in satisfactory standing at the last institution attended and meet all admission requirements of a degree program. Further, graduate student applicants who do not possess a previously earned graduate degree must have a minimum 2.5 GPA on the undergraduate degree (on a 4.0 scale) or a 2.75 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in the last 60 hours attempted in the degree program. In addition, a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) is required on any graduate work attempted, with NO grades of D or F. Graduate student applicants who possess a graduate degree previously earned from a university accredited by one of the following institutional accrediting agencies: Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) & WASC Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) with a minimum 3.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) on all graduate work attempted are eligible for unconditional admission to a graduate study without regard to the undergraduate GPA.
Course Requirements
The program of 33 semester hours includes nine required courses and two elective courses in one of three tracks: Nonprofit Administration, Nonprofit Development, or Disaster Preparedness. The current curriculum and courses are specifically designed to prepare students for middle- and upper-level administrative and resource development, and data administration. Each student will work out a curriculum with the Director of the MSNPA program. All courses are presented 100% online.
Note: Only grades earned in courses applicable to the MSNPA may be used to determine continuation in the program or removal from probation.
Directed Final Project
This component of the MSNPA curriculum is part of the Nonprofit Administration Track and is designed to prepare the student for a lifetime of skilled practices based on current research, theory, and practice. The directed final project is completed in one semester. The student in consultation with the project advisor determines the nature of the project.
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