Nonprofit Management (NONP)

Hicks (dean), Gavoor, Hawkinson, Kamienski, Rogers, Sundholm, Vollmert

For admittance into the major, a GPA of 2.67 or higher is required for the first 16 semester hours of business or nonprofit management courses taken. Students may not take over 22 semester hours of business or nonprofit management courses without acceptance into the major.

Students transferring courses into the major from outside North Park can select the 16 semester hours of business or nonprofit management credits to use in calculating the GPA for admittance into the major. If the student brings fewer than 16 semester hours of course credit from outside North Park, he or she would need to take business and nonprofit management courses at North Park to get to the required 16 semester hours. Or the transfer student could opt to use none of the transfer courses and simply use the GPA from the first 16 semester hours in business or nonprofit management courses at North Park for admittance into the major. Transfer students must still take at least one half of the required courses in their degree program at North Park. For example, students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must take 20 semester hours in the major at North Park. Students need not retake a similar course at North Park to fulfill the requirement, but may take any courses with a BSE or NONP designation.

A GPA of 2.67 or higher in the major courses is required for graduation from the University with this major. Students dropping below 2.67 in the major are required to meet with their advisor to develop a plan to repeat courses to bring up their GPA before taking additional courses. The dean of the School of Business and Nonprofit Management must approve the plan. Students failing to complete their plan successfully are subject to dismissal from the major.

Students begin their program with macroeconomics in order to gain an understanding of the context of nonprofit management and complete their program with comprehensive courses in leadership/ management and nonprofit management.

Guiding Principles:

To prepare students for service and significance in the fields of nonprofit management.
To develop intellectual curiosity.
To enable students to make ethical decisions.
To develop analytical and quantitative skills.
To develop learning disciplines and critical thinking skills
To develop written and oral communications skills.
To prepare students for life-long learning.