The nonprofit management certificate offers busy practitioners interested or working in the nonprofit sector an opportunity to develop competencies in important elements of nonprofit organization management and performance. Certificate courses may also be taken by M.P.A. students as a concentration in their program.
Applicants for the nonprofit management certificate may take courses simply by completing the graduate application and selecting 20834P, Public Administration-Nonprofit Management Certificate, within the nondegree option.Students
completing the certificate should notify the assistant dean for graduate programs, who will verify that the certificate courses have been
completed, and issue the certificate.
Certificate courses completed with
a grade of B or better may be used for the M.P.A. degree, should a student
elect to apply to the degree program. If a certificate student elects
to matriculate into the M.P.A. degree program, the admission application
must be completed before the student may become matriculated.Admission Requirements- Completed application
- Application fee
- Official transcripts
- Personal statement
- Three letters of recommendation (two academic, one professional)
Curriculum Students seeking the nonprofit management certificate complete six courses for a total of 18 credits.Required:
- 20:834:571 Nonprofit Budgeting (3)
- 20:834:575 Grant Writing and Grants Management (3)
- 20:834:576 Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations (3)
- 20:834:524 Strategic Planning (3)
- 20:834:523 Human Resources Administration (3)
- 20:834:515 Administrative Ethics (3)
Program Cost
Tuition
and fee charges are determined by the Board of Governors annually in
mid-July. For current graduate tuition rates and costs see Program Costs/Financial Aid. Term bills may be paid online at studentabc.rutgers.edu one day following registration.
For more information, please contact:
Gail Daniels
Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs
gaild@newark.rutgers.edu
973-353-1122
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