Requirements

American Humanics Certificate Requirements

1.  Classroom learning (at least 180 contact hours)

• English 1550
• English 1551
• Communication 1545
• General Psychology 1560
• Introduction to Sociology 1500
• Basic Public Relations 3710
• Nonprofit Leadership BUS 3720
• Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations ACCTG3722 (3 semester hours)
• Introduction to Professional Ethics 2625 or other ethics course
• Nonprofit Leadership Seminar BUS4841 to be taken in conjunction with internship (1 semester hour)
• Nonprofit Leadership Community Service (BUS3740) (1 semester hour).  Can be repeated four times.

2.  Internship program with a nonprofit organization at 501c3 (300 hours  at 20 hours per week for 15 weeks)

Nonprofit Leadership Internship BUS4840 (300 hours)B (3 semester hours)  OR

Any other internship that the student has with a nonprofit organization that meets the 300 hour requirement.

3. Attendance at one or more American Humanics Management Institutes

The Management Institutes are held in early January every year and usually last for three days.  It is a professional development and networking experience for students interested in the Certificate. 

Funding for AHMI

One critical function of nonprofit organizations is the ability to fundraise in order to support their missions.  Students who attend AHMI must be involved in the fundraising activities in order to receive money for expenses incurred in attending AHMI.  The level of support for AHMI expenses will be prorated by the level of involvement in each fundraising activity to be determined by SNLO during the spring retreat when the fundraising activities are determined.

Attendance at AHMI functions

Community members, YSU, and students’ families, in good faith, invest in the students’ professional development at AHMI by donating their money to SNLO to fund the students’ trip to AHMI.  If a student attends AHMI, s/he will be expected to attend:

-All keynote speakers.

-All dinners and lunches sponsored by AHMI.

-All workshops.

-All case studies (attendance with specific assigned team).

-All assigned activities (trade shows, mixers, etc.).

Failure to attend any of the AHMI functions will result in the student reimbursing SNLO funds prorated by the time missed and could result in not meeting the Certificate requirements unless the student attends a subsequent AHMI and attends all of its functions.

Nonprofit Leadership Minor Requirements

In addition to the Certificate, students at YSU seeking a Bachelor of Arts degree might be interested in the nonprofit leadership minor.  The minor requirements are:

•BUS3720 Nonprofit Leadership (3 semester hours)

•ACCTG3722 Financial Management for Nonprofit Organizations (3 semester hours)

•PR3710 Basic Public Relations (3 semester hours) OR ADV3711 Marketing Communications (4 semester hours)

•MGT3734 Human Resource Management (3 semester hours)  (Permission from the chair of management to count BUS3720 as a prerequisite for course)

•BUS4840 Nonprofit Leadership Internship (3 semester hours)

•BUS4841 Nonprofit Leadership Seminar (1 semester hour)

•MKTG4848 Marketing and Social Responsibility (3 semester hours)  (Permission from the chair of marketing to count BUS3720 as prerequisite for course)

•BUS3740 Nonprofit Community Service (1 semester hour) can be taken up to four times.

=>FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT DR. JANE REID AT jmreid@ysu.edu.

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