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Nonprofit Studies Minor
The Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education and Engagement administers the Nonprofit Studies Minor, helping students to make a real difference in the community and world. With more than 75 percent of nonprofit executives expected to retire in the next five years, it is crucial that today's students are prepared to take over as the next generation of leaders. 
Offered since 2004, the Nonprofit Studies Minor offers an academically rigorous program of study that integrates experiential learning with a knowledge- and skill-based curriculum, building students' abilities in effective nonprofit leadership.
Nonprofit Studies Minor Newsletter
This minimum 16-credit hour minor includes courses from multiple academic departments and interdisciplinary programs including but not limited to:
- Communication
- Education
- History
- Interdisciplinary Studies
- Nonprofit Studies
- Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social Work
Required core courses include:
- Introduction to Nonprofits*
PS 203 (offered Fall and Spring) - History of Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Social Change*
HI 380 (offered Fall) - Nonprofit Leadership and Development*
COM 466 (offered Spring and Summer) - Capstone Seminar in Nonprofit Studies*
NPS 498 (offered Spring and Fall, distance education format) - Internship in Nonprofit Studies* or Comparable Internship Course
NPS 490 (offered Spring, Summer and Fall, distance education format)
*Service-learning threaded throughout course content
Three elective credit hours are required.
Elective courses can be drawn from multiple academic departments.
- For a list of pre-approved elective courses click here.
- For more information on the minor click here.
- Nonprofit Studies Minor - Advising Central
- Nonprofit Minor FAQs
- Nonprofit Agency Partners FAQs
- For additional information contact Emily at the Institute for Nonprofits, nonprofitminor@gw.fis.ncsu.edu.
