Nonprofit Administration Minor

The School of Planning, Public Policy and Management offers a minor to students interested in a career in the nonprofit sector. Through the minor, you can enhance your undergraduate education to include preparation for occupations and graduate study in nonprofit administration. Nonprofit organizations comprise one of the fastest growing employment sectors in the country, creating a high demand for graduates with tailored knowledge and skills to work for these diverse and exciting entities.

The UO has one of the most comprehensive undergraduate nonprofit programs in the world. With a nonprofit administration (NPA) minor, you’ll gain unique skills and insights through applied coursework and hands-on projects with local professionals and nonprofit organizations. The NPA minor will help you gain a thorough understanding of current nonprofit issues and trends and develop sector-specific skills—one of the reasons NPA graduates rise rapidly to fill positions in their organizations' ranks.

Nonprofit Administration Minor

The School of Planning, Public Policy and Management offers a minor of special value to students interested in a career in the nonprofit sector. Through the minor, students can enhance their undergraduate education to include preparation for occupations and graduate study in nonprofit administration. The nonprofit sector is one of the fastest-growing employment sectors in the country, creating a high demand for graduates with specialized skills to work for these diverse and exciting organizations.

Students may declare the minor in nonprofit administration at any time by completing a Qualtrics form available on the PPPM website. Core courses must be taken for letter grades and passed with grades of C– or better, unless offered pass/no pass only.

PPPM 280Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector4
PPPM 422Grant Proposal Writing1
PPPM 480Nonprofit Management 14
PPPM 481Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations4
PPPM 484Public and Nonprofit Financial Management4
Upper-division electives 28
BA 316
Management: Creating Value through People 3
BA 317
Marketing: Creating Value for Customers 3
JCOM 370
Public Relations Fundamentals
PPPM 325
Community Leadership and Change
PPPM 370
Global Sustainable Development and Policy
PPPM 412
Internship and Professional Development
PPPM 418
Introduction to Public Law
PPPM 425
Project Management
PPPM 426
Strategic Planning for Management
PPPM 457
Nonprofit and Government Communications
PPPM 460
Health Policy
PPPM 465
Program Evaluation
PPPM 470
The Arts in Society
PPPM 483
Volunteer Resource Management
PPPM 486
Philanthropy and Grant Making
PPPM 488
Nonprofit Legal Issues
PPPM 494
Practice of Leadership and Change
Total Credits25
1

PPPM 280 is the prerequisite.

2

A list of additional approved elective courses is available on the PPPM website.

3

BA 316 and 317 do not count towards the electives for majors within the College of Business. LCB majors must take MGMT 311 and/or MKTG 311 in place of BA 316 and BA 317.

Credit Restrictions

  • Students are allowed to apply up to 4 credits of non-PPPM courses to the elective requirement.
  • PPPM majors are allowed to apply up to 8 PPPM credits toward both PPPM major and NPA minor.
  • A PPPM minor and a NPA minor can only count PPPM 280 for both minors. All other classes (PPPM electives) need to be different between the minors.