The UCCS College of Public Service (CPS) offers an Accelerated Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management for undergraduate students enrolled at UCCS. This program enables eligible undergraduate students to earn dual credit for up to two of the four required courses before completing their bachelor’s degree program.

Thriving nonprofit organizations are an essential component of community well-being. The Accelerated Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management provides the knowledge and skills to lead and manage nonprofits effectively. Aspiring nonprofit leaders will gain fundamental skills:

• Those already in the field will expand their ability to engage in strategic decision-making.
• Nonprofit board members will gain knowledge to enhance their capacity to govern philanthropic innovation.

Juniors and seniors accepted to the Accelerated Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management take up to two of the four graduate-level certificate courses before completing their bachelor’s degree program.

The certificate courses taken as an undergraduate can count toward the bachelor’s degree as general elective credit and toward the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management requirements.

Upon completion of the bachelor’s degree, students can complete the remaining graduate certificate courses as non-degree-seeking or degree-seeking graduate students. 

All graduate certificates offered by the College of Public Service meet Department of Education regulations for certificate programs. In addition, students are eligible to apply for financial aid.

Eligibility Requirements:

• UCCS undergraduate student with junior or senior standing
• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Any declared major is eligible

Accelerated Graduate Certificate Admission Process

• Complete the online intent form for the Accelerated Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management for consideration.

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The certificate consists of four courses totaling 12 credit hours of graduate coursework. In the accelerated program, up to two courses (six credit hours) can double count toward undergraduate general elective credit hours and the graduate certificate requirements. A grade of B- or better is required in each course counting toward the certificate. 

• Upon acceptance into the Accelerated Graduate Certificate program and as an undergraduate student, complete up to two of the four required Accelerated Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management courses. (A permission number is required for registration.)
   
• Upon graduating from their undergraduate program, the student will apply to the Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management program as a non-degree or degree-seeking graduate student to complete the remaining two to three Nonprofit Management courses.

Required Courses:

• PADM 5110 Strategic Nonprofit Management
• PADM 5140 Nonprofit Financial Management
• PADM 5150 Philanthropy, Fundraising, and Earned. Revenue Strategies
• PADM 5160 Leading Innovation in Nonprofits and Social Enterprises

For details regarding the program coursework, please visit the Academic Catalog.