Nonprofit Administration Department
Julie Turner, PhD, Chair
Program Description
The nonprofit administration (NPA) program at Lindenwood University is designed to prepare students for leadership positions in youth, social, and community nonprofit organizations. The baccalaureate program is intended to serve a broad spectrum of career paths. Therefore, the major core combines a focus on nonprofit organizations with selected emphases in a number of different practice settings. Students seeking the major in nonprofit administration will complete 40 credit hours of directed studies in nonprofit leadership and management.
In addition, the student must complete 21 credit hours of coursework at or above the 30000 level from within any departments (from those listed below). Students select the department in which to complete this coursework based upon their area of interest.
Accounting
Anthropology
Art
American Studies
Christian Ministry Studies
Criminal Justice
Communications
Education
English
Entrepreneurial Studies
Exercise Science
Finance
Human Resource Management
International Business
Management
Marketing
Physical Education
Political Science/Public Administration
Psychology
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Management
Sociology
Sport Management
Social Work
Early Access to the MA Program in Nonprofit Administration
With approval from the Dean of the Plaster School of Business and Entrepreneurship and the Provost, students may take up to nine semester hours at the graduate level during their senior year. These hours will count toward the MA in Nonprofit Administration but not toward the bachelor’s degree. A student must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours of undergraduate classes each semester that he or she is taking MA credits under this option.