Nonprofit Administration and Leadership, Accelerated 4+1 BA/MNAL

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Through the BA+MNAL program, students may complete a BA in Nonprofit Administration and a Master of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership through the School of Urban Affairs in five years, instead of the six academic years normally required of full-time students. High performing undergraduate students may apply to the five-year program during the third year of undergraduate study and, if accepted, complete MNAL coursework during the fourth year and a transition term. Students may then complete all remaining MNAL coursework in two semesters of full-time graduate study.

Degrees Granted

Bachelor of Arts and Master of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership

Additional Information

The five-year B.A.+ M.N.A.L. is a fast-track program designed for high-performing undergraduates in the Nonprofit Administration program. By accelerating the completion of two degrees, students can jumpstart their careers as professionals in the nonprofit sector.
Admitted 4+1 students follow a set curriculum to ensure proper sequencing of courses. Students may only register for courses after consultation with the designated program advisor. Any student who deviates from the required curriculum risks forfeiture of program eligibility and may return to the conventional BA program.

Admission to Program

In addition to meeting the admission requirements for the conventional MNAL program, students applying to the 5-year BA+MNAL program must have a cumulative GPA of 3.25 and submit two letters of recommendation from Cleveland State University faculty. Upon successful completion of the fourth year and transition term, students are awarded the BA in Nonprofit Administration. In order to be admitted to the final year of the BA+MNAL Program, students must complete the BA with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 receive grades of B or better in designated coursework and take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) with scores that meet standard MNAL admission.

For more information and curriculum plans, please consult the Public Affairs Student Services Center, at 216-687-3884 or urbanprograms@csuohio.edu.

Students who are accepted for an accelerated 4+1 program may apply or transfer a maximum of 12 graduate credit hours taken while an undergraduate. No additional graduate credit hours taken as an undergraduate may be applied or transferred to the graduate record.

Students submit an application for admission to the BA+MNAL program through the Public Affairs Student Services Center.
A complete application is comprised of the 4+1 application form, official Graduate Record Exam scores, and two letters of recommendation from faculty.
Minimum qualifications: 90 hours earned, grade-point average of 3.25 or better, GRE scores at the 40th percentile (verbal and quantitative combined) or higher, and an Analytical Writing score of 4.0 or better, plus completion of core competencies with grades of B or higher in UST 300 , UST 302 , UST 404 , and UST 451 .

Program Requirements

B.A. Program

School Requirements (4 courses)

Required Courses (11 courses)

UST 300 - Economics of Policy Analysis
UST 302 - Contemporary Urban Issues
UST 433 - Negotiation and Conflict Management
UST 451 - Fundraising and External Relations for Nonprofit Organizations
UST 452 - Management of Urban and Nonprofit Organizations
UST 458 - Urban Policy
UST 510 - Proposal Writing
UST 518 - Public Human Resources Management
UST 550 - Fundamentals of Nonprofit Administration and Leadership
UST 571 - Urban Colloquium
UST 5XX Nonprofit Graduate Elective (3-4 credits)

Restricted Electives (3 courses) - Choose from:

Note(s):

The B.A. in Nonprofit Administration is awarded with 120 credit hours earned and completion of all General Education, Urban Affairs, and major-field requirements. In order to advance to the M.N.A.L. Program as a graduate student, the cumulative GPA must be at least 3.0 with grades of B or better in all 500-level courses.

M.N.A.L. Program

M.N.A.L. Requirements (23 credit hours)

Students complete six additional graduate courses in fulfillment of the M.N.A.L. Program Core and Elective requirements.

UST 601 - Applied Quantitative Reasoning I
UST 602 - Research Design and Program Evaluation or SWK 627 - Program Evaluation
UST 604 - Leadership, Management, & Organizational Behavior
UST 650 - Financial Administration and Control of Nonprofit Organizations
UST 656 - Adv Topics Nonprofit Mngmt or UST 657 - Advanced Fundraising and Philanthropy
Nonprofit Elective (3-4 credits)

Note(s):

The M.N.A.L. degree is awarded upon completion of all required graduate courses taken during the B.A. and M.N.A.L. Program for a minimum of 30 credit hours. All Graduate College and M.N.A.L. Program rules regarding academic standing and graduation apply.