The Nonprofit Administration program will help you to develop the knowledge and professional competencies to address important social needs, mobilize community support, and build satisfying careers in the nonprofit and public sectors. Whether you are currently affiliated with a nonprofit organization or interested in a career transition, this program will help you gain critical skills that will improve your ability to increase the effectiveness, sustainability, and social influence of organizations in the not-for-profit sector. Courses are held at the Feinstein Providence Campus and can be completed part or full-time.

The Bachelor of Science degree in Nonprofit Administration combines historical and theoretical understanding of the role of the nonprofit organizations in society. Students develop the knowledge and professional competencies to address complex social problems, mobilize community support, and build satisfying careers in the nonprofit and public sectors. This experiential program engages students in case analysis, proposal writing, and project-based learning.

The B.S. in Nonprofit Administration requires 120 credits. It is designed for STAR students–working professionals who identify as Service-members, Transfer, Adult, and Returning students who want to learn how nonprofit organizations meet the needs of humanity.

The degree consists of the following sections: 1) General Education, 2) Major Requirements, 3) General Electives, and 4) Recommended/Suggested Minors.

General Education. Students accepted to URI are initially placed in University College for Academic Success (UCAS). Once students have completed a minimum of 24 credits and have met the basic competencies for internal transfer, they can request to be moved to their degree granting college, the Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies. General education consists of 40 credits. For more details regarding General Education, please go to the Academic Requirements and Policies section of this catalog.

Major Requirements. Nonprofit Administration students need to earn 30-credits to graduate with the major. Nine (9) Credits are required. This includes SPC 201, SPC 221, and SPC 499D. Twenty-one (21) credits can be taken from any of the following elective courses. SPC 319G, SPC 320, SPC 321, SPC 322, SPC 403, SPC 425, SPC 479, SPC 490, SPC 491, and SPC 495.

General Electives. Students will need to earn an additional (50) credits from any offering at the University of Rhode Island. These may be used to build valuable workplace skills and to develop educational and professional objectives.