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Nonprofit Leadership and Management, BS

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Catalog Year: 2026 - 2027 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Science, BS
Plan Code: PPNLMBS
120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
Unit Core
CRD 202 Inclusive Community Development (SOBE)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CRD 210 Community Services and Professions
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CRD 301 Sustainable Communities (SUST)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CRD 402 Assessment and Evaluation of Community Services (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Nonprofit Core
NLM 160 Voluntary Action and Community Leadership (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
NLM 220 Introduction to Nonprofit Organizations
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
NLM 235 Leadership and Ethics (HUAD)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
NLM 300 Fundraising and Resource Development
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
NLM 310 Strategic Volunteer Engagement (CIVI)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
NLM 380 Financial Management for Community Organizations
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
NLM 410 Social Entrepreneurship
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
NLM 430 Managing Nonprofit Organizations
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
Career Readiness Core
CRD 403 Leadership and Professional Development
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
CRD 435 Service Learning for Community Development
1 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 1

Students can choose 12 credits of NLM 463, 6 credits of NLM 463 and 6 credits of electives, or 3 credits of CRD 435 and 9 credits of electives. Electives must not be from previous coursework.

NLM 463 Senior Internship AND
Upper Division  CRD Elective or Upper Division  NLM Elective or Upper Division  PRM Elective or Upper Division  RTH Elective or Upper Division  TDM Elective
CRD 435 Service Learning for Community Development AND
Upper Division  CRD Elective or Upper Division  NLM Elective or Upper Division  PRM Elective or Upper Division  RTH Elective or Upper Division  TDM Elective
12 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 12
Solution-Based Learning

Successful completion of the college's Solution-Based Learning (SBL) requirement is expected of each student by degree completion. Successful completion of three credits of NLM 160, CRD 301, CRD 402, CRD 435, or NLM 463 will satisfy the SBL requirement.

Interdisciplinary Requirement
Area 1: Criminology and Criminal Justice
Area 2: Public Affairs
Area 3: Social Work
Area 4: Public Service and Community Solutions
Students can choose courses from any of the four Watts interdisciplinary areas. To meet the requirement, students must take two courses from at least two different groups.
6 Credit Hours
6
Math Proficiency
Mathematics (MATH)
Recommended: MAT 114
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 3
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
ASU 101-CPP The ASU Experience
1 Credit Hours
1
First-Year Composition
ENG 101 First-Year Composition AND ENG 102 First-Year Composition
OR ENG 105 Advanced First-Year Composition
OR ENG 107 First-Year Composition AND ENG 108 First-Year Composition
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
C 6
Notes

All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses.

All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements.

Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.

Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2026 - 2027 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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