• Offering Campuses
• Program Overview
• Program Outcomes
• Admission Requirements
• Applications to Multiple Campuses
• Graduation Requirements
• Program Requirements

Offering Campuses

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Argosy University, Chicago; Argosy University, Dallas; Argosy University, Denver; Argosy University, Hawai’i; Argosy University, Inland Empire; Argosy University, Los Angeles; Argosy University, Nashville; Argosy University, Orange County; Argosy University, Phoenix; Argosy University, Salt Lake City; Argosy University, San Diego; Argosy University, San Francisco Bay Area; Argosy University, Sarasota; Argosy University, Schaumburg; Argosy University, Seattle; Argosy University, Tampa; Argosy University, Twin Cities;  Argosy University, Washington DC

Program Overview

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The Master of Science in Non-Profit Management (MSNPM) degree program is designed to prepare students to manage and/or lead the activities of non-profit organizations. Students can apply the critical business skills in the context of mission-based organizations, ensuring the ethical and effective distribution of resources in pursuit of the stated mission of the organization.

Program Outcomes

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• Evaluate management practices in mission-based organizations in terms of human impact and financial impact over the short and medium term.
• Apply ethical principles and generally accepted operational practices to the management functions of a non-profit setting.
• Provide accurate advice and counsel to appropriate stakeholders regarding basic non-profit regulatory issues and management practice to specific situations, and provide referrals to appropriate experts when necessary.
• Implement and revise motivational practices and systems that meet the strategies and constraints of the work environment.
• Design and execute employee communication plans toward expressed organizational goals.
• Evaluate the skills and capabilities of individuals relative to specific organizational settings and provide counsel where organizational systems and processes are inconsistent with competencies of the existing workforce.
• Demonstrate the value-added contribution of mission execution to the community and other relevant stakeholders.

Admission Requirements

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Admission requirements for the MSNPM degree program are as follows:

• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, a nationally accredited institution approved and documented by the dean of the College of Business, or an appropriately certified foreign institution.
• A grade point average (GPA) on a scale of 4.0 as described below. Additional requirements may apply.
  • 2.7 GPA for the bachelor’s degree, or
  • 3.0 GPA for the last 60 hours of coursework (including graduate work), or
  • Between 2.0 and 2.7 for the bachelor’s degree. Students admitted with a GPA between 2.0 and 2.7 must enroll in W 5096 Academic Writing  within the first 15 week semester and pass within the first 38 weeks. Admission between 2.0 and 2.7 must be approved by the program chair and must be justified, documented, signed, placed, and retained in the student’s academic file.
• A minimum score on an Argosy University pre-approved English language proficiency test is required for all applicants whose native language is not English or who have not graduated from an institution at which English is the language of instruction as specified in Section Five, Admission Policies, “English Language Proficiency Policy .”

An admissions representative is available to help interested applicants complete the following required documentation:

• Completed Application for Admission Form.
• Application fee (Non-refundable, except in California and Arizona. In the state of Arizona, the application fee is refundable if the application is canceled within three business days of the applicant signing the Enrollment Agreement.).
• If the basis of admission is an earned bachelor’s degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher (on a scale of 4.0), an official transcript from the degree granting institution.
• If the basis of admission is a cumulative GPA of 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) for the last 60 hours of coursework, official transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended during the 60 hours of study.

Applications to Multiple Campuses

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Applicants who are undecided with respect to the location they wish to attend should submit an application and full set of application materials to their location of first choice. Applicants who are accepted into their location of first choice and who, prior to beginning the program, determine they want to complete the same program at a different location, should notify the initial location of record of that intent. Provided that the same program is available, all previous approvals and credits accepted will remain in force. If an individual requests to change programs, he or she will need to meet all admission requirements of the new program.

Graduation Requirements

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Students enrolled in the MSNPM degree program are eligible for graduation when the following requirements are met:

• Satisfactory completion of all requirements in the program of study.
• A minimum grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) and a grade of “B-” or better in all courses.
• Completion of these requirements within five years of matriculation into the program.
• A completed Petition to Graduate Form submitted to campus administration.
   

Program Requirements

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Students enrolled in the MSNPM degree program are required to successfully complete 30 credit hours distributed as follows: core requirements, 12 credit hours; specialty area requirements, 18 credit hours.