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2008-2009 UNDERGRADUATE CALENDAR

Certificate in Non-Profit Management - Arts


Note: With the establishment of the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies on July 1, 2009, degrees and programs in the Faculty of Arts will be moved to the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies as of the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 Session. Grandparenting provisions have been developed for students continuing in degrees and programs currently offered in the Faculty of Arts. Details are available on the York University Current Students Web site (http://www.yorku.ca/yorkweb/cs.htm).

Note: For purposes of meeting certificate requirements, all foundations courses will count as six credits.

York University students may earn a Certificate in Non-Profit Management concurrent with fulfillment of the requirements for a bachelor's degree. This certificate is open to students in all undergraduate Faculties except for students enrolled in the Schulich School of Business bachelor of business administration program or the Atkinson bachelor of administrative studies program. Students may not earn both a Certificate in Business Fundamentals and a Certificate in Non-Profit Management.

To qualify for the Certificate in Non-Profit Management, students must complete 24 credits from a list of approved courses, with a cumulative grade point average in these 24 credits of at least 5.00 (C+).

Application to the Certificate in Non-Profit Management may be made only after successfully completing at least 54 credits, and the successful completion of the following course requirements with a minimum overall grade point average of 5.00 (C+).

Course requirements, and application and admission requirements for the Certificate in Non-Profit Management, are as follows:

Note: Students may take courses through Atkinson or Glendon, subject to course credit exclusion(s) and In-Faculty regulations.

Students in an undergraduate program who have successfully completed at least 54 credits with an overall grade point average of 5.00 (C+), and who will also have successfully completed the requirements listed above by June 1, may apply to the Certificate in Non-Profit Management by May 31 of the year these requirements will be completed.

The minimum acceptable overall grade point average for application and possible admission is 5.00 (C+). Since there are a limited number of spaces available, successful admission will be based primarily on the applicant's overall grade point average.

If admitted, students must successfully complete the following courses offered by the Schulich School of Business in the following sequence and over two academic sessions:

In order to graduate with the Certificate in Non-Profit Management, students must maintain an overall grade point average of 5.00 (C+) in certificate courses.

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, certificate requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting Certificate in Non-Profit Management requirements:

Certificate Course Course Substitutes
SB/NPMG 3200 3.00 AS/ECON 3580 3.00 and AS/ECON 3590 3.00 with a minimum grade of C+ in each course