The areas of study in which certificate programs are currently available are Nonprofit Management, Public Affairs, and Public Management.

General Requirements

1. Students in good academic standing and enrolled in bachelor’s programs at Indiana University are eligible to apply for a certificate at the SPEA records office. Interested students must apply for a certificate before completing 15 credit hours (9 credit hours for public health) of applicable course work.
2. SPEA students cannot earn a certificate in the same area as their concentration.
3. A grade point average of 2.0 or higher is required in all course work credited toward the certificate.

Certificate in Nonprofit Management

The nonprofit sector is a dynamic and rapidly expanding area. The Certificate in Nonprofit Management allows students to take part in course work specifically concerned with the nonprofit sector and geared toward preparing them for careers in nonprofit organizations.

Certificate Requirements
(Five courses)

Courses must be selected from the following categories. Alternate courses may be substituted with the approval of the campus undergraduate program director.

Nonprofit Institutions (Minimum of 3 credit hours)

• SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
• BUS-W 220 Introduction to the Nonprofit Corporation (3 cr.) (offered on the Bloomington campus)

Nonprofit Management (Minimum of 6 credit hours)
The following course:

• SPEA-V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)

One of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 356 Introduction to Nonprofit Accounting and Reporting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 401 Financial and Cost-Benefit Analysis (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 458 Fund Development for Nonprofit Organizations (3 cr.)
• BUS-A 200 Foundations in Accounting (3 cr.)

Nonprofit Field (Minimum of 3 credit hours)
Select one course from a special feature of a nonprofit field, service arena, or industry. Examples include:

• SPEA-E 162 Environment and People (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 316 Environmental Health (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 320 Health Systems Administration (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 326 American Social Welfare Policy (3 cr.) (offered on the Bloomington campus)
• PSY-B 310 Life Span Development (3 cr.)
• SOC-R 335 Sociological Perspectives on the Life Course (3 cr.)

Internship (Minimum of 3 credit hours)

• SPEA-V 380 Internship in Public and Environmental Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 388 American Humanics Internship (3 cr.)

Certificate in Public Affairs

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs offers the Certificate in Public Affairs to provide an overview of the study of public policy, governmental organization, and public management as an enhancement to the major area of study in a student’s undergraduate program. The interdisciplinary program requires 27 credit hours, of which at least 15 but not more than 21 credit hours must be in SPEA courses.

Certificate Requirements
(Nine courses)

The following courses:

• SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)
• One of the following courses:
• SPEA-E 162 Environment and People (3 cr.)
• SPEA-H 316 Environmental Science and Health (3 cr.)

A total of two courses from groups A, B, and C, with no more than one course from any group.

A.    Organizational Behavior

• SPEA-V 270 Survey of Administrative Techniques (3 cr.)
• BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.)

B.    Public Administration

• SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)

C.    Law

• SPEA-J 301 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
• BUS-L 201 Legal Environment of Business (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 304 American Constitutional Law I (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 305 American Constitutional Law II (3 cr.)

Choose any four of the following courses:

Public Affairs

• SPEA-V 260 Topics in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.) May be repeated
• SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial
•   Reporting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 365 Urban Development and Planning (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 442 Topics in Budgeting or Cost-Benefit (3 cr.) May be repeated
• SPEA-V 444 Public Administrative Organization (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 449 Senior Policy Seminar (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 450 Contemporary Issues in Public Affairs (approved topics) (3 cr.)
•   May be repeated
• SPEA-V 378 Policy Processes in the United States (3 cr.)

Criminal Justice

• SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 302 Procedural Criminal Law (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 322 Introduction to Criminalistics (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 401 Criminal Law and Procedure (3 cr.)
• SPEA-J 439 Crime and Public Policy (3 cr.)

Geography

• GEOG-G 412 Urban Transportation Analysis (3 cr.)
• GEOG-G 414 Regional Transport Systems (3 cr.)

Political Science

• POLS-Y 200 Citizen and the Courts (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 302 Public Bureaucracy in Modern Society (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 306 State Politics in the United States (3 cr.)
• POLS-Y 394 Public Policy Analysis (3 cr.)

Sociology

• SOC-R 329 Urban Sociology (3 cr.)
• SOC-R 345 Crime and Society (3 cr.)
• SOC-R 346 Control of Crime (3 cr.)
• SOC-R 480 Sociology and Social Policy (3 cr.)

Certificate in Public Management

The School of Public and Environmental Affairs offers the Certificate in Public Management to provide a systematic program that gives students an understanding of how to work in and with public organizations.

Certificate Requirements
(Seven courses)

The following course:

• SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)

Six of the following courses:

• SPEA-V 346 Introduction to Government Accounting and Financial
•   Reporting (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 348 Management Science (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 368 Managing Government Operations (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 369 Managing Information Technology (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 370 Research Methods and Statistical Modeling (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 372 Government Finance and Budgets (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 373 Human Resources Management in the Public Sector (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 375 Emergency Services Administration (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 376 Law and Public Policy (3 cr.)
• SPEA-V 432 Labor Relations in the Public Sector (3 cr.)