California State University, Long Beach
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies
Certificate Program
in the Management of
Administration of Nonprofit and Volunteer Services
Nonprofit organizations require trained professionals to meet the demands of managing and administrating effective organizations and programs. The Volunteer Manager must be prepared to meet the requirements of an agency, its staff and its volunteers. These create dynamic administrative challenges.
This certificate program provides instruction in the staff and volunteer management, finance, legal issues, and administration. Elective courses in Business Management, Communications, Family and Consumer Sciences, Health Science, Journalism, Political Science, Social Work, and Sociology, may be applied to this certificate with approval by the certificate advisor.
The Nonprofit and Volunteer Management Certificate program offered by the Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies is available to both undergraduate and graduate students, as well as students who already possess a baccalaureate degree and are enrolling in a certificate program. Students pursuing an approved degree at CSULB may complete the certificate programs concurrently with their degree or subsequent to their degree by enrolling as a certificate student. Courses taken to meet the requirements of a certificate may also be used, where appropriate, to meet the General Education requirements or the degree requirements of cooperating departments. Extension and/or transfer credit may comprise no more than one-fourth of the course work used to meet baccalaureate certificate requirements.
Course Requirements
Required Courses (15 units):
REC 325 Advanced Program and Event Management
REC 421 Supervisory and administrative Practices (or REC 521)
REC 425 Financing Leisure Services
REC 427 Legal Aspects of Leisure Services (or REC 527)
REC 428 Principals of Nonprofit / Volunteer Management (or REC 528)
Internship (6 units):
REC 498 Internship (6 units)
Elective Courses (6 units)
Select Two of the following:
REC 341 Evaluation and Research in Leisure Services
REC 351 Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation
REC 371 Human Services Programming in Urban Areas
REC 480 Philosophy in Recreation and Leisure
REC 499 Independent Study
REC 595 Management Studies
PPA 525 Non-profit Management
PPA 540 Grant Administration and Management
Courses in the following areas may be applied to this certificate with approval by the certificate advisor:
Business Management
Communications
Family and Consumer Sciences
Health Science
Journalism
Political Science
Social Work
Sociology
How to begin:
Schedule an appointment with Dr. Ken Silverberg, (562) 985-4074, to declare the Certificate, complete the form (and turn it in the Administration, Enrollment Services), upon completion of the coursework submit a Management of Nonprofit and Volunteers Services Certificate program planner (signed by the advisor and stamped by the department) to Enrollment Services.