Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management

Learn to effectively manage a nonprofit entity with the financial and management courses in this certificate program. The Suffolk Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management (GCNM) will enhance your understanding of public sector finance. This nine-credit program covers administration in a public sector context as well as finance, human resources, and other topics specific to nonprofits and nonprofit business environments.
This hybrid on campusonline program can be completed in as little as one semester. You can continue to build on your management knowledge by stacking the GCNM with our Graduate Certificate in Public & Nonprofit Management & Leadership. If you apply to the Master of Public Administration program within a year of completing this certificate, and had a 3.0 or higher cumulative GPA, you won’t need to take the GRE or GMAT to enroll in the master's program.

Students enrolling in graduate programs must have a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States, or an equivalent degree granted by an institution in another country (as determined by the Office of Graduate Admission).

English language requirements

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). Suffolk welcomes both the TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Essentials. To be considered for full admission, a minimum TOEFL iBT score of 80, with no sub-score lower than 17, or a minimal TOEFL Essentials overall band score of 8.5, with no subsection below 8, is required; International English Language Testing System (IELTS). A minimum score of 6.5 (with no sub-score below 6.0) is required to be considered for full admission. PTE-Academic (Pearson Test of English). A minimum score of 65 is required to be considered for full admission.

Application deadline: Fall Semester: July 15 (International Applicants), then rolling; Spring Semester: December 1 (International Applicants), then rolling.