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YNL Major and Minor Requirements
Major: Youth and Nonprofit Leadership Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Arts |
CIP 44.0702
University Studies Requirements 41 – 47 Hours
(see Chapter 4, University Studies Requirements)
Social and Self Awareness and Responsible Citizenship
PSY 180 General Psychology (3)
University Studies Elective
CSC 199 Introduction to Information Technology (3)
Technology Intensive Elective
CSC 199 Introduction to Information Technology (3)
Writing Intensive Course
YNL 351 Leadership and Support Systems in Youth and Human Service Organizations (3)
Major Hours…………………………………………….38 Hours
Required Courses…………………………………….29 Hours
YNL 099 Transitions (1)
YNL 290 Current Trends and Issues in Youth and Human Services (3)[Fall]*
YNL 350 Program Administration in Youth and Human Services (3) [Fall]
YNL 351 Leadership and Support Systems in Youth and Human Service Organizations (3) [Fall online/Spring]
YNL 400 Youth and Human Service Agency Internship (3)[Fall/Spring/Summer]***
YNL 401 Youth and Human Service Agency Internship (3)[Fall/Spring/Summer]**
YNL 450 Senior Seminar (1) [Spring]
YNL 475 Social Entrepreneurship (3) [Spring]
YNL 485 Seminar on Leadership Development (3) [Fall]
YNL 502 Workshop on Financial Resource Development (3) [Spring/Summer online]
YNL 580 Special Problems in Youth and Human Services (3) [Spring online]
Career Related Electives (choose 9 credit hours from below):
COM 385 Organizational Communication (3)
COM 387 Intercultural Communication (3)
COM 481 Conflict and Communication (3)
HEA 191 Personal Health (3)
MGT 350 Fundamentals of Management (3)
MGT 550 Human Resource Management (3)
MKT 360 Principles of Marketing (3)
OSH 101 Emergency Medical Training (7)
PHI 202 Ethics (3)
PSY 261 Child Psychology (3)
PSY 262 Adolescent Psychology (3)
REC 403 Managing Recreation Areas and Facilities (3)
Required Minor………………………………21 hrs
Unrestricted Electives ……………………14-20 hrs
Total Curriculum Requirements…120
With the exception of first semester freshman, all students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and have completed all developmental courses prior to declaring Youth and Nonprofit Leadership as a major.
* YNL 290 also qualifies as a University Studies course.
**Must have completed two 3-hour YNL courses prior to internship; one must be YNL 350.
***YNL 401 to be taken after YNL 400 or in conjunction with YNL 400.
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Minor: Youth& Nonprofit Leadership
The YNL minor complements many different majors on campus and includes 25 credit hours of that 19 hours are core classes and 6 credit hours of electives.
19 Semester Hours of Core Coursework:
YNL 290 Trends and Issues in Youth and Human Services (3)
YNL 350 Program Administration in Youth and Human Service Organizations (3)
YNL 351 Leadership and Support Systems in Youth and Human Service Organizations (3)
YNL 400 Youth and Human Service Agency Internship (3) *
YNL 401 Youth and Human Service Agency Internship (3)**
YNL 450 Senior Seminar (AMI) (1)
YNL 502 Financial Resource Development (3)
* Must have completed two 3-hour YNL courses prior to internship; one must be YNL 350.
**To be taken after YNL 400 or in conjunction with YNL 400.
6 semester hours of restricted electives from the following:
ADMIN/COMM
ACC 200 Principles of Accounting I (3)
COM 161 Intro to Public Speaking (3)
COM 181 Intro to Interpersonal Communication (3)
COM 385 Organizational Communication (3)
CSC 199 Introduction to Information Tech (3)
EC0 140 Contemporary Economics (3)
ENG 324 Technical Writing (3)
JMC 168 Contemporary Mass Media (3)
JMC 391 Public Relations Principles (3)
JMC 394 Intro to Advertising (3)
MGT 350 Fundamentals of Management (3)
MGT 550 Human Resource Management (3)
MKT 360 Principles of Marketing (3)
REC 405 Organization & Admin of Recreation (3)
SOC 335 Sociology of Formal Organization (3)
YNL 580 Special Problems (3)
YNL 485/685 Seminar on Leadership
Development (3)
SPECIAL POPULATIONS
REC 207 Inclusive Recreation (3)
PROGRAM ACTIVITIES
BIO 112 Field Biology (4)
HEA 191 Personal Health (3)
OSH 101 Emergency Medical Training (7)
REC 202 Recreation Program Planning (3)
REC 207 Inclusive Recreation (3)
REC 520 Leisure and Aging (3)
SOCIOLOGY/PHILOSOPHY
PHI 202 Ethics (3)
PSY 261 Child Psychology (3)
PSY 595 Culture, Language, Personality (3)
SOC 331 The Family (3)