Certified Nonprofit Professional
Nonprofit Leadership Alliance
As a campus partner with the Nonprofit Leadership Alliance, UNI offers a preferred track to prepare students for the Certified Nonprofit Professional (CNP) credential — the only national nonprofit credential preparing students for leadership in the nonprofit sector.
This credential is an easy addition your BSW degree! The Department of Social Work will now accept the two RTNL classes (noted below) as electives towards the major. As long as the required internship is for a registered nonprofit, those hours can also count towards your major requirement. That means the only additional requirement necessary to earn this credential is to take the exam (which you can do before graduation, on your own timeline).
Interested?
Please fill out the brief form linked below and Kristina Kofoot from the Office of Community Engagement will reach out to setup a meeting to walk you through the process. Be sure to let her know you are a social work major!
Requirements
Course Guided Pathway to CNP | for Social Work Majors
- RTNL 2130-01: Foundations of the Nonprofit Sector*
- RTNL 2210-01: Nonprofit Leadership Practicum I (student association)* $100 course fee
- Course meets volunteer service requirement
- Course meets conference requirement
- 120 hour internship (credit or transcript notation)
- For BSW students: your required internship for the social work major can also count towards these hours, as long as the internship is for a registered nonprofit.
- Complete CNP Exam
- Earn BSW from UNI
*ONE EXTRA STEP: for the time being, BSW students must fill out an exception request for the two RTNL courses, in order to count towards your social work major electives.