Master of Nonprofit Leadership Schedule

Students who take the Master of Nonprofit Leadership degree program on a full-time basis can complete their degree in 13 months. Plan your course of study with the 2024-2025 full-time schedule below.

Students may also pursue their degree on a part-time basis. Depending on your personal goals, the curriculum can be completed within a two or three year program of study. Please contact mnl@pacificu.edu for a customized schedule. All courses in the full schedule (13 month) program are are required and are offered once a year. For example, if you take two courses in the fall semester, you will take the other two courses the following fall.

Explore Courses 

Spring 2024

Jan. 29-March 11

NL 554 Board Governance as Collaborative Leadership

2 credits

NL 532 Developing the Capacity of People

2 credits

March 14-May 14

NL 552 Building Collaborations and Partnerships

2 credits

NL 533 Managing People

2 credits

Summer 2024

Term 1 (May 20-June 14) 

NL 600 Field Placement/Projects in Action

2 credits

Term 2 (June 17-July 12)

NL 550 Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement

2 credits

NL 510 Fiscal Management & Budgeting

2 credits

Term 3 (July 15-Aug. 9)

NL 520 Resource Development Strategies

2 credits

NL 560 Special Topics: Rural Nonprofits
OR
NL 570 Special Topics: Environmental Nonprofits
OR
NL 555 Special Topics: Nonprofit Organizations

2 credits

Fall 2024

Aug. 28-Oct. 13

NL 540 Managing Meetings & Projects 

2 credits

NL 556 Program Innovation & Design 

2 credits

Oct. 17-Dec. 13

NL 530 Developing a Strategy-Based Culture

2 credits

NL 558 Impact & Iteration: Building a Culture of Learning

2 credits

January Residency 2025

NL 601 Leading Nonprofit Organizations

4 credits

Critical Perspectives of Nonprofits as Public Benefit Corporations

  • Dynamics of Community Change    
  • Building and Sustaining a Movement 

Projects in Action presentations

Contact Us

Amy Tracewell, MNL | Director
Justin McRobert | Admissions Counselor, Nonprofit Leadership Program
MNL@contact.pacificu.edu