The minor in American Humanics (reference number 309) prepares students for successful careers in nonprofit organizations. The first step is to complete and submit the change of minor form followed by arranging a meeting with Dr. Poff.

Students can take courses from several departments and programs of study, and gain competencies and experiences required for the American Humanics national certification. This minor requires a minimum of 22 hours including the following required courses: REC 220 – Introduction to Nonprofit Human Service Organizations, REC 494 – American Humanics Management Institute, and REC 496 – American Humanics Internship (or other approved internship course).

Note: All internships for the AH minor must be pre-approved by Dr. Poff in order for them to apply toward the national certification.

Students will work with WKU's American Humanics Executive Director, Dr. Raymond Poff, to select additional courses to complete the minor and to select an internship.

As part of the 22 hours, students will choose one course from each of the four categories below:

Required courses (22 hours)

• Rec 220 Intro to Nonprofit Human Service Organizations (3 hrs) [Fall, Winter-online]
• Rec 494 American Humanics Management Institute (1 hr) [Winter-Conference+online work]
• Nonprofit internship (1-6 hrs) major department or REC 496 AH Internship [Fall, Spring, Summer]
• Choose at least one 3 hr course from the 4 categories below (3 hours x 4 classes = 12 hrs)
• At least 50% of hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Nonprofit management
Choose one of the following:

• Mgt 333 Management of Nonprofit Organizations
  
• Mgt 310 Organization and Management
  
• Mgt 311 Human Resources Management
  
• Rec 406 Recreation Administration [Fall, Spring]

Accounting/Financial Mgt/Fundraising
Choose one of the following:

• Acct 200 Introductory Accounting-Financial
  
• Acct 420 Government & Not-for-profit Accounting
  
• Fin 261 Personal Finance
  
• Fin 330 Principles of Financial Management
  
• Psy 475 Grant Writing
  
• Rec 402 Fiscal Practices in Recreation [Fall, Spring-online]

Communication Skills
Choose one of the following:

• Comm 148 Interpersonal Communication
  
• Comm 263 Fundamentals of Communication and Culture*
  
• Comm 345 Advanced Public Speaking
  
• Comm 349 Group Decision Making
  
• Comm 461 Organizational Communication
  
• Lead 200 Intro to Leadership Studies
  
• Swrk 379 Intro to Social Work Communication Skills
  
• Rec 302 Recreation Leadership [Fall, Spring]
  
• Psy 442 Beginning Skills in Psychological Interviewing

Youth & Human development
Choose one of the following:

• Psy 199 Intro to Developmental Psychology*
  
• Psy 321 Child Psychology
  
• Psy 422 Adolescent Psychology
  
• Swrk 330 Human Behavior in Social Environment I
  
• Socl 410 Socialization: Changes Through Life

* Meets general education requirements