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Political Science, Public Administration and Philosophy
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Register By: August 13, 2025
Next Start Date: August 18, 2025

Public and Nonprofit Leadership Microcredential Overview

Enhance your impact with a microcredential in Public and Nonprofit Leadership. Develop key skills in leadership, personnel administration, and organizational behavior to excel in mission-driven work. Lead with confidence and make a lasting impact in your community.

Microcredentials offer a fast, targeted way to build skills in specific subject areas, often taking just 7-15 weeks to complete—much less time than a traditional degree. Available at both undergraduate and graduate levels, they let you select a program that fits your experience and supports your career goals.

At USI, we’re known as one of the most affordable universities for online degrees, certificates and microcredentials.  For full information on cost and fees, please visit usi.edu/bursar/tuition-fees.

Credits Breakdowns

Microcredential Hours

6
Credits

Total Credits

6
Credits
  • The total number of credit hours required for an undergraduate microcredential may vary by academic discipline but must require a minimum of 6 credit hours and not more than 9 credit hours.
  • At least 50% of the microcredential requirements must be earned at USI.
  • Coursework taken more than 4 years before the microcredential is awarded cannot be applied.
  • Credit hours earned for a microcredential may be applied toward another degree program. A microcredential, therefore, can be embedded within a larger (e.g. certificate, minor, or major) undergraduate degree program. Academic departments may determine whether coursework taken to complete a microcredential can also be applied to a degree program.
  • Microcredentials may be stand-alone or linked to an existing degree program, allowing for stackability with other microcredentials and certificates toward a degree (i.e., certificate, minor, or major) program.
  • Students earning an undergraduate microcredential are not eligible to participate in commencement exercises, but the credential will be added to their official transcript record.

To apply to the University of Southern Indiana (USI) for undergraduate enrollment:

  • Complete the online application for admission
  • Pay the $40 application fee
  • Submit official transcripts from all high schools and colleges you've attended

Once USI has processed your application, transcript(s) and scores (if needed), a decision will be made by Undergraduate Admissions and you will receive a notification.

Upon acceptance to USI, you'll receive detailed information about next steps.

Incoming Students

  • Start Date:
    August 18, 2025
    Registration Deadline:
    August 13, 2025
  • Start Date:
    January 12, 2026
    Registration Deadline:
    January 08, 2026
  • Start Date:
    August 17, 2026
    Registration Deadline:
    August 12, 2026
  • Start Date:
    January 11, 2027
    Registration Deadline:
    January 07, 2027

College & Department Contacts

Dr. Oana I. Armeanu
Associate Professor of Political Science
Chair of Political Science, Public Administration and Philosophy Department

Career Outlook

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The undergraduate microcredential in Public and Nonprofit Leadership will strengthen your knowledge and leadership skills necessary in diverse organizational and community settings. You will improve your understanding of how managers can apply theories and concepts of organizational structure, culture, leadership, motivation, and performance toward improved decision making and performance.

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The University of Southern Indiana is committed to making college accessible to those wishing to further their education by providing numerous scholarships, grants, and financial aid options to assist students in managing tuition expenses.

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