The Portfolio option
The portfolio option allows student to receive the American Humanics certificate in a more independent and less structured way. Students need to complete the three main areas listed below by using the work completed in their general education courses, major and minor courses, seminars attended and other activities.
Documentation materials generally used to show completion of requirements:
• Course materials, projects, or an assignment completed in class that focuses on a specific competency area
• Transcripts of grades received in a course you completed
• Registration Form (or receipt) and the agenda from a workshop attended
• Syllabi and grade (printed from emich.edu account) from a course completed
• Letters from nonprofit professionals, professors, or workshop facilitators stating that you fulfilled a competency through service, course work, or attending a workshop.
Contact the Campus Director, Dr. Petrescu, if you feel that documentation you have that is not listed above, could suffice.
Area One: Foundation Competencies
Career Development and Exploration
1. Attend MNA SuperConference
2.Attend a Career Service Center Workshop
3.Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
4. Independent
Communication Skills
1. Attend MNA Superconference
2. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
3. Complete EMU General Studies Course
4. Independent
Employability Skills
1. Attend AH Resume Workshop AND Attend a Career Service Center workshop
2. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
3. Independent
Personal Attributes
1. Two Letters of Recommendation from a Field-Based Experience or Internship supervisor describing your attributes/contributions
2. Independent
Historical and Philosophical Foundations
1. Attend MNA Conference
2. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
3. Complete Core Course PLSC 336
4. Independent
Youth and Adult Development
1. Attend MNA SuperConference
2. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
3. Complete Elective Course in Human Development and Diversity
4. Independent
Area Two: Professional Development Competencies
Board-Committee Development
1. Attend MNA SuperConference
2. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
3. Independent
Fundraising Principles and Practices
1. Organize Fundraising Event for AHMI
2. Organize Fundraising Event for Workshops
3. Attend MNA SuperConference
4. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
5. Independent
Human Resources Development and Supervision
1. Attend MNA SuperConference
2. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
3. Independent
General Nonprofit Management
1. Attend MNA Superconference
2. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
3. Independent
Nonprofit Accounting
1. Complete ACC 246
Nonprofit Marketing
1. Attend MNA Superconference
2. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
3. Independent
Nonprofit Program Planning
1. Attend MNA SuperConference
2. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
3. Independent
Nonprofit Risk Management
1. Attend MNA SuperConference
2. Other Area Nonprofit Seminars
3. Independent
Please note:
The Independent Option could include, but is not limited to one of the following options:
• attend a Lecture-Seminar-Informational Session on- or off-campus focusing on a specific competency
• turn in a Paper-Project from one of your classes that pertains to a specific competency
• provide documentation if you completed a project within your Internship or Field-Based Experience that pertains to a specific competency
• meet with an External Advisory Board Member to discuss a competency
• complete a task related to a specific competency
• schedule an appointment with Dr. Petrescu to discuss other options
Competencies related literature
Area Three: Other Requirements
AHMI
o Date Attended: ___________________________________________
Active AHSA Participation (two semesters are required)
o Semester 1 Dates:_________________________________________
o Semester 2 Dates:_________________________________________
Field-Based Experiences [300 hours at a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit]
o Internship Location & Dates: ________________________________
Portfolio Review and Certification Interview with Campus Director
o Date of Appointment: ______________________________________
Competency related web sites
1. Career development & exploration
2. Communication Skills
3. Employability skills
4. Personal Attributes
5. Historical & philosophical development
6. Youth & adult development
7. Board-Committe development
8. Fundraising principles & practices
9. Human resources development & supervision
10. General nonprofit management
11. Accounting
12. Nonprofit marketing
13. Nonprofit program planning
14. Nonprofit risk management
