Students seeking the Certificate of Nonprofit Management normally complete four core courses: 26:834:577 Human Resources Administration for Nonprofits, 26:834:576 Resource Development for Nonprofit Organizations, 26:834:570 Theory and Practice of Nonprofit Management, and 26:834:571 Nonprofit Budgeting. These courses are offered in the summer.

Three of those courses (Human Resources Administration for Nonprofits, Resource Development for Nonprofit Organizations, and Nonprofit Budgeting) count toward the core requirements and Theory and Practice of Nonprofit Management counts as an elective for students who decide to matriculate into the M.P.A. program. Certificate students must receive a grade of B or better in each of the certificate courses, and all certificate courses must be taken at Rutgers-Newark.