ENG 101 Acad Writing & Research^H,17
Mathematics^9,A
D100 Design Thinking I ^1,17
D102 Design Culture/Context I ^2,17
Art History Survey^5,17

GEP PE/Healthy Living course^E
GEP Mathematical Sciences Req.^A
D101 Design Thinking II ^1,17
D103 Design Culture/Context II ^2,17
Art History Survey^5,17
COM 110 Public Speaking⁷

GEP PE/Healthy Living course^E
Design History^6,17
PS 203 Introduction to Nonprofits^13,17
FL - Foreign Language^8,17
Design Foundations^3,17
Advanced Writing¹¹

HI 380 History of Nonprofits, Philanthropy &Social Change^13,17
NPS Advised Elective^14,17
ADN 281 Basic Drawing^3,17
FL - Foreign Language^8,17
History elective^10,C

Design History^6,17
GEP Natural Sciences Req.^B
ADN 418 Cont. Issues in Art & Design
Free Elective
COM 466 Nonprofit Leadership & Development^13,17

Free Elective
GEP Natural Sciences Req. (w/ lab)^B
GEP Additional Breadth Req. ^F
GEP Humanities Req. ^C
GEP Social Science Req. ^D

DS 481 Senior Research Seminar
NPS 490 Internship or Dept. Internship^15,17
DS Elective¹²
DS Elective¹²

DS 483 Capstone Research Paper
Design History^6,17
Design Foundations^3,17
DS Elective ¹²
Nonprofit Capstone: NPS 498 ^16,17

Major/Program Footnotes:

1. Design Thinking D 100, D 101 - 4 credit hours are required in the first year of Design Studies.
2. Design Culture I, Design Context II - 6 credit hours are required in the first year of Design Studies.
3. Basic Drawing ADN 281 is required. In addition two more courses (6 credit hours) in Design Foundations are required and may be selected from the following: ADN 111, ADN 112, ADN 414
4. International Experience (6 credit hours) is required. This may be a Design Studio worth 6 credit hours (when available), or two 3-credit-hour advised electives.

Program Footnotes:

5. Two survey courses (6 credit hours) in Art History are required and may be selected from the following: HA 202, 203; Art 221, 222 from Meredith College; or Art 151, 152 with Recitation Sections from UNC, CH.
6. Three courses (9 credit hours) in Design History are required and may be selected from the following: ADN 475, ARC 242, D 231, GD 342, LAR 444
7. Public Speaking (3 credit hours) of COM 110 or equivalent required.
8. Design Studies required 6 credit hours of FL beyond FL 102
9. Mathematical Sciences: 3 credit hours must be selected from:MA 114, 121, 131, 141, 231 or equivalent.
10. Choose a History course (HI) from the GEP Humanities course list.
11. Advanced Writing requirement to be chosen from ENG 201, 214, 215, 422

Major Advised electives

12. A total number of 9 credit hours of advised electives are required when pursuing the Design Studies with the NPS concentration. The Advised electives are divided into three units: Application, History and Theory. From each of these units a minimum of one course (3 credit hours) must be selected.  See Design Studies Advised elective List.

Non-Profit Studies: When pursuing Design Studies with an option in Non-Profit Studies 15/16 credit hours will be taken from the Non-Profit curriculum list. Talk to your adviser about applying for the minor.

13. PS 203: Intro to Nonprofit, HI 380: History of Nonprofit and COM 466: NP Leadership are required Nonprofit cores and Prerequisite for Nonprofit curriculum and a grade of C- or better is required for all coursework in the Minor.
14. The selection of one course (3 credit hours) from PS 202, PS 310 or SOC 311 will satisfy both a GEP SOC SCI and a Nonprofit elective.
15. An internship experience is required for Nonprofit Studies. The selections are NPS 490, or Departmental Internships: COM 496, ENG 350, PS 391, PS/SOC 413, PSY 495, SW 490 or Design Studies Internship DS 494. The internship host must be approved by your NPS Advisor. A C- or better is required.
16. NPS 498: Capstone seminar is required the semester following completion of the internship requirement.
17. Minimum grade of C- required.

*General Education Program (GEP) requirements and GEP Footnotes:
To complete the requirements for graduation and the General Education Program, the following category credit hours and co-requisites must be satisfied.
University approved GEP course lists for each of the following units can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/uap/academic-standards/gep/courselists/index.html.

1. Mathematical Sciences (6 credit hours – one course with MA or ST prefix)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Mathematical Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: 3 credit hours must be selected from: University approved GEP Mathematical Science Course list.

2. Natural Sciences (7 credit hours – include one laboratory course or course with a lab)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Natural Sciences course list.  
3. Humanities (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Humanities course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement:  3 hours are fulfilled by the HI requirement in the Major. Choose 3 credit hours from University approved GEP Humanities Course list in a discipline other than History (HI).
4. Social Sciences (6 credit hours selected from two different disciplines/course prefixes)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Social Sciences course list or the following course(s) if completed as part of the Major requirements may fulfill part or all of this requirement: PS203 satisfies 3 hours of the Social Science requirement. Select a 3 hours course from the GEP Social Sciences list in a discipline other than PS.

5. Physical Education/Healthy Living (2 credit hours – at least one 100-level Fitness and Wellness Course)
   Choose from the University approved GEP Physical Education/Healthy Living course list.
6. Additional Breadth  - (3 credit hours to be selected from the following checked University approved GEP course lists)
   X Mathematical Sciences/Natural Sciences/Engineering
7. Interdisciplinary Perspectives (5-6 credit hours)
   Satisfied by courses taken as part of the major requirements.
8. Introduction to Writing (4 credit hours satisfied by completing ENG 101 with a C- or better )
   
   The following Co-Requisites must be satisfied to complete the General Education Program requirements:
9. U.S. Diversity (USD)
   Choose from the University approved GEP U.S. Diversity course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the U.S. Diversity (USD) co-requisite.
10. Global Knowledge (GK)
    Choose from the University approved GEP Global Knowledge course list or choose a course identified on the approved GEP course lists as meeting the Global Knowledge (GK) co-requisite.
11.  Foreign Language proficiency - Proficiency at the FL_102 level is required for graduation. Design Studies requires 6 credit hours of FL beyond FL 102.

(DS) DESIGN STUDIES ADVISED ELECTIVES: 9 CREDIT HOURS

Each course equals 3 credit hours: Select 3 credit hours from each unit.

Nonprofit Studies - (16 Credit Hours Total) Concentration outside the College of Design
NPS CORE Requirements (Some of the NPS Concentration Curriculum may counts against DS Electives and/or GEPs)
C- or better is required for NPS minor coursework; Letter graded courses cannot be taken S/U to satisfy the minor requirements.

PS 203      Introduction to Nonprofits
HI  380      Introduction of Nonprofits, Philanthropy and Social Change
COM 466      Nonprofit Leadership and Development
NPS 498      Non-Profit Capstone

Nonprofit Studies Advised Electives - 3 cr. hrs
Select one course (a minimum of three credits) from the following list (or a relevant course approved by the Director of the Institute for Nonprofits):
COM       226  Intro to Public Relations
COM       456  Organizational Communication
IDS         260  Changing Paradigms of Leadership, Learning and Service
PHI         420  Global Justice
 PS          202  State & Local Government with/without Service-Learning
 PS          310  Public Policy
PSY        553  Principles and Practices of Ecological/Community Psychology
SOC        311  Community Relations
SOC        410  Sociology of Organizations
SW          307  Social Welfare Policy: Analysis and Advocacy
SW          201  Community and Social Services
NPS        395  Special Topics in Nonprofit Studies (1-6 credits)

Select an Internship- 3 or 4 cr. Hrs
(Must be a minimum of 3 credit hours and in a nonprofit to qualify) or
NPS 490 Internship in Nonprofit Studies (4 credits, SL threaded, offered online) or one
of the following courses:
COM       496  Communication Internship
ENG       350  Internship in Writing and Editing
PS           391  Internship in Political Science           
PS/SOC   413  Criminal Justice Field Work
PSY        495  Human Resource Development Practicum
SW          490 Field Work in Social Services

• A grade of 'C-' or better is required in all courses in the minor program.
• Students must have a minimum overall grade point average of 2.0 to obtain the minor in Nonprofit Studies.