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Fundraising Microcredential Graduate Study at USI >> College of Liberal Arts 6 Credit hours The microcredential in fundraising is comprised of two course (six hours) from the graduate public administration curriculum. Students who earn the graduate microcredential in fundraising will be qualified to earn entry and mid-career jobs in resource development having gained skills in donor identification, cultivation and solicitation; as well as having the ability to identify, write and manage grants.
Graduate Microcredential Requirements The total number of credit hours required for a graduate microcredential may vary by academic discipline but must require a minimum of 1 credit hour and not more than 8 credit hours. At least 50% of the microcredential requirements must be earned at USI. Coursework taken more than 7 years before the microcredential is awarded cannot be applied, unless a Petition to Validate an Expired Graduate Course has been approved. Microcredentials may be stand-alone or linked to an existing degree program. A microcredential, therefore, may be embedded within a larger degree program and stacked with other microcredentials and certificates toward a degree (i.e. master’s) program. Academic departments may determine whether coursework taken to complete a microcredential can also be applied to a degree program. Students earning a graduate microcredential are not eligible to participate in commencement exercises, but the credential will be added to their official transcript record.
Required Courses (6 hours)
Course Name	Credits:	Term Taken	Grade	Gen Ed
PA 631 - Fundraising and Volunteer Administration Term(s) Offered:	Credits: 3
PA 684 - Grant Writing Term(s) Offered:	Credits: 3
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Bulletin: 2025-2026 Graduate Bulletin Program: Fundraising Microcredential Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Fundraising Microcredential

Graduate Study at USI >> College of Liberal Arts

6 Credit hours

The microcredential in fundraising is comprised of two course (six hours) from the graduate public administration curriculum. Students who earn the graduate microcredential in fundraising will be qualified to earn entry and mid-career jobs in resource development having gained skills in donor identification, cultivation and solicitation; as well as having the ability to identify, write and manage grants.

Graduate Microcredential Requirements

The total number of credit hours required for a graduate microcredential may vary by academic discipline but must require a minimum of 1 credit hour and not more than 8 credit hours.
At least 50% of the microcredential requirements must be earned at USI.
Coursework taken more than 7 years before the microcredential is awarded cannot be applied, unless a Petition to Validate an Expired Graduate Course has been approved.
Microcredentials may be stand-alone or linked to an existing degree program. A microcredential, therefore, may be embedded within a larger degree program and stacked with other microcredentials and certificates toward a degree (i.e. master’s) program. Academic departments may determine whether coursework taken to complete a microcredential can also be applied to a degree program.
Students earning a graduate microcredential are not eligible to participate in commencement exercises, but the credential will be added to their official transcript record.

Required Courses (6 hours)

Course Name

Credits:

Term Taken

Grade

Gen Ed

PA 631 - Fundraising and Volunteer Administration
Term(s) Offered:

Credits: 3

PA 684 - Grant Writing
Term(s) Offered:

Credits: 3

Notes: