Community Development
Enrollment Information
Spring 2026 Enrollment Begins: Monday, October 27, 2025, at 8:00 am CT
**Please contact ideacc@ksu.edu for permission to enroll if you are not a student admitted to the IDEA Community Development program.
Planning Your Degree
The master's degree course planner and graduate certificate course planner provide current and future courses that will be offered through IDEA.
Teaching Universities
| KSU | Kansas State University |
| UNL | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| NDSU | North Dakota State University |
Course Offerings
For step-by-step instructions on how to enroll in a course, please visit the KSIS enrollment page.
For course-specific information, please refer to the course information pages.
Spring 2026
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Teaching University |
KSU Course # | Section | KSIS Class # | Title | Start Date | End Date |
| KSU | CDPLN700 | ZA | 13413 | Foundations of Community Development | 1/20/26 | 5/15/26 |
| UNL | CDPLN 705 | ZA | 16793 | Organizing for Community Change | 1/12/26 | 5/8/26 |
| KSU | CDPLN 707 | ZA | 16791 | Evaluation of Organizations & Programs | 1/20/26 | 5/15/26 |
| NDSU | CDPLN 708 | ZA | 16792 | Government, Politics, and Community Development | 1/12/26 | 5/15/26 |
| KSU | CDPLN 725 | ZA | 13415 | Community and Natural Resource Management | 1/20/26 | 5/15/26 |
| KSU | CDPLN 897 | ZA | 16169 | Proposal Writing (*Permission Required) | 1/20/26 | 5/15/26 |
| KSU | CDPLN 899 | ZA | 14362 | Research in CD (*Permission Required) | 1/20/26 | 5/15/26 |
*Please email ideacc@ksu.edu for permission to enroll if the course indicates permission required.
Fall 2025
|
Teaching University |
KSU Course # | Section | KSIS Class # | Title | Start Date | End Date |
| KSU | CDPLN700 | ZA | 13772 | Foundations of Community Development | 8/25/25 | 12/19/25 |
| UNL | CDPLN 702 | ZA | 17568 | Community Engagement | 8/25/25 | 12/19/25 |
| KSU | CDPLN 704 | ZA | 17569 | Community Leadership & Capacity Building | 8/25/25 | 12/19/25 |
| KSU | CDPLN 712 | ZA | 13773 | Sustainable Communities | 8/25/25 | 12/19/25 |
| NDSU | CDPLN 715 | ZA | 13774 | Principles & Strategies of Community Change | 8/25/25 | 12/19/25 |
| UNL | CDPLN 720 | ZA | 13775 | Community & Regional Economic Analysis | 8/25/25 | 12/19/25 |
| KSU | CDPLN 897 | ZA | 17497 | Proposal Writing (*Permission Required) | 8/25/25 | 12/19/25 |
| KSU | CDPLN 899 | ZA | 14735 | Research in CD (*Permission Required) | 8/25/25 | 12/19/25 |
*Please email ideacc@ksu.edu for permission to enroll if the course indicates permission required.