Degree

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science

School

School of Public Administration

Overview

Explore a career in nonprofit management with an undergraduate degree from UCF, the first undergraduate program of its kind in the state. Create a schedule that works for you with face-to-face, mixed-mode and fully online classes. Through courses like volunteer management or resource development, you’ll gain the technical skills and analytic techniques to prepare you for a career as a nonprofit professional.

Program Highlights

  • BA and BS options.
  • Gain hands-on experience through a required internship and capstone course.
  • Many courses can be completed online.
  • Graduates are eligible to sit for the Certified Nonprofit Professional credential.

Curriculum

The undergraduate degree program in nonprofit management is designed to prepare future nonprofit leaders who are competent in volunteer management, board development, fundraising, legal and ethical decision making, and general nonprofit management. Upon graduation, students will be eligible to apply for the Certified Nonprofit Professional credential.

Students must complete 36 credit hours of UCF’s General Education Program, 18 credit hours of upper-division restricted electives and a prerequisite course in economics. Students are also required to complete 27 credit hours of core required courses. In addition, the BS requires 6 credit hours of upper-level PAD courses, while the BA requires students to demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year in college.

For more information on the curriculum, please visit the UCF Undergraduate Catalog.

A review of the behavioral aspects of the administrative process, its impact on organizational goal achievement and on supervisory strategies. Some social and structural pathologies affecting administrative practice.
Prerequisite: PAD 3003 and PAD 3733
Offered in fall and spring
The operations of nonprofit organizations, including working with board of directors, volunteer services, fund-raising and grantsmanship, financial management and marketing.
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in fall and spring
Examination of the development and management of human resources and financial resource development in nonprofit organizations is discussed.
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in fall
Examination of recruitment, selection, training and management of volunteers in nonprofit organizations and the application of management theory.
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in spring
Prepare future leaders for the changing paradigms of the public sector by providing education in a variety of quality related areas.
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in fall
Analysis of methods of securing public funds, the process of budget making, and techniques of management used in managing public funds.
Prerequisite: PAD 3003 and PAD 3733
Offered in fall and spring
To develop an understanding of program evaluation and to apply the process by
developing a program evaluation for a program.
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in spring
Supervised internship for students in the emergency management program. Requires a minimum of 300 hours of service in an emergency management organization. Students may receive credit for an internship a maximum of two times.
Pre-requisite: Must be a junior to take this course.
Offered in fall and spring.
Discussion and activity based course exploring nonprofit competencies to prepare students for management and leadership positions in human services. Service learning activities included.
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in fall and spring
Supervised internship that requires 300 hours of work with a nonprofit organization.
Prerequisite: Junior standing and permission from internship coordinator
Offered in fall and spring

Admissions and Advising

There are no additional requirements for admission into the undergraduate public administration programs beyond admission to UCF. For more information on admission to UCF, visit UCF Undergraduate Admissions.