Degree
School
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.
Prerequisite: PAD 3003 and PAD 3733
Offered in fall and spring
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in fall and spring
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in fall
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in spring
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in fall
Prerequisite: PAD 3003 and PAD 3733
Offered in fall and spring
developing a program evaluation for a program.
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in spring
Pre-requisite: Must be a junior to take this course.
Offered in fall and spring.
Prerequisite: Junior standing
Offered in fall and spring
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.