The School of Public Administration provides the highest quality undergraduate education for students interested in working in the nonprofit sector. The nonprofit sector includes organizations such as hospitals, churches, foundations, and charities and is one of the fastest growing sectors. The school offers an undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) or a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Nonprofit Management. Students in this program will develop and enhance management skills essential to public and nonprofit organizations such as fundraising, volunteer management, and program planning and evaluation. This program provides opportunities for students to prepare for employment as nonprofit professionals and produces graduates with the management skills and analytical techniques needed for successful careers in nonprofit and related business fields.
Students pursuing a degree in nonprofit management at UCF have the option to participate in a dual degree program. A landmark international partnership allows students to earn two (2) Bachelor’s degrees at the same time within a standard four-year track.
- B.A./B.S. Nonprofit Management from UCF
- B.A. Public Administration from Kaunas University of Technology
- This program track includes one study-abroad semester at KTU in Kaunas, Lithuania
- No additional course load/time requirements
- No additional study-abroad fees outside of standard tuition
Degree Requirements
Core Requirements (27 Credit Hours)
27 - 30 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Students must earn a grade of C- or better in each of the following courses and earn a GPA of 2.5 or better for all courses in this section.
- Complete the following:
- PAD4104 - Administrative Theory (3)
- PAD4144 - Nonprofit Organizations (3)
- PAD4147 - Resource Development in the Nonprofit Sector (3)
- PAD4148 - Volunteer Management (3)
- PAD4153 - Planning and Improvement for Public Organizations (3)
- PAD4204 - Fiscal Management (3)
- PAD4325 - Program Evaluation for Public and Nonprofit Organizations (3)
- PAD4942 - School of Public Administration Internship Orientation (0)
- PAD4941 - Public Administration Internship (3 - 6)
- PAD4934 - Capstone: Nonprofit Leadership Seminar (3)
Concentration Area
18 Total Credits
- Complete all of the following
- Earn at least 18 credits from the following types of courses: • Students must complete 18 credit hours of PAD courses in one of the following concentration areas: o Emergency Management and Homeland Security Minor o Public Administration Minor o Urban and Regional Planning Minor o Public Service Minor
- Sudents must earn a C- or better in each course and meet GPA requirements for the minor as per the catalog.
BA/BS Option (6 Credit Hours)
6 Total Credits
- Earn at least 6 credits from the following types of courses: • Students pursuing the BA degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year in college. ASL I, II can also be used to fulfill this requirement. • Students pursuing the B.S. degree must earn a C- or better in each of the following two upper level courses (courses used to fulfill this category must not be used to satisfy other parts of the degree program): o PAD 3733 - Professional Administrative Writing in the Public Sector Credit Hours: 3 o PAD 4720 - Research Methods in Public Administration Credit Hours: 3
Grand Total Credits: 51 - 54
Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements
- Students who change degree programs and select this major must adopt the most current catalog.
- Students should complete the General Education Program and the Common Program Prerequisites before transferring within the Florida College System or State University System.
- Students should consult with a departmental advisor on a regular basis.
- No transfer course will be accepted with a grade lower than a "C-".
- The courses designated in General Education and Common Program Prerequisites should usually be completed in the first 60 hours.
- The students must attain a minimum grade of "C-" (1.75) in all Common Program Prerequisite courses, Core Requirements, Concentration Requirements, and BS Requirements.
- Students must earn a 2.5 GPA Core Requirements in order to graduate.
Foreign Language Requirements
Admissions
Graduation
- Students pursuing a B.A. degree must demonstrate proficiency in a foreign language equivalent to one year at college level. Proficiency equivalent to two semesters of college instruction in a foreign language or in American Sign Language (ASL). Standardized examinations for foreign languages may be used. ASL proficiency is met by successful completion of ASL 2140 and ASL 2150 or an appropriate score on the ASL proficiency exam. Contact the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (https://healthprofessions.ucf.edu/csd/) regarding the ASL proficiency examination.
Electives
- If students need additional credit hours in order to meet the 120 credit hour graduation requirement, additional electives can be taken from other allied supporting fields.
- Upon completion of general education, common program pre-req’s, required core, BS required courses (or BA required foreign language), students may still need electives to reach the minimum overall credit hour requirement to be eligible for graduation. Students needing additional electives are encouraged to declare a 2nd minor, or certificate to fulfill the needed electives. Courses or additional minor/certificate should be selected with the assistance of an advisor.
Additional Requirements
Departmental Exit Requirements
- The students must attain a minimum grade of "C-" (1.75) in all Common Program Prerequisites courses, Core Requirements, Concentration Requirements, and BS Requirements.
- Students must earn a 2.5 GPA in the Core section in order to graduate.
- At least 27 hours used in the major must be earned at UCF within the School of Public Administration.
- No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
University Minimum Exit Requirements
- A 2.0 UCF GPA
- 42 semester hours of upper division credit completed
- 60 semester hours earned after CLEP awarded
- 30 of the last 39 hours of course work must be completed in residency at UCF.
- A maximum of 45 hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam, and Armed Forces credits permitted.
- Complete the General Education Program, the Gordon Rule, and nine hours of Summer credit.
- Total Undergraduate Credit Hours Required: 120
Additional Information
Honors In Major
- Admission: Applications to the Honors in the Major program must be approved by the Associate Dean of the Honors College and a Faculty Advisor in the School of Public Administration.
Related Programs
- Business Administration
- Criminal Justice (B.A. or B.S.)
- Health Services Administration (B.S.)
- Legal Studies (B.A. or B.S.)
- Public Administration (B.A. or B.S.)
- Social Work (B.S.W.)
Certificates
Related Minors
- Criminal Justice Minor
- Diversity and Social Inequality Minor
- Emergency Management and Homeland Security Minor
- Global Peace and Security Studies Minor
- Health Services Administration Minor
- Human Services Minor
- Legal Studies Minor
- Urban and Regional Planning Minor
- Writing and Rhetoric Minor
Advising Notes
- Orientation and advising are two of the most valuable tools that a student can make use of when transferring to UCF. Be sure that you take advantage of both.
- Students are urged to have access to a personal computer, modem, and appropriate software to interact with the University and professors.
Transfer Notes
- Florida College System students are advised to complete the Associate of Arts degree, to include the general education requirements and the common program prerequisites.
- Lower division courses do not substitute for upper division courses.
- Courses transferred from private and out-of-state schools must be formally evaluated for equivalency credit. The student must provide a course syllabus and any additional supporting documentation with his/her petition for this evaluation.
- Common Program Prerequisites for the State University System for the School of Public Administration programs include ECO 2013 - Principles of Macroeconomics or ECO 2023 - Principles of Microeconomics.
- Subject to the general grade and residence requirements, credit will be granted for transferred course work equivalent to that required in the Nonprofit Management program. Only grades of "C" (2.0) or higher transfer into the program and students must have a "C" (2.0) or better in each common program prerequisites class.
Acceptable Substitutes for Transfer Courses
Program Academic Learning Compacts
- Program Academic Learning Compacts (student learning outcomes) for undergraduate programs are located at: http://www.oeas.ucf.edu/alc/academic_learning_compacts.htm
