College of Health and Public Affairs

AMERICAN HUMANICS: Minor
American Humanics Minor with National Certificate

E-mail: ahminor@mail.ucf.edu
Campus Director: Stephanie Krick, MPA, ABD, 407-823-0661

The American Humanics Minor at the University of Central Florida will provide interdisciplinary classroom experience and experiential learning opportunities for students and community residents planning a career as a nonprofit professional working with America’s youth and families. This minor will result in a National Certification in American Humanics Academic Program. Requirements for the minor are the same as for national certification.

(18 hrs)
Credit Hour Requirements
(6 hrs)
Required Courses
PAD 3931American Humanics Human Service Workshop
(1 credit repeated three semesters)		3 hrs
PAD 4948American Humanics Internship3 hrs

internship within other programs may be accepted with prior approval of American Humanics advisor.

Students can earn the remaining 12 credit hours by pursuing either the Generalist Emphasis or the Public Affairs Emphasis. The requirements for each are as follows:

Generalist Emphasis

(12 hrs)
Restricted Electives

Choose at least one course from each of the following four groups.

3 hrs
Group I: General Nonprofit Management, Volunteerism and Human Development
EDG 4941 Directed Field Experience
PAD 4144 Nonprofit Organizations
PAD 4148 Volunteer Management
*SOW 3203 Social Welfare and Community Resources
*SOW 3104 Assessing I - Human Development
DEP 2004 Developmental Psychology
PPE 3003 Personality Theory
DEP 3464 Psychology of Aging
3/4 hrs
Group II: Planning & Evaluation and Human Resource Development
PAD 4144 Nonprofit Organizations 3 hrs
PAD 4153 Strategic Planning & Implementation 3 hrs
PAD 4325 Program Evaluation for the Public and Nonprofit Organizations 3 hrs
PAD 4414 Human Resource Management 3 hrs
*SOW 3401 Social Work Research Methods 3 hrs
MAN 3025 Management of Organizations 4 hrs
MAN 3301 Human Resource Management 3 hrs
MAN 4101 Human Relations in Management 3 hrs
MAN 4320 Human Resources, Recruitment & Selection 3 hrs
3/4 hrs
Group III: Communication & Marketing
PAD 4144 Nonprofit Organizations 3 hrs
*SOW 3352 Practice II: Interpersonal Skills 3 hrs
COM 3110 Business & Professional Communications 3 hrs
GEB 3031 The Cornerstone Course 4 hrs
MAR 3023 Marketing 4 hrs
MAR 3641 Marketing Intelligence 3 hrs
MAR 4803 Marketing Management 3 hrs
3 hrs
Group IV: Nonprofit Accounting & Financial Management and Fund Raising Principles & Practices.
PAD 4144 Nonprofit Organizations
ACG 2021 Financial Accounting
ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting
PAD 5850 Grant and Contract Management
PAD 4204 Fiscal Management
PAD 4131 Public Sector Project Management
PAD 4147 Resource Development in the Nonprofit Sector

Or


Public Affairs Emphasis

(6 hrs)
Restricted Electives Choose at least two from the following
PAD 4131 Public Sector Project Management
PAD 4144 Non-Profit Organizations
PAD 4147 Resource Development in the Nonprofit Sector
PAD 4204 Fiscal Management
PAD 4325 Program Evaluation for the Public and Non-Profit Organizations
(6 hrs)
Restricted Electives Choose at least two from the following
PAD 4148 Volunteer Management
PAD 4153 Planning and Improvement for Public Organizations
PAD 4223 Public Budgeting
PAD 4253 Community and Economic Development

*Open only to SOW majors

Other Requirements

  • Enrollment in American Humanics Certificate Program through AH program office.
  • Attendance at one national American Humanics Management Institute (additional fees)
  • Membership in UCF American Humanics Student Association