SPANISH FOR SOCIAL WORK
Certificate Program
Connect across cultures. Advocate with purpose.
A 15-credit interdisciplinary certificate for UCF degree-seeking students
5 COURSES
CAREER-READY
Use language to strengthen advocacy and human connection
Connect advanced Spanish communication with essential social-work knowledge. Build culturally responsive skills for serving diverse individuals, families, and communities through Arts and Humanities and the UCF School of Social Work.
YOUR 5-COURSE PATHWAY
3 REQUIRED COURSES | 9 HOURS
SOW 3284
Social Work Perspectives on Social Justice
Professional values, human rights, and justice across social-work practice.
SPN 4410
Advanced Spanish Conversation
Advanced communication across professional and academic topics.
SPT 3800
Spanish Translation
Translation and interpretation for professional written and audio texts.
2 RESTRICTED ELECTIVES | 6 HOURS
1. Choose one Social Work course
SOW 3620
Culturally Competent Social Work Practice
SOW 4794
Social Work with Immigrants and Refugees
2. Choose one Advanced Grammar course
SPN 3344
Advanced Grammar Native Fluency I
SPN 3345
Advanced Grammar Native Fluency II
BEFORE YOU DECLARE
Meet with the program director and officially declare the certificate.
Be a degree-seeking UCF student.
Earn a minimum 2.0 GPA in certificate courses.
Complete all 15 hours at UCF in participating departments.
Credit by exam, including TSD or military credit, cannot apply.
READY TO LEARN MORE?
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Mónica Montalvo
Maria.Montalvo@ucf.edu
PROGRAM COLLABORATOR
Francisco J. Fernández-Rubiera, Ph.D.
Rubiera@ucf.edu
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES
(407) 823-2472
SPANISH FOR SOCIAL WORK
cah.ucf.edu/languages/
Our strives for providing its students with a strong and solid academic formation through a series of high-quality courses related to social work, clinical services, counseling and therapy, behavioral rehabilitation, victim assistance, community development, gerontology, and services to the needy, with an interdisciplinary focus with the collaboration of two different colleges, the College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Health Professions and Sciences.
The courses offered in our program prepare our students to bridge their knowledge across the different areas of Spanish and the key concepts of social work, thus facilitating an easy transition from our academic program to the workforce once this certificate is successfully completed.
¡Bienvenid@ a nuestro programa, y gracias por su interés!
Nuestro Certificado de español para trabajo social busca proveer a sus estudiantes una formación académica fuerte y sólida a través de cursos de máxima calidad relacionados con el trabajo social, servicios clínicos, terapia y asesoramiento, rehabilitación de comportamiento, atención a las víctimas, desarrollo comunitario, gerontología, y servicios a los más necesitados, con un enfoque multidisciplinar a través de la colaboración de dos Facultades, como son la Facultad de Artes y Humanidades y la Facultad de Profesiones de la Salud y Ciencas.
Los diversos cursos ofrecidos en nuestro programa permiten que nuestros estudiantes establezcan una relación entre sus conocimientos en diversas áreas del idioma español y aspectos clave del mundo del trabajo social, permitiendo así una fácil transición desde nuestro programa académico a la plantilla laboral al completar satisfactoriamente este certificado.
Spanish Placement Test
Interested in learning Spanish or improving your skills in this language? Do you have any prior experience with the language, but you don’t know where to start?
As of March 30, 2026, you must take the Spanish Placement Test if you plan to enroll in Spanish at UCF and you have prior experience with the language but have not earned college-level Spanish credit. To enroll in the placement test, or if you are unsure whether you need the exam, please visit the Spanish Placement Test page on the University Testing Center website. The page includes the Spanish Placement Pre-Test Survey and complete details about testing requirements. The results of the survey and your test score will help guide you to the appropriate course level.
Note–You do not need the exam if you have already earned college-level Spanish credit or you have no prior experience and plan to begin in the first-level course.
Requirements
See UCF catalog entry for program requirements.
