SPANISH FOR THE LEGAL WORLD
Certificate Program
Language for justice. Skills for the legal world.
A 15-credit interdisciplinary certificate for UCF degree-seeking students
5 COURSES
CAREER-READY
Build bilingual skills for law, advocacy, and public service
Connect advanced Spanish communication with essential legal knowledge. Develop culturally responsive skills for legal and community settings through Arts and Humanities and the College of Community Innovation and Education.
YOUR 5-COURSE PATHWAY
3 REQUIRED COURSES | 9 HOURS
PLA 3014
Law and the Legal System
American law, ethics, terminology, legal reasoning, and legal-assistant roles.
SPN 4410
Advanced Spanish Conversation
Advanced communication across professional and academic topics.
SPT 3831
Spanish Legal Translation
Court interpretation and legal translation terminology, procedures, and ethics.
2 RESTRICTED ELECTIVES | 6 HOURS
1. Choose one Legal Studies course
PLA 3306
Criminal Law I
PLA 4020
Law and Society
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.
Independent study or substitute/new courses require director approval.
READY TO LEARN MORE?
PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Rita De Luca Guerriero
Rita. DelucaGuerrie ro@ucf.edu
PROGRAM COLLABORATOR
Francisco J. Fernandez-Rubiera, Ph.D.
Rubiera@ucf.edu
DEPARTMENT OF MODERN LANGUAGES & LITERATURES
(407) 823-2472
SPANISH FOR THE LEGAL WORLD
cah. ucf .edu/languages/
Our Spanish for the Legal World Certificate strives for providing its students with a solid academic foundation through a series of high-quality courses, These courses cover a range of knowledge areas with an interdisciplinary focus in collaboration with two different colleges, the College of Arts and Humanities and the College of Health and Public Affairs.
The courses offered in our program prepare our students to bridge their knowledge across the different areas of Spanish and the key concepts of the legal world, thus facilitating an easy transition from our academic program to the workforce once this certificate is successfully completed.
¡Bienvenido a nuestro programa, y gracias por su interés!
Nuestro Certificado de español para el ámbito legal busca proveer a sus estudiantes una formación académica fuerte y sólida a través de cursos de máxima calidad, los cuales abarcan diversos conocimientos con un enfoque multidisciplinar a través de la colaboración de dos Facultades, como son la Facultad de Artes y Humanidades y la Facultad de Salud y Asuntos Públicos.
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 jurídico, 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.
