Undergraduate Certificate Program in Hospitality & Tourism Management

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Undergraduate Certificate Program in Hospitality & Tourism Management

with Academic Internship at
Walt Disney World Resort

Overview
The University of Central Florida’s (UCF) Rosen College of Hospitality Management, working with Walt Disney World Resort, offers an intensive six-month Undergraduate Certificate Program in Hospitality & Tourism Management for international students who are currently enrolled in hospitality, tourism or business related programs in UCF’s international partnership universities (IPU). Students will take academic courses at the Rosen College and participate in an academic internship through the Disney International College Program at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida, U.S.A.

The program offers you the thrill of working with a globally recognized hospitality brand – the Walt Disney World Resort – while earning a certificate from one of the top hospitality institutions in the world, the Rosen College of Hospitality Management. Students will earn 12 credit hours toward graduation at their home institution: 9 from course work and 3 from successfully completing the academic internship at the Walt Disney World Resort.

Visit the In This Section link at the top of this page for information on Admissions, Curriculum and Program Costs.

Important Dates*

early June 2023 (exact date TBA) Application Deadline
late June 2023 (exact date TBA) Virtual Interviews with UCF Rosen College
July 2023 (exact date TBA) In-Person Interviews with Walt Disney World

 *Update: After a three year pause due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, our Disney Program is set to resume recruitment in summer 2023. The program will get underway in January 2024. We are excited to welcome students back to the Disney Program.

Contact

Dr. Youcheng Wang
Dean
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
University of Central Florida
9907 Universal Blvd
Orlando, FL 32819
Phone: +1 407 903 8011
Email: Youcheng.Wang@ucf.edu

A Look Back at Past Cohorts

We said goodbye to the 2019 Disney Cohort on June 12. Find out about their experiences at Disney and UCF Rosen College.

We welcomed the 2019 Disney Cohort on January 22. Learn more HERE.

Find out more about the adventurous  students in the 2018 Disney Cohort HERE.

Read about the 2017 Experience from Start to Finish.