Transfer Viewbook 2014-2015

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UNIV E RS IT Y

O F

C E N T RA L

F LO R I DA

THIS IS UCF

2014-2015

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ORLANDO, FLORIDA

UCF CREED INTEGRITY SCHOLARSHIP COMMUNITY CREATIVITY EXCELLENCE

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WELCOME UCF

is a major metropolitan research university in a dynamic city that is known worldwide for its entertainment and hospitality. But there are many more reasons for you to become a UCF Knight.

UCF offers nationally and internationally recognized programs in engineering, simulation, education, medicine, hospitality management, film and media, and other fields. Our many partnerships with governments and industries result in unique facilities and special opportunities for internships, cooperative education experiences, service-learning courses, and, ultimately, high-wage jobs upon graduation.

Our diverse student body draws from every state and 148 countries. But UCF students share common interests in growing intellectually, gaining hands-on field experiences, participating in technologically advanced classrooms, and engaging in clubs, organizations, and community service projects. Our faculty members are award-winning teachers. They support undergraduate student research in many fields and are internationally known scholars.

I hope that this viewbook will help you discover how UCF stands for opportunity for you. Enjoy our inviting campus.

Cordially yours,

John C. Hitt, President

U N I V E R S I T Y of C E N T R A L F L O R I D A

THIS IS UCF

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ountless options for academic achievement. Lots of opportunities to meet people and make friends. A variety of ways and places to have fun. Being at UCF puts you in the midst of a modern, energetic and diverse environment, where you can explore your passions and be part of something new and exciting. Our warm and sunny location, internship opportunities and extraordinary academics are just a few reasons why 60,000 students attend UCF. ocusing on undergraduate education F We’re committed to connecting our students with the academic support they need to be successful, and we have opportunities for hands-on learning, research, volunteering and paid internships.

Helping you land a job From startups to Fortune 500 companies, our Career Services professionals help students gain work experience in a wide variety of industries.

Putting the world at your fingertips enroll about 1,300 international students We from 148 countries. Many of our curricula include a strong international component and offer study abroad programs in dozens of countries.

Research powerhouse The Office of Undergraduate Research offers paid research positions so that students can work side by side with faculty researchers.

Networking and connections UCF’s partnerships with industry, organizations and Central Florida communities continue to grow. Contacts made as a student often lead to job offers after graduation.

The place for transfer students More than half of UCF’s bachelor’s degrees are awarded to community/state college transfer students, including: • 45 percent of engineering degrees • 37 percent of business degrees • 84 percent of nursing degrees • 69 percent of teaching degrees UCF is also the first university in Florida to have an honor society — Tau Sigma — exclusively for transfer students.

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POINTS OF PRIDE Focuses on research and involves undergraduate students in their fields early

Contributes 210,000 hours of servicelearning and community service per year

Employs the best faculty in the business who are leaders in their fields

Graduates Fulbright, Goldwater, Mellon, Rhodes, Truman and Udall scholars

Partners with industry leaders to increase graduates’ job opportunities

Ranked by the Carnegie Foundation for “very high research activity”

Named a “Best Value” university by The Princeton Review and a “Top Tier National University” by U.S. News & World Report

Winner of conference championships in football, women’s soccer and softball in the inaugural year of the American Athletic Conference

Champions Play Here Baseball Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Cheerleading Women’s Cross Country Football Men’s Golf Women’s Golf Women’s Rowing Men’s Soccer Women’s Soccer Softball Men’s Tennis Women’s Tennis Women’s Track and Field Women’s Volleyball

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TRANSFER TO UCF

UCF offers a variety of resources to help make your transition as smooth as possible.

TRANSFER AND TRANSITION SERVICES

transfer.sdes.ucf.edu • 407.823.2231 Transferring to a new college can be exciting and stressful. Making sure you are on the right academic track and acclimating to a different campus and professors takes time. That’s where Transfer and Transition Services (TTS) can help. TTS helps with pre-admission, transition advising and connections to the campus community through a strong peer mentor program.

HOUSING

housing.ucf.edu As a transfer student, you can live on campus at The Towers at Knights Plaza or the Nike, Hercules or Neptune communities. UCF offers off-campus housing at NorthView and university-affiliated housing at Knights Circle and The Pointe at Central. Hospitality majors can choose to live at the Rosen College Apartments — located in the heart of Orlando’s world-famous tourism industry.

Free on-campus shuttle service and convenient public transportation are available to get you to and from campus.

REGIONAL CAMPUSES

regionalcampuses.ucf.edu UCF extends the quality of education offered at UCF’s Orlando campus and brings it directly to many communities.

Regional campus locations allow you to transfer your Florida A.A. or articulated A.S. degree toward upperdivision programs at any of the locations below: UCF Altamonte Springs

UCF Palm Bay

UCF Cocoa

UCF Sanford/Lake Mary

UCF Daytona Beach

UCF South Lake

UCF Leesburg

UCF Valencia Osceola

UCF Ocala

UCF Valencia West

DIRECTCONNECT TO UCF

directconnecttoucf.com With DirectConnect to UCF, students and graduates of Eastern Florida State College, Lake-Sumter State College, Seminole State College and Valencia College have guaranteed admission to UCF.* DirectConnect to UCF benefits include: Assistance with the admission and enrollment processes Convenient locations Personalized academic advising Student services, activities and events * Consistent with community/state college and university policy.

Limited- and restricted-access programs may require an additional admission process.

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THE

MAJORS GENERAL PROGRAMS

»» Accounting »» Advertising–Public Relations

»» Aerospace Engineering »» Anthropology »» Applied Science »» Architecture Students participate in fieldwork in exotic locales »» Art such as Egypt, Belize, »» Art Education Peru, Mexico and Bolivia. »» Athletic Training »» Biology »» Biomedical Sciences »» Biotechnology »» Business Administration »» Chemistry »» Civil Engineering »» Communication Sciences and Disorders

»» Computer Engineering »» Computer Science »» Construction Engineering »» Criminal Justice »» Digital Media A team of students won 2014 Raytheon »» Early Childhood the National Collegiate Cyber Development and Education

Defense Championship.

»» Finance »» Forensic Science »» French »» General Business »» Health Informatics and

»» Health Sciences/Pre-clinical

»» Physics »» Political Science »» Psychology »» Public Administration »» Radio-Television »» Real Estate »» Religion and Cultural

»» Health Services

»» Restaurant and Foodservice

Information Management Track

Administration

Our Mediterranean resort-style campus is the largest facility ever built for hospitality management education.

»» History »» Hospitality Management »» Human Communication »» Humanities and Cultural Studies

»» Industrial Engineering »» Information Technology »» Interdisciplinary Studies »» International and Global Studies

»» Journalism »» Latin American Studies »» Legal Studies »» Management »» Marketing »» Mathematics »» Mathematics Education »» Mechanical Engineering »» Medical Laboratory

»» Economics »» Electrical Engineering Sciences The student jazz band has »» Elementary Education had four records on the » » Music Jazz Week charts. »» English Graduates have » » Music Education »» English Language premiered films at festivals such as »» Nursing Arts Education Sundance and inked »» Philosophy distribution deals »» Environmental with major studios.

Engineering »» Photography »» Event Management »» Photonic Science and Engineering »» Film

Studies

Management

»» Science Education »» Social Science Education »» Social Sciences »» Social Work »» Sociology »» Spanish »» Sport and Exercise Science »» Statistics »» Technical Education and Industry Training

»» Theatre »» Theatre Studies »» World Languages Education

»» Writing and Rhetoric PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS

»» Pre-chiropractic »» Pre-dental »» Pre-law »» Pre-medical »» Pre-optometry »» Pre-osteopathy »» Pre-pharmacy »» Pre-podiatry »» Pre-veterinary

12 Colleges Arts and Humanities Burnett Honors Business Administration Education and Human Performance Engineering and Computer Science Graduate Studies Health and Public Affairs Medicine Nursing Optics and Photonics

Rosen College of Hospitality Management Sciences

We’ve Got Spirit Spirit Splash is an enduring Homecoming tradition at UCF and the one time when students enter the Reflecting Pond. Here Knightro reaches out to a UCF student.

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ADMISSIONS

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e encourage transfer students to apply as early as possible, as space is limited. By applying early, students may benefit from scholarship and housing availability, as well as a faster response time.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online at admissions.ucf.edu. Be sure to submit the signature page and residency affidavit along with the nonrefundable $30 application fee.

WHEN TO APPLY

Students can apply to UCF before they have received an A.A. or articulated A.S. degree. Applying one semester prior to your planned entry term will ease your transition, may provide you with an earlier decision, and will give you plenty of time to pursue registration, housing and financial aid opportunities.

TRANSFER APPLICATION DEADLINE

Fall: July 1 Spring: Nov. 1 Summer: March 1 TRANSFER ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Admission is offered on a space-available basis, so apply early. UCF operates on rolling admissions. Students are typically notified of a decision within two to four weeks from the completion of their application. Applicants with less than 60 hours of completed college course work must submit official high school transcripts, SAT or ACT scores, and all college transcripts. (If an applicant has less than 60 hours of completed college course work, UCF freshman eligibility requirements must also be met.)

Applicants with 60 or more semester hours of completed college course work must meet English and math requirements and fulfill the foreign language admissions requirement. After applying for admission, students who have earned an A.A. or articulated A.S. degree from a Florida public community/state college or university need only submit transcripts from each college attended. Students completing one of these degrees should apply one semester before their degree is awarded.

GPA REQUIREMENTS*

All transfer applicants must be in good academic standing at their home institution. Transfer applicants should have a minimum 2.0 GPA to be considered for admission. A higher GPA is strongly recommended to be competitive in our applicant pool. You must also have two years of one foreign language from high school or eight semester hours of college-level foreign language.

Your overall academic GPA will be recalculated

by UCF on all previous course work. In calculating this GPA, UCF recognizes a plus or minus grading system. Grade forgiveness is honored only if it has been awarded as part of an A.A. degree (or recognized A.S. degree program) from a Florida public community/state college or university.

Some programs at UCF are designated as “limited access” or “restricted access.” Selective admission criteria are used to determine a student’s admissibility into these programs, and an additional application may be required.

After you have been offered admission, you will receive a transfer summary report of accepted transfer credits. You must attend a one-day orientation program where you will meet with an academic adviser who will review your transferred course work and help you schedule classes. * Meeting minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

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FINANCIAL

ASSISTANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS More than $400 million in merit- and need-based assistance is awarded annually to UCF students. You must be admitted before being considered for financial assistance.

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All students must file or renew the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to be considered for aid. Begin the financial aid application process in January and apply by the March 1 deadline. A number of scholarships are available to transfer students who have earned an A.A. degree from a Florida public community/state college. You can access scholarship and financial aid information at finaid.ucf.edu and admissions.ucf.edu/cost.

APPROXIMATE ANNUAL TUITION AND FEES, ROOM AND BOARD, AND BOOKS*

Florida Resident

Non-Florida Resident

Tuition & Fees

$

6,353

$

23,095

Room & Board

$

9,758

$

9,758

Books (estimate)

$ 1,146

$ 1,146

Est. Annual Cost

$

$

17,257

33,999

*B ased upon 30 credit hours, standard room and meal plan for the 2014-15 academic year.

VISIT US

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eeing the campus and experiencing UCF is the best way to know if it’s the right place for you. We highly recommend you visit UCF before you apply.

Learn more about the university and get your questions answered by admissions representatives and current students who are here to help you. Register for the Campus Visit Experience or a Knight for a Day Open House event at admissions.ucf.edu/visit.

TRANSFER TO BE A KNIGHT

Transferring to UCF can be a smooth process for students, but it starts with preparation.

That’s why we’re offering Transfer to Be a Knight, an information session for transfer students.

To learn about the application process, transcript and credit review, advising and support services, and mentorships, join representatives from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Transfer and Transition Services Office from 4–6 p.m. on select Thursdays.

For more information and to register, visit admissions.ucf.edu/transferknights.

CAMPUS VISIT EXPERIENCE

• Offered year-round Monday–Friday at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. (except holidays) • Campus visits begin with an information session at the Duke Energy UCF Welcome Center, followed by a 90-minute walking tour of the campus • After the tour, you may preview our residence halls Monday–Friday at noon and 4 p.m.

KNIGHT FOR A DAY OPEN HOUSE

• Comprehensive, full-day Saturday events that introduce students and parents to the campus community • Learn about the application process, academic programs, student life and financial aid Dates for Open Houses: Sept. 13, 2014 Oct. 4, 2014 Nov. 8, 2014 Jan. 24, 2015

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