• The feeling of a small college experience (200 EXCEL students will be recruited every year) while they pursue a STEM degree in a large college (UCF has currently 50,000 students),
• On-campus housing(*) - Students who apply for on-campus housing through the UCF Housing Office and receive a housing agreement will be placed in the EXCEL housing block if they wish.
• Priority Scheduling for the Common EXCEL courses,
• An EXCEL Center, dedicated to the tutoring needs of the EXCEL students where free math and science tutoring will be provided,
• An EXCEL Academic Advisor to assist in the planning of academic schedule who will reside in the EXCEL Center,
• A paid undergraduate research experience in the spring semester of the sophomore year which will be supervised by EXCEL faculty and will lead to other rewarding experiences at UCF (e.g., RAMP, McNair programs),
• The creation of a UCF-EXCEL learning community consisting of the UCF-EXCEL students, at least 20 dedicated UCF-EXCEL faculty in a variety of STEM disciplines and UCF staff affiliated with a number of UCF support resources currently present at UCF.

Latest News

• Workshop: Finding Research Literature--November 18, 2009
  A workshop entitled Finding Research Literature will be presented by the UCF Library on November 18, 2009 from 4 to 5:30 PM in Room 235C of the Libr [...]
• Workshop: Getting Started with Undergraduate Research...November 17, 2009
  Want to get involved in research? This workshop will discuss how to expand your academic experience through undergraduate research. Date: November 17 [...]
• Public Talk: String Theory & The Quantum Universe, Nov. 19, '09 CL 309, 5-6 PM
  http://heplectures.physics.ucf.edu/publictalks/ShiuFall2009.pdf Title: String Theory & The Quantum UniverseSpeaker: Gary Shiu Location and Time: [...]
• National Conference on Undergraduate Research--Abstracts due December 4, 2009
  The National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) is dedicated to promoting undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity in all f [...]
• Virtual Reality Fires Up Research Efforts At UCF
  Virtual reality is a hypothetical three-dimensional visual world created by a computer.Virtual reality is widely used in video games and military trai [...]
• Travel Awards Available for Students Presenting Papers at Conferences
  The Office of Undergraduate Research has travel awards for students planning to present their work at conferences, workshops or showcases. Up to $300 [...]
• New Academic Success Workshops Available This Semester From SARC
  Student Academic Resource CenterFall 2009 Academic Success Workshop SeriesFor more information please call SARC at 407-823-5130 or visit our website a [...]
• Co-Op Position for Junior or Senior!
  Announcing Co-Op Position :   An international research and engineering company that provides cutting-edge engineering and software solutions t [...]
• 2009 EXCEL Students Persistence Challenge
  A+A=$  It's simple math......   A's are worth more both to your GPA and now to your wallet.  The EXCEL program, with the assi [...]
• Nike Community EXCEL Center Annex Open!
  ANNOUNCING!!!    The EXCEL Center (Lab) "annex" will open for business on Monday, August 31, 2009.   This EXCEL annex [...]
• Free Workshops on Getting Started in Undergraduate Research
  There are several workshops on getting started in undergraduate research coming up in the next few weeks. These workshops are free and no RSVP is requ [...]
• EXCEL students recognized at Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence
  EXCEL would like to congratulate those students who participated in this year's Showcase of Undergraduate Research Excellence on April 2, 2009. The sh [...]

Application Information

• The application is now open. Click here to apply
• You do not need to be accepted to UCF in order to apply to EXCEL. However, applications will not be reviewed until UCF has made an admission decision.
• EXCEL can only accept SAT scores. ACT Scores can not be submitted.
• All applicants must take the Math PLACEment Test regardless of previous math courses. Math Placement Test: http://mathplacement.sdes.ucf.edu

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