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The mission of the EXCEL program is to increase student success in the first two years of their college career in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline. To accomplish this mission EXCEL offers the following benefits to EXCEL participants.
  • 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.

(*) If you receive a contract from Housing, EXCEL will coordinate with Housing to place you with other EXCEL students at the NIKE building facility

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Application Information

  • The application is now open. Click here to apply
  • We are currently operating on a rolling admission basis and are reviewing the applicant pool. The EXCEL Admissions Committee will have it's first meeting on Jan. 22, 2010. Students are notified via email.

  • You do not need to be admitted 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://emp.sdes.ucf.edu

Attention New EXCEL Students
You are invited to the EXCEL Welcome Party!!
When: Saturday, August 22, 2009
Sign in begins at 3:30 p.m., program begins at 4:00 p.m.
Where: Harris Corporation Engineering Center (HEC) Atrium Lobby
http://campusmap.ucf.edu
Dinner will be provided.
RSVP Now!

Orientation Services
All students need to attend orientation. The EXCEL orientation is July 8 & 9, 2009. If you are a summer admit you need to attend one of the summer orientations. You are however welcome to attend the EXCEL presentation on July 8th at 3:00 in the Student Union, Key West Ballroom (218).

EXCEL Housing Facebook
Looking for an EXCEL room mate? Check out the EXCEL Room Mate Search group on facebook. After you have logged into facebook, simply search for EXCEL Room Mate Search to access the group.

Computer Recommendations
Visit the UCF Computer Store computer recommendation page if you are thinking about purchasing a computer.

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