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The Office of Transfer and Transition Services provides information, referrals, advocacy activities, and major exploration support to enhance students' opportunities for strong academic preparation, a smooth transition to the University of Central Florida, and successful progress toward graduation. We provide these services to transfer and transitioning undergraduate students through pre-admission and transition advising; coordination of articulation agreements with community college, university, and other school partners; and through publications and other communications for all constituents.
This office provides the following services for students:
- Student information and advising HOTLINE, (407) 823-5959
- Web site for transfer students
- Knight Quest, a guide for transfer students
- Peer Mentors who provide transfer assistance: pre-admission advisement on majors, prerequisites, course equivalencies, foreign language requirements, critical dates and deadlines, assistance at Orientation
- Advising and resources for transfer students who are undecided, undeclared, or changing majors
- Workshops for students and student groups
- Assistance and advocacy for transfer students experiencing problems at the university
- Transition advising for FTICs with 45+ credit hours; currently enrolled undeclared sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and internal transfers (not admitted to limited access programs, changing majors)
This office provides the following services for community college advisors and counselors:
- Advisor HOTLINE, SUNCOM 345-2231 or (407) 823-2231
- Web site for community college advisors and counselors
- Knight Watch, an on-line newsletter for community college advisors and counselors; provides current university and advising information
- Electronic updates for counselors and advisors
- The UCF Transfer Student Counseling Manual
- Regional advisor and counselor workshops
- Campus visits and community college advisor and counselor updates
- Transfer workshops on individual campuses of requesting institutions
In addition, the Office of Transfer and Transition Services provides the following services:
- Articulation agreements for academic programs of study, courses, dual enrollment, early admission, and others as needed
- Access for community college individuals or groups to establish, develop, and facilitate interaction among different levels of the university
- Discipline-specific faculty-to-faculty articulation meetings
- Informational resources (Web site http://transfer.sdes.ucf.edu, UCF transfer publications, catalogs, names and contact information for support services, UCF orientation information) upon request from advisors and counselors or from instructors teaching "College Success" courses
This office remains flexible to serve all students and advisors as individual needs arise. Please do not hesitate to request our services by contacting Charlene A. Stinard, Director; Robert Snow, Program Director of Transition Advising; Jacqueline Jessup, Transfer Advisor; or Lori Perez, Office Manager. |