Requirements for Graduation

Students must fulfill both the requirements for a major and University requirements to receive a bachelor's degree from the University of Central Florida. The student must:

• Fulfill the requirements for the chosen major;
• Earn a minimum of 120 unduplicated semester hours with at least a "C" average (2.0 GPA) for all UCF course work attempted. Some majors require more than 120 hours;
• Earn at least 48 of these 120 semester hours in 3000-level courses or above (upper-division);
• Earn a minimum of 30 of their last 36 hours in regular courses at UCF. Credit by examination may not be used to satisfy this requirement;
• Earn a minimum of 25% of the total hours required for the degree in residence at UCF. For programs that require the minimum of 120 total hours, residency will be 30 hours. For programs that exceed 120 hours, the specific residency requirement increases proportionally and is listed with the requirements for the specific degree program;
• Earn a minimum of 60 semester hours after CLEP credit has been awarded;
• Apply no more than 45 semester hours in any combination of extension, correspondence, CLEP, University Credit by Examination and Armed Forces credits toward an undergraduate degree;
• Fulfill the General Education Program requirements;
• Fulfill the Gordon Rule requirements;
• Fulfill the Foreign Language requirements as defined elsewhere in this section;
• Fulfill the CLAST requirement;
• Earn a minimum of nine semester hours during Summer terms, if applicable; and,
• Be registered at UCF during the semester of graduation.

Degrees Awarded Posthumously

Students will be considered for posthumous degrees by the Commencement and Convocations Committee if they are in good academic standing at the time of their death, have a 2.0 GPA or better, are within at least 15 semester hours of completion of all requirements or are in the final term of completion of all their requirements.

Choice of Catalog (Catalog Year) and Continuous Enrollment

A student must graduate under the provisions of any UCF Undergraduate Catalog in effect since the student began continuous enrollment at UCF. New Catalog policies and requirements take effect with the Summer term. A student transferring from Florida public community colleges or state universities may use the UCF Undergraduate Catalog in effect at the time he or she began the most recent period of continuous enrollment in academic good standing at any of the Florida public institutions.

Continuous enrollment is defined as being enrolled in classes without a break of two or more consecutive regular semesters/terms (i.e., Fall and Spring, or Spring, Summer, and Fall). Continuous enrollment is automatically broken when a student moves from one transfer institution to another following academic disqualification or exclusion.

Students who change majors between different colleges (including the Rosen College of Hospitality Management) must adopt the most current catalog. Additional information is included in the program descriptions. Students pursuing a single degree (including double majors and/or minors) must use a single catalog and cannot use a combination of catalogs for graduation. In cases when required courses are no longer taught by the University, the appropriate department, college, or Academic Services (MH 210) may designate a reasonable substitute. If a student desires to change the catalog for graduation, the student should first discuss with the advisors how such a change would affect University, college, and major requirements. If a student decides to request a change, he or she must submit a "Catalog Year Change Request Form" to the Registrar's Office (MH 161). This form is available at the Registrar's Office at (407) 823-3000 or online at http://registrar.ucf.edu.