1. Presenter: Colleen Scott

2. Share Information: UCF DiRECTCONNECT To UCF Questions

3.  Celebrating 50 th Anniversary  Largest University in Florida  UCF is the 2 nd largest university in the United States  Top 3 Majors: No. 1 Psychology, 2 nd -Nursing, 3 rd -Finance  Fall 2014 Enrollment: 60,810

4.  Orlando and 9 Regional Campus ◦ Cocoa ◦ Daytona Beach ◦ Leesburg ◦ Ocala ◦ Palm Bay ◦ Sanford/Lake Mary ◦ South Lake ◦ Valencia Osceola ◦ Valencia West

5. LEESBURG  Applied Science  Elementary Education  Health Services Administration  History, BA.  Interdisciplinary Studies  Nursing (Concurrent)  Nursing (R.N. to B.S.N.)  Political Science  Religion & Cultural Studies  Social Sciences  Technical Education and Industry Training SOUTH LAKE  Applied Science  Business Administration  Elementary Education  Health Services Administration  History, BA.  Interdisciplinary Studies  Nursing (R.N. to B.S.N.)  Political Science  Religion & Cultural Studies  Social Sciences  Sports & Exercise Science  Technical Education and Industry Training

6.  Average Freshman ◦ ACT-27.4 ◦ SAT-1256 ◦ GPA: 3.92 ◦ Foreign Language  Fall 2014 Freshman Applicants ◦ Submitted – 24,511 ◦ Accepted – 10,692

7.  Accepts more state college transfer students than any university in Florida  More than half of UCF’s bachelor’s degrees are awarded to state or community college transfer students

9. PURPOSE  Provides the opportunity for local Central Florida students to attend UCF  Helps students prepare for bachelor’s degree program while attending one of the participating Central Florida community or state college

10. DiRECTCONNECT  Guaranteed admission to UCF  Attend one of UCFs 10 locations  UCF and state or community college team- up  Students meet periodically with advisors who help student create a four-year academic plan. 2+2  Guarantees admission to one of Florida’s 12 state universities  Does not guarantee the university of student’s choice.

12. PROMISE:  DirectConnect to UCF guarantees students admission to UCF after earning an associate’s degree at a participating state college.  PROCESS: Easy & Worry-Free

13. WHO’S ELIGIBLE  High School Students  State College Students  Students with an Associate’s Degree DEGREE REQUIREMENTS  Completion of Associate’s Degree ENC1101 & ENC1102 Two College Level Math Foreign Language

14.  15 CREDIT HOURS (Initial Academic Plan) ◦ Schedule an appointment to meet with LSSC Academic Advisor ◦ Schedule an appointment to meet with DiRECTCONNECT to UCF Advisor  30 CREDIT HOURS (Confirm Academic & Career Plan) ◦ Follow-up meeting with LSSC & DiRECTCONNECT Advisors

15.  45 CREDIT HOURS EARNED (Graduation Plan & Application Process) ◦ Meet with your LSSC Academic Advisor to in preparation to apply for graduation. ◦ Meet with your DiRECTCONNECT to UCF Advisor to finalize your transfer plan to UCF. ◦ Complete online UCF APPLICATION

16. BENEFITS Guaranteed admission to UCF Joint team academic and career planning Work on associate’s degree while starting preparation process for bachelor’s degree Smooth transition to UCF

17. QUESTIONS & ANSWERS THANK YOU