Program Overview

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Introduction to Graduate Programs

The College of Graduate Studies invites prospective students to learn more about the University of Central Florida (UCF) and its top-ranked graduate programs.

Graduate Programs

UCF offers a variety of graduate programs, including interdisciplinary studies. The Interdisciplinary Studies MA/MS program allows students to design their own degree by selecting two concentration areas from any department at UCF.

Funding

UCF provides various funding opportunities for graduate students, including:

• UCF Graduate Funding
• Seeking Funding
• Graduate Assistantships
• Graduate Fellowships
• Tuition Remission
• Health Insurance
• Presentation Fellowship
• Graduate Assistant Parental Leave

Navigating Your Degree

To navigate their degree, graduate students can utilize the following resources:

• Graduate Programs
• Report an Issue
• Academic Progress
• Thesis and Dissertation Resources
• Graduate Faculty
• Student Services
• Special Leave of Absence
• Administrative Record Changes
• Withdrawals
• Incomplete Grades
• Florida Residency
• Student Handbook
• Commencement and Graduation
• Completing Final Milestones
• Applying to Graduate
• Commencement Ceremony
• Receiving Your Diploma
• Forms and References
• Academic Progress
• Graduate Plan of Study (GPS)
• Graduation
• Residency
• Student Services
• Thesis and Dissertation (ETD)

Graduate Student Life

UCF offers various resources to support graduate student life, including:

• Community and Campus Life
• Graduate Professional Development
• Academic Integrity
• Research and Scholarship
• Graduate Enrichment Mentoring Initiative
• Thesis and Dissertation
• Graduate Student Center
• 3MT (Three Minute Thesis)
• Knights in Focus
• Student Scholar Symposium

Interdisciplinary Programs

UCF offers several interdisciplinary programs, including:

• Interdisciplinary Studies
• Nanotechnology
• Geographic Information Systems Graduate Certificate

Academic Integrity Training

All newly admitted UCF graduate students must complete training designed to create awareness and understanding of fundamental issues related to ethics, academic integrity, and the responsible conduct of research (RCR) in accordance with university guidelines.

Academic Integrity Training Requirements

The required training includes:

• For all graduate students: The online, asynchronous ethics Webcourse, Pressures to Plagiarize.
• For all doctoral students: Two online, synchronous ethics/RCR workshops on Personal & Professional Integrity and Ethics & Research Integrity.

Ethics Workshop Requirements

• Students are strongly encouraged to take these workshops in order (Part 1 then Part 2), but they are not required to be completed in order.
• Doctoral students must have workshops completed before they can enter candidacy and enroll in dissertation hours.
• All ethics workshops are held in online format through Zoom and advanced registration is required.
• All participants are required to have their camera on (if possible) and be present for 80 percent of the workshop to receive attendance credit.
• Recording and the use of transcription services during these sessions is prohibited as attendees are expected to be active participants and engage with the content, facilitator, and other attendees.
• If documented accommodations are needed, please email at least 48 hours in advance of a session.

Upcoming Ethics Workshops

Workshop schedules are available, including dates, times, and registration information.

Academic Integrity Training Policy Details

UCF's academic integrity training policy information can be found in the Graduate Catalog under Master's and Doctoral Program Policies. All requirements will be tracked in the student's myUCF Student Center under the To Do list.

Deadlines

• All graduate students must complete the Pressures to Plagiarize Webcourse before the end of their first semester.
• Part 1: Personal and Professional Integrity and Part 2: Ethics and Research Integrity must be completed in the student's first two years (six semesters).

Ethics Workshop Descriptions

• Part 1: Personal and Professional Integrity: This discussion-driven workshop examines the concept of integrity and its role in shaping behaviors and attitudes as individuals.
• Part 2: Ethics and Research Integrity: This workshop focuses on research integrity as an essential attribute of graduate students, in their dual role as student-learners and research leaders.

UCF Center for Ethics

The UCF Center for Ethics aims to cultivate an institutional culture of ethical literacy, including a unified and ongoing conversation about ethics and a habit of practical application around ethics in research, teaching, and partnerships.