Editing University of Central Florida (section)

===Colleges===

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The university houses 13 colleges, which offer 101 [[Bachelor's degree|baccalaureate]] programs, 88 [[Master's degree|master's]] programs, 31 [[Doctorate|doctoral]] programs, three specialist programs, and a professional program (medicine).{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} In addition, 75% of the faculty have doctorate degrees, and 46% have tenure.<ref name="facts_about_ucf"/><ref name="catalog">{{cite web | url=http://www.catalog.sdes.ucf.edu/UCFUGRDCatalog1314.pdf | title=2013–2014 Undergraduate Catalog | publisher=University of Central Florida | year=2013 | access-date=May 25, 2013}}{{dead link|date=January 2017}}</ref> The 13 colleges house 41 separate degree-granting departments and schools.<ref name="catalog"/>

By enrollment, the three largest undergraduate units are the [[University of Central Florida College of Sciences|College of Sciences]], the [[University of Central Florida College of Business Administration|College of Business Administration]], and the [[University of Central Florida College of Health Professions and Sciences|Health Professions and Sciences]].<ref name="facts_about_ucf" /> At the graduate level, the [[University of Central Florida College of Graduate Studies|College of Graduate Studies]] serves as the central administrative unit of graduate education at the university.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.graduate.ucf.edu/article.aspx?id=130 | title=College of Graduate Studies – University of Central Florida | publisher=University of Central Florida College of Graduate Studies | access-date=July 7, 2009 | archive-date=August 31, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831002032/http://www.graduate.ucf.edu/article.aspx?id=130 | url-status=live }}</ref> Graduate students are also students of one of the other 12 colleges at the university. The university is seeking approval for a [[University of Central Florida College of Dental Medicine|College of Dental Medicine]], which would be housed at the Health Sciences Campus in Lake Nona.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2011/05/26/ucf-dental-school-wins-trustees-approval/ |title=UCF dental school wins trustees' approval |date=May 26, 2011 |access-date=May 27, 2011 |work=[[Orlando Sentinel]] |archive-date=May 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110530010141/http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-05-26/features/os-ucf-dental-school-052711-20110526_1_dental-school-dental-program-ucf-plans |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.med.ucf.edu/news/news/2011/may/052711_1/ |title=College of Medicine News Release: UCF Trustees Approve Dental College |date=May 26, 2011 |access-date=May 27, 2011 |publisher=UCF College of Medicine |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004103239/http://www.med.ucf.edu/news/news/2011/may/052711_1/ |archive-date=October 4, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Arts and Humanities|Arts and Humanities]] || {{center|2005{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Business Administration|Business Administration]] || {{center|1968{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Education and Human Performance|Education and Human Performance]] || {{center|1968{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Engineering and Computer Science|Engineering and Computer Science]] || {{center|1966{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Graduate Studies|Graduate Studies]] || {{center|2008{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Health Professions and Sciences|Health Professions and Sciences (originally Health and Public Affairs)]] || {{center|2018 (1978 as Health and Public Affairs){{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Medicine|Medicine]] || {{center|2006{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Nursing|Nursing]] || {{center|2007{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Optics and Photonics|Optics and Photonics]] || {{center|2004{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[Rosen College of Hospitality Management]] || {{center|1983{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Sciences|Sciences]] || {{center|2005{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[University of Central Florida College of Undergraduate Studies|Undergraduate Studies]] || {{center|2015{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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| [[Burnett Honors College|The Burnett Honors College]] || {{center|1998{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}}}
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====The Burnett Honors College====
{{Main|The Burnett Honors College}}

The University Honors Program, administered by the Burnett Honors College is designed for 500 accomplished incoming undergraduates annually.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Undergraduates enrolled in the Honors College participate in smaller classes with faculty, including individual research programs or assigned research in the area of a sponsoring faculty member.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Another program offered by the college is Honors in the Major, which allows juniors and seniors to conduct original research within their major and write an undergraduate honors thesis.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.honors.ucf.edu/Admissions_Main.asp |title=Admissions Overview |access-date=July 7, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090604115118/http://www.honors.ucf.edu/Admissions_Main.asp <!--Added by H3llBot-->|archive-date=June 4, 2009}}</ref>

====College of Medicine====
{{Main|University of Central Florida College of Medicine}}

The UCF College of Medicine was established in 2006 by the Florida Legislature and the Florida Board of Governors to increase opportunities for medical [[education in Florida]]. The College of Medicine welcomed its charter class of 41 students on August 3, 2009, and eventually will produce about 120 medical graduates a year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://med.ucf.edu/about/ |title=College of Medicine :: About the College |access-date=July 28, 2009 |publisher=University of Central Florida College of Medicine |archive-date=July 18, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090718220856/http://www.med.ucf.edu/about/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:UCF College of Medicine.jpg|thumb|UCF College of Medicine at Lake Nona]]

With more than 4,300 applications for 41 available positions, UCF broke the state university record for most applications, and for 2009 it was the most selective medical school in the country.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.centralfloridafuture.com/med-students-receive-white-coats-begin-class-1.1788553 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708133102/https://www.centralfloridafuture.com/med-students-receive-white-coats-begin-class-1.1788553 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 8, 2011 |title=Med students receive white coats, begin class |access-date=August 3, 2009 |date=August 3, 2009 |work=[[Central Florida Future]]}}</ref>{{Outdated statistic}} For the class of 2014, there were 3,761 applicants and only 60 were accepted.<ref name="medstats">{{cite web|url=http://publications.ucf.edu/college-of-medicine/viewbook.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711201543/http://publications.ucf.edu/college-of-medicine/viewbook.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2011 |title=College of Medicine Viewbook |access-date=April 3, 2012 |publisher=University of Central Florida College of Medicine |df=mdy-all }}</ref>{{Outdated statistic}} This initial class had the highest average MCAT score, 32.2, and GPA, 3.8, of any incoming class of medical students in the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=00240041037381429012136c33d79002dda |title=UCF's First Class of Med Students Greeted with Ceremony, Surprise |access-date=August 3, 2009 |date=August 3, 2009 |publisher=University of Central Florida |archive-date=August 4, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804084211/http://news.ucf.edu/UCFnews/index?page=article&id=00240041037381429012136c33d79002dda |url-status=live }}</ref> The inaugural class had a median age of 28, with 25% of the class composed of out-of-state students.<ref name="medstats"/> The charter class completed their first year of courses on the UCF main campus, while the Lake Nona Medical City was completed.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Every member of the inaugural class received a full scholarship, including tuition and basic living expenses, for their entire four years at the university, valued at over $160,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.centralfloridafuture.com/2.10660/med-school-a-large-draw-1.1420658 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722185827/https://www.centralfloridafuture.com/2.10660/med-school-a-large-draw-1.1420658 |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 22, 2011 |title=Med school a large draw |access-date=April 28, 2009 |date=September 17, 2008 |work=[[Central Florida Future]]}}</ref>

The university aims for the college to become a research-intensive medical school, with the aid of [[the Burnett School of Biomedical Sciences]], the [[UCF Lake Nona Cancer Center]], a [[VA hospital|Veterans Affairs Medical Center]], [[Nemours Foundation|Nemours Children's Hospital]], [[Tavistock Group]], and a [[M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Institute]], all located on the College of Medicine's Lake Nona campus.<ref name="Health Sciences Campus"/>

====Rosen College of Hospitality Management====
[[File:Rosen (15939858242).jpg|thumb|Rosen College of Hospitality Management]]

{{Main|Rosen College of Hospitality Management}}
Located near the [[Orange County Convention Center]] on Universal Boulevard in Downtown Orlando, the college's {{convert|20|acre|ha|0|abbr=off|adj=on}} campus is designed to imitate a resort-style feel, with various areas of the college named for major donors to the college (e.g. Disney Dining Room, Universal Orlando Library, Darden Auditorium, and the state-of-the-art Anheuser Busch Beer & Wine Lab).<ref name="facts_about_ucf"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hospitality.ucf.edu/support/donors/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016071723/http://hospitality.ucf.edu/support/donors/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 16, 2011 |title=Rosen College of Hospitality Management :: Donors |access-date=April 3, 2012 |publisher=University of Central Florida Rosen College of Hospitality Management |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Regular Shuttle service is offered on most days that class is in session to and from the UCF Main Campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rosen Campus Shuttle |url=https://parking.ucf.edu/transportation/rosen-campus/ |website=UCF Parking Services |publisher=University of Central Florida |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref>

The college features an on-site Campus Life Office and Career Services Office that coordinate on-campus activities and career development events in conjunction with the UCF Student Government Association. In 2005, the university opened two on-campus housing buildings, able to house 400 residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.housing.ucf.edu/choices/rosen/ |title=Rosen College Student Apartments |access-date=June 13, 2010 |work=UCF Department of Housing and Residence Life |archive-date=November 28, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091128134227/http://www.housing.ucf.edu/choices/rosen/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The college offers a variety of student organizations including associations such as [[Eta Sigma Delta]] (International Hospitality Management Honor Society), National Society of Minorities in Hospitality, the Professional Convention Management Association, and the National Association of Catering Executives, and the Global Association of Christian Hospitality Professionals.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}