College of Sciences

The College of Sciences, the largest academic unit at the university, educates and conducts research in physical, life, social, and behavioral sciences. The College houses the departments of Anthropology, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Statistics and Actuarial Science; the Nicholson School of Communication; and the National Center for Forensic Science.

The College is responsible for all programs in the sciences and the departments collectively offer 49 baccalaureate, graduate, certificate, and pre-professional programs. For additional information concerning graduate programs, please refer to the Graduate Catalog: http://graduate.ucf.edu/currentGradCatalog/

Undergraduates enrolled in the College must fulfill all University degree requirements, including those for general education, as well as the requirements of the degree program. To be certified for graduation, a student must achieve at least a C GPA (2.0) in the courses of his or her major and/or minor. Some departments also require a minimum grade in specified courses and/or in portions of the program of study. Consult the program requirements and a departmental advisor for specific policies. For programs with a foreign language graduation requirement, American Sign Language is not considered a foreign language and will not satisfy the requirement unless specifically permitted within the major.