The Associate Vice President for Graduate
Studies is responsible for providing leadership and vision
for all graduate education at UCF. The Associate Vice President
oversees the admissions, records, policies, appeals,
and graduation of graduate students.
Graduate Studies works in conjunction with the
Faculty Senate Committees and the graduate
college and program coordinators and
is responsible for developing
university-wide graduate policies, coordinating
graduate activities, distributing tuition fee waivers
to the colleges, assisting with the adoption of new
graduate programs, and coordinating recruitment of
graduate applicants and admitting graduate students
to the university. Students apply to the
university through this office and their files
are sent to the colleges and departments for
admission decisions. Graduate student records
are kept indicating the status of the student and
are updated by this office as students progress
through their academic programs. Any
policy questions about graduate issues should be
directed to the Office of Graduate Studies
or the Graduate Council. Operational
procedures should be directed to the Office of
Graduate Studies (AD 243) or to the
individual graduate college or program coordinators.
Mission Statement
The Office of Graduate Studies provides leadership to enhance the
university's capability of achieving international prominence
in key areas of graduate studies. Graduate Studies collaborates with the
faculty to develop policies and best practices to further the high academic
standards and excellence of our programs. Graduate Studies provides support
for interdisciplinary and cooperative programs. Graduate Studies is mindful
of the need to retain the academic values of the graduate programs while acting
as a partner in social economic well-being of the community and state.
The Office of Graduate Studies is client-centered, focused on providing
the information and services that students need to enhance their experience with
UCF and that faculty and staff need to effectively carry out their responsibilities
to students. Graduate Studies emphasizes cooperation with the colleges, graduate programs,
administrative offices, and support services to provide an excellent experience for
our graduate students from inquiry to graduation. Through its primary activities, programs,
and services, Graduates Studies contributes to enrollment growth, planning for graduate education,
enhanced infrastructure for our graduate students and programs, and quality student support
services for a diverse and talented graduate student
population. We are a strong advocate for providing graduate education to all person who are
full-time working professionals requiring flexible and relevant advanced education, those who are high
ability full-time graduate students being mentored by our graduate faculty, and those who
are nontraditional, underrepresented, or economically disadvantaged.
Graduate College and Program Coordinators
Graduate College Coordinators work with
Graduate Studies to coordinate graduate
department activities, recruit graduate
students, distribute fee waivers to the
departments, ensure program standards for
the colleges, and prepare an annual report to
Graduate Studies on their activities. The Graduate
Program Coordinators work with the
Graduate College Coordinators and are responsible
for recruiting graduate students,
distributing tuition fee waivers to individual
students, ensuring program standards in their
department, and preparing an annual report to the
Graduate College Coordinators on their activities.
Graduate Council
The Graduate Council is a standing committee of the Faculty Senate and reports to the
Senate on graduate policy and curriculum matters. The committee consists of eighteen
members, at least six of whom are current Faculty Senate members. The composition of the committee
consists of a nonvoting library representative, three members from each college,
except Arts and Sciences which has six. The Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies is an
ex-officio member of this committee.
The Graduate Council deals with policy issues and standards for the university. New graduate
program requests are reviewed by the Graduate Council. The program proposals will be sent
to the Office of Graduate Studies for initial review. The proposal may undergo some editing changes,
corrections, and format changes to meet Board of Regents requirements. Once the final program review
request is ready, it is forwarded to the Graduate Council for final approval. The Graduate Council
will then transmit its recommendations to the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies for submittal
to the Office of Academic Affairs and the Board of Regents.
The Graduate Council has three subcommittees that examine and formulate policies
and procedures, hear petitions for variances from graduate programs, college, or university
requirements, and review graduate Course Action Requests for new programs, among other matters,
Each subcommittee consists of four senate members and at least three non-senate members.
Duties of the Graduate Council:
- Reviews and recommends university-wide graduate
policies and standards.
- Reviews all new proposals for Board of Regents
planning and implementation of
graduate programs including deletion of existing programs.
- Reviews all matters referred by the Graduate Council subcommittees.
- Transmits its recommendations to the Faculty
Senate Steering Committee, which
normally submits these recommendations to Graduate
Studies on behalf of the Provost.
Policy and Procedures Subcommittee
The Policy and Procedures Subcommittee examines and recommends new policies and procedures
or changes to existing policies and procedures with regard to graduate education.
The Policies and Procedures Subcommittee consists of four senate members and at least
three non-senate members with representation form each college and the Associate Vice
President for Graduate Studies as an ex-officio member. The Chair of the Graduate Council
serves as the Chair of Policy and Procedures Subcommittee. Terms of services are two years, staggered.
Vacancies are filled during the term in which they occur from the college of
the vacating member for the remainder of that person's term.
Duties of the Policy and Procedures Subcommitee
- Examines existing policies and procedures and recommends new policies and procedures
with regard to graduate education, including but not limited to policies and procedures
affecting admissions, academic progress, and financial support for graduate students.
- Reviews all matters referred by the Graduate Council.
- Transmits its recommendations to the Faculty Senate Steering Committee,
which will normally submit these recommendations to the Associate Vice President
for Graduate Studies.
Appeals Subcommittee
The Appeals Subcommittee is a subcommittee of the Graduate Council.
It consists of four senate members and at least three non-senate
members with representation from each college and the Associate Vice President
for Graduate Studies as an ex-officio member. The Chair of the Graduate Council appoints the Chair
of the Appeals Subcommittee. Terms of service are two years, staggered. Vacancies are filled
during the term in which they occur from the college of the vacating member for the remainder
of that person's term. A graduate student representative is appointed by the Chair of the Graduate
Council based on recommendations made from the Deans of the colleges and the Associate Vice President
for Graduate Studies.
Duties of the Appeals Subcommittee
- Hears petitions for variances from graduate program, college, or university requirements
for non-degree, certificate, or graduate students at the university or applicants to
graduate programs. A student petition is considered when the department and college
have reviewed the request and denied the petition or when the student is requesting
an exception to university polices or regulations. Applicant petitions are considered
upon request of the applicant when the program has reviewed an appeal of an admissions decision,
after denying admission.
- Recommends approval or denial of appeals or petitions to the Associate Vice President
for Graduate Studies, who will notify the student, department, and college of the action.
- Hears all requests from graduate program coordinators for exceptions from graduate
policies and procedures.
- Reviews nominees for the University Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award and makes
recommendations to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
- Monitors graduate program quality and makes recommendations to the Graduate Council.
- Reviews all matters referred by the Graduate Council.
Course Review and New Programs Subcommittee
The Course Review and New Programs Subcommittee is a subcommittee of the
Graduate Council. It consists of four senate members and at least three non-senate
members with representation from each college and the Associate Vice President
for Graduate Studies as an ex-officio member. The vice chair of the Graduate Council
serves as the chair of the Course Review and New Programs Subcommittee. Terms
of office are two years, staggered. Vacancies are filled during the term in which they occur
from the same college of the vacating member for the remainder of that person's term.
Duties of the Course Review and New Programs Subcommitee:
- Reviews curricular issues related to graduate education.
- Reviews proposals of new graduate programs and deletion of existing
programs, which will be submitted to this subcommittee by the Associate
Vice President for Graduate Studies prior to submission to the Board of
Regents for final appoval.
- Reviews changes to existing graduate programs(such as hours, thesis/non-thesis
options) and makes recommendations to the Associate Vice President for
Graduate Studies.
- Reviews tracks or options to existing graduate programs and
deletions of tracks or options, and makes recommendations
to the Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies.
- Reviews new certificate programs and the deletion of existing
certificate programs and makes recommendations to the Associate
Vice President for Graduate Studies.
- Reviews all requests for additions, revisions, and deletions of
graduate and special topic courses and makes recommendations to the
Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies.
- Reviews all matters referred by the Graduate Council.
Graduate Program Coordinators
| Graduate Program |
Coordinator |
Phone |
Room |
|
| Biology (MS) |
Dr. David Kuhn dkuhn@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2141 |
BIO 110 |
|
| Chemistry, Industrial (MS) |
Dr. Howard Miles hmiles@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2246 |
CH 117 |
|
| Chemistry, Forensic Science Track (MS) |
Dr. Jack Ballantyne jballant@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-0163 |
CH 223 |
|
| Communication (MA) |
Dr. Burt Pryor apryor@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2681 |
COM 248 |
|
| Computer Science (MS & PhD) |
Dr. Ronald Dutton dutton@cs.ucf.edu |
823-2341 |
CSB 263 |
|
English (MA)
Professional Writing (certificate) |
Dr. John Schell schell@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2287 |
FA 301 |
|
| Spanish (MA) |
Dr. Demi Martinez dmartine@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-3431 |
PH 160 |
|
| TESOL (MA) |
Dr. Consuelo Stebbins stebbins@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-0087 |
FA 523 |
|
| Gender Studies (Certificate) |
Dr. Shelley Park spark@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2269 |
FA 201H |
|
| History (MA) |
Dr. Shirley Leckie sleckie@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2224 |
HFA 554 |
|
| Mathematics (MS & PhD) |
Dr. Ahmed Zayed zayed@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-5989 |
MAP 202F |
|
| Maya Studies (certificate) |
Dr. Diane Chase chase@mail.ucf.edu
Dr. H. Jay Corzine hcorzine@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2227 |
FA 406F |
|
| Physics (MS & PhD) |
Dr. Michael Johnson graduate@physics.ucf.edu |
823-5199 |
MAP 310 |
|
| Political Science (MA) |
Dr. Dwight Kiel psgrad@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2608 |
HFA 415 |
|
| Psychology, Clinical (MA & PhD) |
Dr. Bernard Jensen bjensen@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-1011 |
PH 311F |
|
| Psychology, Industrial (MS) |
Dr. William Wooten wwooten@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-1011 |
PH 305C |
|
| Psychology, Human Factors (PhD) |
Dr. Clint Bowers bowers@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-1011 |
PH 302 |
|
| Applied Sociology (MA) |
Dr. David Gay dgay@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2227 |
FA 417D |
|
| Domestic Violence (certificate) |
Dr. David Gay dgay@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2227 |
FA 417D |
|
| Statistical Computing (MS) |
Dr. James Schott jschott@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2797 |
CCII 205 |
|
| Business Administration (MBA) |
Robert Ford robert.ford@bus.ucf.edu |
UCF-2412 |
BA 240 |
| Executive MBA |
Dr. Sylvia Caseres sylvia.caseres@bus.ucf.edu |
823-2448 |
BA 237 |
|
| Business Administration (PhD) |
Dr. Stan Smith stan.smith@bus.ucf.edu |
823-2184 |
BA 240 |
|
| Applied Economics (MAAE) |
Dr. Thomas L. Martin
thomas.martin@bus.ucf.edu |
823-2870 |
BA 325 |
|
| Accounting (MSA) |
Dr. Linda J. Savage linda.savage@bus.ucf.edu |
823-5661 |
BA 433 |
|
| Taxation (MST) |
Dr. Dale Bandy dbandy@bus.ucf.edu |
823-2964 |
BA 435 |
|
| Elementary (MEd & PhD) |
Dr. Donna Camp camp@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2010 |
ED 354 |
|
| Secondary and K-12 (MEd & MA) |
Dr. Jeffrey Cornett cornett@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2934 |
ED 345 |
|
| Instr.Tech., Educational Media (MEd) |
Dr. Judy Lee
jlee@mail.ucf.edu |
823-6139 |
ED 308 |
|
| Instr.Tech., Educational Technology (MA) |
Dr. Glenda Gunter ggunter@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-3502 |
ED 312 |
| Instr.Tech., Instructional Systems (MA) |
Dr. Richard Cornell
cornell@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2053 |
ED 312 |
|
| School Psychology (MS) |
Dr. Carl Balado
cbalado@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2054 |
ED 314 |
|
| Curriculum and Instruction (PhD) |
Dr. Michael Hynes hynes@mail.ucf.edu |
823-0036 |
ED 146 |
|
| Curriculum and Instruction (EdS and EdD) |
Dr. Marcella Kysilka
kysilka@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu
Website: pegasus.cc.ucf.edu/~kysilka/ |
823-2011 |
ED 355 |
|
| Educational Leadership (EdS and EdD) |
Dr. Kenneth Murray
murray@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
384-2191 |
RP 215 |
|
| Civil and Environmental Engineering (MS, MSCE, MSEnvE, PhD & certificates) |
Dr. Roger Wayson wayson@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2841 |
ENGR 208 |
|
| Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSEE, MS, MSCpE., PhD & certificates) |
Dr. Michael Georgiopoulos
michaelg@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-5538 |
ENGR 407 |
|
| Computer Engineering - Software Engineering (certificates) |
Dr. Gwen Walton gwalton@mail.ucf.edu |
823-3276 |
ENGR 407 |
|
| Computer Engineering - Software-Intensive Systems (certificates) |
Dr. Janusz Zalewski jza@ece.engr.ucf.edu |
823-6171 |
ENGR 407 |
|
| Electrical Engineering (certificates) |
Dr. Michael Georgiopoulos
michaelg@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-5538 |
ENGR 407 |
|
| Optics (MS & PhD) |
Dr. Jim Moharam moharam@creol.ucf.edu |
823-6833 |
CROL 274 |
|
| Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (MS, MSIE, & PhD) |
Dr. Linda Malone malone@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2204 |
ENGR 307B |
|
| Industrial Engineering (certificates) |
Dr. Linda Malone malone@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2204 |
ENGR 307B |
|
| Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering (MSME, PhD) |
Dr. Alain Kassab kassab@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2416 |
ENGR 381 |
|
| Mechanical Engineering (certificates) |
Dr. Alain Kassab kassab@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2416 |
ENGR 381 |
|
| Communicative Disorders (MA) |
Dr. Linda I. Rosa-Lugo lrosa@mail.ucf.edu |
384-2113 |
RP-PVL 200 |
|
| Communicative Disorders (MA) |
Dr. Linda Loucko lloucko@mail.ucf.edu |
384-2107 |
RP-PVL 200 |
|
| Criminal Justice (MS) |
Dr. K. Michael Reynolds kreynold@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2603 |
MAP 311 |
|
| Crime Analysis (certificate) |
Dr. K. Michael Reynolds kreynold@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2603 |
MAP 311 |
|
| Gerontology (certificate) |
Margaret Sauer msauer@mail.ucf.edu |
823-2114 |
MAP 204 |
|
| Health Sciences: Health Services Administration (MS) |
Dr. Aaron Liberman aliberma@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-3264 |
TR 534 |
|
| Physical Therapy (MS) |
Dr. Eileen Hamby ptinfo@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-3470 |
MAP 256 |
|
| Molecular Biology and Microbiology (MS) |
Dr. Robert Gennaro gennaro@mail.ucf.edu |
823-5932 |
BIO 330 |
|
| Nursing (MS) |
Dr. Mary Lou Sole msole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2744 |
MAP 220 |
|
| Family Practitioner (certificate) |
Dr. Mary Lou Sole msole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2744 |
MAP 220 |
|
| Adult Practitioner (certificate) |
Dr. Mary Lou Sole msole@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2744 |
MAP 220 |
|
| Public Administration (MPA) |
Mr. Melvin Rogers mrogers@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2604 |
MAP 343 |
|
| Public Administration (certificate) |
Mr. Melvin Rogers mrogers@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2604 |
MAP 343 |
|
| Public Affairs (PhD) |
Dr. Wendell Lawther lawther@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu |
823-2604 |
MAP 352 |
|
| Social Work (MSW) |
Dr. Ken Kazmerski kenkaz@aol.com |
823-2114 |
MAP 204 |
