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Alert, Temporary Change in Office of Academic Support Services, Progress, and Graduation

By: Zenaida Gonzalez Kotala on

 College of Graduate Studies Associate Dean Barbara Fritzsche is serving as Interim Director of Academic Support Services, Progress and Graduation while the college seeks to fill the position.

Below is a guide to getting help from the office-based on the most popular requests.

All graduation inquiries including, graduation policies and procedures (including ceremony and diploma questions): Name changes, Address changes, Pressures to Plagiarize course requirements, E-forms and course moves, Programs of Study: graddegr@ucf.edu

Grade Appeals (Golden Rule 5.016) and Program Action Appeals (Golden Rule 5.017) : gradappeals@ucf.edu

Administrative record changes, special leave of absence, registration troubleshooting, discontinuations: gradservices@ucf.edu

Initial thesis/doctoral committee formation policies and processes, revisions to committees, Doctoral candidacy requirements, and faculty eligibility to serve on thesis/dissertation committees: gradcommittee@ucf.edu

Graduate petitions, academic standing (end of term academic progress, program recommendations for probation and dismissal), Conditional reinstatement plans, 9 Hour Holds,

Students active in multiple programs: gradrcrd@ucf.edu

Graduate Faculty and Graduate Faculty Scholar eligibility, Graduate Faculty and Graduate Faculty Scholar nominations, Graduate Faculty and Graduate Faculty Scholar website, Faculty eligibility to serve on thesis/dissertation committees: gradfac@ucf.edu.

Dynamic Forms: cgsdynamicforms@ucf.edu

Each college also has an Academic Support Services Coordinator.

CECS, CREOL, CAH, COS and CGS

Cayla Bartley, Cayla.Bartley@ucf.edu or 823-2989

CHPS, COM, CON, CBA, NDG, RCHM

Elsa Nieves, Elsa.Nieves@ucf.edu or 407-882-0056

CCIE

Kelsey Loftus, Kelsey.Loftus@ucf.edu or 407-823-0345

Graduation and Records Related Responsibilities for all colleges

Morgan Reed, Morgan.Reed@ucf.edu or 407-823-4132

Project Coordinator

Lauren Murray Lemon, Lauren.Murray-Lemon@ucf.edu or 407-823-1289

Don’t see what you are looking for? Please email  gradservices@ucf.edu.

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