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