The mission of the EXCEL program is to increase student success in the first two years of their college career in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline. To accomplish this mission EXCEL offers the following benefits to EXCEL participants.
EXCEL Sponsors
The feeling of a small college experience (200 EXCEL students will be recruited every year) while they pursue a STEM degree in a large college (UCF has currently 50,000 students),
On-campus housing(*) - Students who apply for on-campus housing through the UCF Housing Office and receive a housing agreement will be placed in the EXCEL housing block if they wish.
Priority Scheduling for the Common EXCEL courses,
An EXCEL Center, dedicated to the tutoring needs of the EXCEL students where free math and science tutoring will be provided,
An EXCEL Academic Advisor to assist in the planning of academic schedule who will reside in the EXCEL Center,
A paid undergraduate research experience in the spring semester of the sophomore year which will be supervised by EXCEL faculty and will lead to other rewarding experiences at UCF (e.g., RAMP, McNair programs),
The creation of a UCF-EXCEL learning community consisting of the UCF-EXCEL students, at least 20 dedicated UCF-EXCEL faculty in a variety of STEM disciplines and UCF staff affiliated with a number of UCF support resources currently present at UCF.
(*) EXCEL is not tied what so ever to receiving housing
Latest News
EXCEL will welcome the new class of EXCEL students at the 2008 EXCEL Welcome Party on Aug. 23, 2008 in the Harris Engineering Center (ENG-III) beginning at 4:00 p.m.
The 2008 EXCEL Welcome party is scheduled for Saturday, August 23rd. All EXCEL students are invited to attend. More Information
The EXCEL orientation for the Summer/Fall 2008 EXCEL cohorts is scheduled for Wednesday, June 11, 2008 and Thursday, June 12, 2008
The EXCEL program has received 467 applications and has already recruited 226 students in the Summer/Fall 2008
The EXCEL application site has been closed for the Summer/Fall 2008 recruiting period
The EXCEL program has successfully passed the NSF 3rd year review
