Since its founding in 1963, the University of Central Florida has produced famous actors, corporate executives, astronauts and government officials. University alumni include actress Cheryl Hine, Columbia University Dean Glenn Hubbard, chief engineer NASA Chris Iannello, head of the US Secret Service Julia Pearson, vice president Google Alan Eustace, Olympic champion volleyball player Phil Dalhausser, President Walt Disney World Resort George Kalogridis.

Accommodation and meals

Students at the University of Central Florida receive the most comfortable environment for learning, living and entertainment.

An excellent advantage is the free use of public transport on campus, which any student can use, and a large number of cafes and canteens, and the availability of a meal plan will not leave a single campus resident hungry.

On campus there is a Student Union building with conference rooms, a food court, computer labs, shops and ATMs. Students are also offered two fitness rooms, entertainment centers, shops, a pharmacy and a Health Center, where students can receive the necessary treatment. And of course, no inquisitive student will remain indifferent to the library, consisting of more than 2.4 million volumes. and the Robinson Observatory, which is free to visit.

The University of Central Florida dormitory is a comfortable building, with professional staff, guarded 24 hours a day.

The main advantages of the hostel:
Separate bedroom
Shared bathroom
Kitchen with dishwasher
Exclusive discounts at Knights Plaza
Parking for college residents

Cost for Direct Entry and Global Achievement Academy programs:

Accommodation:
Fall semester $9,257 USD
Arrival: August
Spring semester $9,257 USD
Arrival: January
Meals: $3,600

Opportunities during and after training

Internships at Boeing, Siemens, Lockheed Martin and Disney. Students have the opportunity to practice during their studies. Those who plan to engage in research will receive excellent working conditions and the opportunity to receive research grants - over the past decade, the university has received approximately $1 billion in grants for researchers.

Sports fans will be able not only to watch university teams play, but also to engage in a variety of sports, such as:
· Athletics
Baseball
· Basketball
· Cross Country
· Football
· Golf
Rowing
· Softball
· Tennis
· Volleyball
· Football
· Volleyball
· Table tennis

The University of Central Florida has more than 600 student clubs and societies. Many organizations have international or cultural missions. Student societies include
· African Students Society
Association of Chinese Students and Scientists
· International Student Association
· Sangam - Indian Students Association
· Columbia Student Association
· Club of Young Investors
Society of Automotive Engineers

The University of Central Florida (UCF) is a public education and research institution.

UCF is the second largest university in the US by student population! Huge popularity and authority, despite the fact that this university cannot be called “old”... It was opened in 1968 as Florida Technological University SPECIFICALLY to provide personnel for the growing US space program at the Kennedy Space Center. The university was renamed the University of Central Florida in 1978. As of 2013, the enrollment here is 60,200 students from more than 140 countries! The university's main campus is approximately 13 miles (21 km) east-northeast of downtown Orlando and 55 miles (89 km) south-southwest of Daytona Beach. From its founding to the present, this university has already had 250 thousand graduates!!!

Ratings:
In 2013, the U.S. News & World Report named UCF the 5th Best Prospective National University and 174th in the "Major League" Tier I National Universities list (for those not in the know, only 2% of US universities are included in Tier I, so 174th place - this is a very high figure!)
Kiplinger ranked UCF 42nd in its 2013 "Best of Public Colleges" rankings.
UCF has been named one of the "Best 50 Universities" by USA Today and The Princeton Review. Let us remind you that in the USA, according to various estimates, there are from 4000 to 4500 universities, so being in the TOP 50 or even in the TOP 200 is a very, very high figure!
The Princeton Review named UCF a "Best Southeastern College" in 2012.
In 2012, the Academic Ranking of World Universities included Central Florida University in the top 300 best universities in the WORLD, and in the top 109 among the best universities in the USA.
UCF Engineering and Computer Science Programs in 2012 U.S. News & World Report ranked it 72nd in its list of Best Engineering Schools.

Students International is a university partner in the CIS. With our help, you can get admission to USF BACHELOR programs.

Admission to the Bachelor's degree for foreigners is through a special preparatory course. Its peculiarity is that after completing the preparatory course, a foreign student moves on to the SECOND year of a bachelor's degree! That is, there is no loss of time, despite the name of the course as “preparatory”! During the course, a foreign student receives up to 48 “credits”, and for the entire bachelor’s degree he needs to gain about 120 credits! This is what allows you to “jump” from the preparatory course directly to the second year.

Basic entry requirements:
1. Diploma of completion of secondary education (Certificate). Since enrollment must begin in advance, and 11th-graders do not yet have a Certificate at this point, a transcript of grades for the last 3 years is provided for admission.
2. Proof of English language proficiency: either TOEFL (minimum 60) or IELTS (minimum 5.5)
3. GPA (grade point average) 3.0 on a 4-point scale, or 4.0 on a 5-point scale

Why does the university conduct a preparatory program for foreigners?
1. According to the law of the state of Florida, all students (including foreigners) must show an SAT result upon admission... Where can an applicant from Irkutsk or Lugansk get it, say? Preparation and passing of these American tests takes place during the Preparatory Program.
2. For direct admission to a bachelor's degree, TOEFL 80 or IELTS 6.5 is required. Not all foreigners have such a high level! Therefore, in the preparatory program, the entrance language requirements are lower, and in special classes a lot of attention is paid to language training, especially such a component as “Academic English”.
3. Education systems and teaching methods differ significantly in different countries! Somewhere there is a “cramming” and “iron chair” approach, somewhere little attention is paid to critical thinking, etc. During the preparatory program, foreigners pay great attention to such a subject as Study Skills - that is, how to study correctly according to US academic standards: how to record lectures, how to write term papers, how to manage time during tests, how to work in libraries, how to compile correctly so as not to be accused of plagiarism, etc.

The duration of training in the Preparatory Program is 3 semesters - 12 months. At the end of the program, ALL successful students are automatically transferred to the 2nd year of the bachelor's degree. Performance criterion: GPA (grade point average) 2.5 out of 4.0 (4-point scale in the USA) or, in other words, grade C or higher.

Additionally

UCF is located in Orlando, Florida, approximately 25 km away. from Orlando International Airport and 35 km from the Atlantic coast.

What else interesting can be said about the geography of this university?
30 minutes by car to Disneyland!
50 minutes to Canaveral Space Center!
3 hours by car to Miami or an hour and a half to Tampa (another famous resort, but not on the Atlantic, but on the Gulf of Mexico)!

Address:
4000 Central Florida Blvd, Orlando, FL 32816

WHAT TO DO?

If you decide to enroll in this educational institution,
then the order of your actions is as follows:

1. Contact any Students International office (full list of offices and representative offices on this page) or write to us by email to ask all your questions.

2. Our expert, based on your educational background, will send you a list of documents that you will need to collect for admission. You provide these documents to one of the company’s offices, and we handle the entire process of admission to the chosen program!

FAQ:

- I want to use your services, but I have not completed my education yet (will come later). What should I do?
- We can start the admission procedure without a school certificate or diploma, initially submitting documents for the so-called. "conditional admission".

- My level of English does not meet the entrance requirements, but I want to enter this educational institution. What should I do?
- If your English is weak, we will make a different “conditional admission” for you, the official condition of which will be the requirement to learn English to the required level. You can learn it on the campus of the educational institution itself BEFORE the start of your academic studies! The duration of training in such a preliminary language course will depend only on you! Or rather, it depends on your current level of English and how quickly you will make progress!
Once you reach the required level, you will automatically transfer to the academic program and your “conditional admission” will turn into UNCONDITIONAL!

The University of Central Florida is one of the leading research universities in the United States and the second largest university in the country. Considered one of the most innovative universities (U.S. News & World Report), as well as one of the best universities in terms of price-quality ratio (The Princeton Review, Kiplinger’s) and the university with the most affordable prices (Forbes).

The university offers grants for student startups. Last year their amount was $75,000.

The university generously funds student research ($148.7 million in 2017). One such project is an affordable bionic prosthetic arm that can be 3D printed. The author of the development gave one of the models to a little boy. The prosthesis was made in the style of Iron Man, his favorite hero, and Robert Downey Jr. himself presented the gift.

The university has produced the largest number of professionals for aerospace and defense companies in the country (Aviation Week Magazine Workforce Study, 2017).

Among the famous graduates of the University of Central Florida are the chief engineer of NASA, the dean of Columbia University, the vice president of Google, and the president of Walt Disney World Resort.

Ratings

• #165 in the list of the best universities in the country (US News and World Report, 2019)
• #80 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs (US News and World Report, 2019)
• #2 in the list of the best universities in hospitality and hotel management in the world (CEO Magazine, 2017)

The official representative of the university in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan is IQ Consultancy.

University of Central Florida (University of Central Florida) is a public educational institution founded in 1963. The total undergraduate student population is 56,972, the campus is located in the suburbs, and the campus size is 1,415 acres. It uses a semester-based academic calendar. The University of Central Florida is ranked National Universities in the 2019 Best Colleges rankings.

The University of Central Florida is a school located in the center of the state. UCF is based in Orlando and has more than 10 regional campuses in places like Daytona Beach, Ocala and South Lake. Freshmen on the Orlando campus are not required to live on campus, and due to limited space, hopefuls are encouraged to apply for housing in advance. The school's large Greek system has more than 40 fraternities and sororities, as well as more than 300 other student organizations planning to join. The UCF Knights compete in the NCAA Division I American Athletic Conference.

The University of Central Florida also offers many graduate programs, including through the College of Business Administration, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the College of Education. Notable alumni of the University of Central Florida include Cheryl Hines, an actress who starred in the HBO film Curb Your Enthusiasm; comedian Daniel Tosh, star of the Central comedy "Tosh.0"; and former soccer player Michelle Akers, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame.

Founded in 1963, the University of Central Florida is one of the nation's largest universities and uses the power of scale and commitment to excellence to create positive, lasting impact on students and communities both locally and internationally. Located in Orlando, Florida, UCF and its 13 colleges provide opportunities to more than 64,000 students, offering programs in 212 degrees from the UCF Main Campus, Hospitality Campus, Health Sciences Campus and 10 regional branches, as well as remotely through UCF Online.

The university's DirectConnect to UCF program, which offers guaranteed admission to graduates of six partner colleges, has earned national praise as an innovative model for increasing access to students of all ages who might otherwise lack access to higher education. Florida's largest university promotes a diverse and inclusive environment. At UCF, 44.6 percent of the student body is minority and 23.8 percent is Hispanic. Students at UCF have been recognized throughout the world and include recipients of the Rhodes, Mellon, and Goldwater Fellowships. In 2016, UCF received 289 national merit scholarships, the second most of any Florida university. A member of the University Innovation Alliance, UCF is an academic, partnership and research leader in many fields, including optics, modeling and simulation, engineering and computer sciences, business administration, education, biomedical sciences, hospitality management and digital media. The University of Florida Academy of Interactive Entertainment is the premier video game program in North America.

UCF produces more graduates who land jobs in aerospace and defense companies than any other U.S. university, according to Aviation Week magazine's 2015 workforce study, and the university's Cyber ​​Defense Club has won three consecutive national championships. In 2015-16, UCF faculty received $145.8 million. US in the form of research funding and has accumulated more than $1 billion. US in external grants and contracts over the past decade. Distinctive programs extend learning opportunities beyond the classroom and include leadership programs, co-op learning, mentoring, internships, service learning and paid research positions. The main campus spans 1,415 acres and manages 800 acres of natural ecosystems, including habitats for more than 45 animal species.

The Wellness Center is a full-service clinic with medical staff, x-ray equipment, dental services, pharmacy, medical laboratory and physical therapy services. The Student Union has computer labs, study halls, ballrooms and meeting rooms, popular restaurants and a small shopping center. Students can also enjoy the 149,000-square-foot wellness center with a three-story climbing tower, indoor track and resort-style leisure pool. On-campus housing includes 10 communities for nearly 12,000 students ranging from freshman to graduate students, including Living Learning Communities that bring together students with common interests and areas of study.

The UCF Knights track and field teams, which compete in the American Athletics Conference, have won conference championships in football, women's soccer, softball, women's rowing and women's golf and have achieved a GPA of 3.0 or higher for 18 consecutive semesters, along with 93 Graduation rate that ranks No. 1 in the nation for public universities.

Academic life

The student-faculty ratio at the University of Central Florida is 30:1, and the school has 25.9% of classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at the University of Central Florida include: business, management, marketing and related support services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Psychology; Education; and mechanical engineering. The average freshman retention rate, a measure of student satisfaction, is 89 percent. Cost and Financial Aid At the University of Central Florida, 60 percent of full-time students receive some kind of need-based financial aid, and the average need-based scholarship or grant is $5,796.

Cost of education

statewide is $6,368 (2018-19); out-of-state tuition is $22,467 (2018-19).

Graduates

Daniel Dwight Tosh is an American comedian, television host, actor, writer and executive producer, and host of the Comedy Central television show Tosh. Cheryl Ruth Hines is an American actress, comedian, producer and director, known for her role as Larry David's wife Cheryl in HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm, for which she was nominated for two Emmy Awards. She also starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC suburban sitcom. In 2009, she made her directorial debut with Serious Moonlight. Jennifer Joyce Kesse is a woman who lived in Orlando, Florida and has been missing since January 24, 2006. Her disappearance has puzzled investigators and an aggressive search has been carried out in the area around her home. Shortly after her disappearance, her car was discovered just over a mile from her home in a nearby apartment complex. Captured security camera video showed the unidentified man park his car and walk away; this person has never been identified. The case attracted the attention of the state and national press at the time of her disappearance. Sananda Francesco Maitreya, better known by his stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who rose to fame with his album Introducing Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, released in July 1987, which included the singles "Good Luck" " and "Sign your name."

The University of Central Florida is the second largest public university in the United States, with approximately 64,000 students from 50 countries.

The University of Central Florida was founded in 1963 and now offers 290 different programs. The University of Central Florida partners include more than 90 educational institutions from 30 countries, which also become a research platform for students.

In areas such as computer science, engineering, optics, business administration, biomedicine, hotel management and digital media, the University of Central Florida is recognized as an educational leader in the United States. World-class partnerships and research are taking place in these areas.

The main campus of the University of Central Florida is located 13 miles from the city of Orlando and covers an area of ​​560 hectares. This huge area houses student communities with laboratories, educational spaces, and auditoriums for meetings and communication. For recreation, students have at their disposal a fitness center with climbing and fitness equipment, football stadiums, as well as the main pride of the university - a natural park with rare species of birds and animals.

Why should you enroll at the University of Central Florida?

• 3rd place in the ranking of the most modern US public universities according to U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges 2016.
• The volume of scientific research reaches $145.8 million per year
• The best programs in the USA in engineering, business, computer science, and hotel management.
• A wide range of partner universities in the USA and Europe.
• Each year, more than 20,000 University of Central Florida students gain real-world experience through co-op programs and internships.

The best faculties of the University of Central Florida:

• business administration;
• economy;
• Informatics;
• engineering;
• biomedicine;
• hotel business and tourism;
• media and communications.

Accommodation

The University of Central Florida offers accommodation in 10 student residences - rooms with single and double occupancy. Each of the residences consists of several apartments with bedrooms, living rooms, kitchens and bathrooms. Within walking distance from the residences there is a library, fitness center, dining room and sports grounds. Accommodation costs start from $2,500 per semester.