UniversityofCentralFlorida‐CommonDataSet2023‐2024
First‐time,first‐yearstudent:Astudentattendinganyinstitutionforthefirsttimeattheundergraduatelevel.Includesstudents
enrolledinthefalltermwhoattendedcollegeforthefirsttimeinthepriorsummerterm.Alsoincludesstudentswhoentered
withadvancedstanding(collegecreditsearnedbeforegraduationfrom
highschool).
First‐yearstudent:Astudentwhohascompletedlessthantheequivalentof1fullyearofundergraduatework;thatis,lessthan
30semesterhours(ina120‐hourdegreeprogram)orlessthan900clockhours.
Earlydecisionplan:Aplanthatpermitsstudentstoapplyand
benotifiedofanadmissiondecision(andfinancialaidofferif
applicable)wellinadvanceoftheregularnotificationdate.Applicantsagreetoacceptanofferofadmissionand,ifadmitted,to
withdrawtheirapplicationsfromothercolleges.Therearethreepossibledecisionsforearlydecisionapplicants:admitted,
denied,ornot
admittedbutforwardedforconsiderationwiththeregularapplicantpool,withoutprejudice.
EnglishasaSecondLanguage(ESL):AcourseofstudydesignedspecificallyforstudentswhosenativelanguageisnotEnglish.
Exchangestudentprogram‐domestic:Anyarrangementbetweenastudentandacollegethatpermitsstudyforasemesteror
moreatanothercollegeintheUnitedStateswithoutextendingtheamountoftimerequiredforadegree.SeealsoStudyabroad.
Externaldegreeprogram:Aprogramofstudyinwhichstudentsearncreditstowardadegreethroughindependentstudy,college
courses,proficiencyexaminations,andpersonalexperience.Externaldegreeprogramsrequire
minimalornoclassroom
attendance.
Extracurricularactivities(asadmissionfactor):Specialconsiderationintheadmissionsprocessgivenforparticipationinboth
schoolandnonschool‐relatedactivitiesofinteresttothecollege,suchasclubs,hobbies,studentgovernment,athletics,
performingarts,etc.
First‐timestudent:Astudentattendinganyinstitutionforthe
firsttimeatthelevelenrolled.Includesstudentsenrolledinthefall
termwhoattendedapostsecondaryinstitutionforthefirsttimeatthesamelevelinthepriorsummerterm.Alsoincludes
studentswhoenteredwithadvancedstanding(collegecreditearnedbeforegraduationfromhighschool).
Doctor’sdegree‐professionalpractice:
Adoctor’sdegreethatisconferreduponcompletionofaprogramprovidingthe
knowledgeandskillsfortherecognition,credential,orlicenserequiredforprofessionalpractice.Thedegreeisawardedaftera
periodofstudysuchthatthetotaltimetothedegree,includingbothpre‐professionalandprofessionalpreparation,
equalsat
leastsixfull‐timeequivalentacademicyears.Someofthesedegreeswereformerlyclassifiedas“first‐professional”andmay
include:Chiropractic(D.C.orD.C.M.);Dentistry(D.D.S.orD.M.D.);Law(L.L.B.orJ.D.);Medicine(M.D.);Optometry(O.D.);
OsteopathicMedicine(D.O);Pharmacy(Pharm.D.);Podiatry(D.P.M.,Pod.D.,D.P.);or,VeterinaryMedicine(D.V.M.),
andothers,
asdesignatedbytheawardinginstitution.
Doctor’sdegree‐other:Adoctor’sdegreethatdoesnotmeetthedefinitionofadoctor’sdegree‐research/scholarshipora
doctor’sdegree‐professionalpractice.
Doublemajor:Programinwhichstudentsmaycompletetwoundergraduateprogramsofstudysimultaneously.
Dualenrollment:Aprogramthroughwhich
highschoolstudentsmayenrollincollegecourseswhilestillenrolledinhighschool.
Studentsarenotrequiredtoapplyforadmissiontothecollegeinordertoparticipate.
Earlyactionplan:Anadmissionplanthatallowsstudentstoapplyandbenotifiedofanadmissiondecisionwellinadvanceof
the
regularnotificationdates.Ifadmitted,thecandidateisnotcommittedtoenroll;thestudentmayreplytotheofferunderthe
college’sregularreplypolicy.
Earlyadmission:Apolicyunderwhichstudentswhohavenotcompletedhighschoolareadmittedandenrollfulltimeincollege,
usuallyaftercompletionof
theirjunioryear.
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