Welcome to the Office of Graduate Services for the College of Health and Public Affairs at UCF. Our office is dedicated exclusively to supporting graduate students and graduate education in the College of Health and Public Affairs.

We are here to help you with the graduate school process from admission to graduation. Contact our office when you have questions about applying to one of our masters or doctoral programs, registering for graduate courses, making changes to your student records or filing your Intent to graduate.

HPA I, Room 343
Phone: 407-823-4025
FAX: 407-823-4895
e-mail: cohpagraduate@mail.ucf.edu

Our office hours:

SPRING BREAK HOURS:

Monday 3/10/08 - Friday 3/14/08:  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Normal Hours: (effective Friday, January 11)
Monday - Thursday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

SPRING BREAK HOURS:  9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. M-F

Our Team:

Stephen T. Holmes, Associate Dean of Graduate Studies
Elizabeth Plaisted, Graduate Adviser
Ranetta G. Guinn, Graduate Coordinator

To complete a graduate degree at UCF, you must file an "Intent to Graduate Packet." The packet includes:

• Intent to Graduate form
• COHPA Graduation Eligibility Review and Survey forms
• a UCF Exit Survey

The packet is not available online, but it may be picked up from the COHPA Graduate Office. We suggest that you return the Intent to Graduate Packet in person so an adviser can meet with you to review your audit. Regional campus and distance students should contact our office to request a packet by mail. 

NOTE:  YOU MUST REGISTER FOR ALL REMAINING CLASSES BEFORE FILING YOUR INTENT PACKET.

Packets should be returned to the COHPA Graduate Office by the deadline.

GRADUATION DEADLINES:
FALL 2007 Deadline to file Intent to Graduate:  August 24, 2007
SPRING 2008 Deadline to file Intent to Graduate:  January 11, 2008

SUMMER 2008 Deadline to file Intent to Graduate:  May 16, 2008

STEP 2:  ORDER CAP AND GOWN AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

After your Intent to Graduate form is approved and processed, you will receive information by e-mail and regular mail about ordering your cap and gown and announcements. This mailing will also include information about ticket availability, parking, special accommodations, etc. This information is also available in the Commencement Guide publication at www.registrar.ucf.edu/.

If you submit your Intent to Graduate form in person, a graduate adviser will review your degree audit with you and discuss any potential problems or additional documentation that might be needed in order for you to successfully complete your degree and graduate.

We want your graduation to go as smoothly as possible and will notify you of any problems that arise relative to meeting your degree requirements. Please stay in contact with our office if you are aware of any potential problems and respond quickly to e-mails or letters you receive from us.

SPRING 2008 INFORMATION

Spring 2008 Registration:  March 27, 2007 - January 6, 2008
Late Registration and Add/Drop:  January 7 – January 11, 2008
Spring 2008 Deadline to File Intent to Graduate:  January 11, 2007
COHPA Spring 2008 Commencement Ceremony: TBA

For the official, complete list of important dates and deadlines for Spring 2008, please see the UCF Academic Calendar.

FALL 2008 INFORMATION

Fall 2008 Registration:  March 2008– August 17, 2008
Late Registration and Add/Drop:  August 18 – August 22, 2008
Classes Begin:  August 18, 2008
Deadline to File Intent to Graduate:  August 22, 2008

For the official, complete list of important dates and deadlines for Fall 2008, please see the
UCF Academic Calendar.

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATIONS FOR FALL:

Graduate Studies New Student Orientations: 

Communication Sciences and Disorders:
Criminal Justice:
Health Services Administration:
Public Administration:
Social Work:

For other registration assistance visit www.registrar.ucf.edu/ or consult the Schedule Web Guide at http://registrar.sdes.ucf.edu/weg/.