How to Find a Degree Program on the UCF Website

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To find a degree program on the UCF website, start from the "Find Your Degree Program" section on the UCF homepage (ucf.edu). From there you can browse degrees by level — Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral — and narrow down among more than 220 degree programs in 12 colleges. Once you locate a program, use its page to identify the offering college and move on to application details.

Start at the Degree Finder

The UCF homepage places a degree-finding entry point directly in the main content, under the "Top 5 In Innovation" section. The page presents it as:

  • Find Your Degree Program — the primary entry point
  • Or Browse Degrees — with three level options: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral

This means you do not need to know the college name first. If you already know whether you want an undergraduate or graduate credential, choosing the level is the fastest way to shrink the list.

Choose Your Level First

If you are… Start with Why
A high school student or transfer applicant Bachelor's Undergraduate programs are grouped separately from graduate study
A current bachelor's holder Master's Graduate-level program list
Research- or terminal-degree oriented Doctoral Terminal and research doctorates are listed under this level

UCF describes its portfolio as "more than 220 degree programs in 12 colleges," so the level filter is the first meaningful cut. After that, use the program list to scan by subject area or college.

Narrow by College or Subject

UCF organizes its academic offerings across 12 colleges. When you browse degrees, use the college or subject grouping to move from a broad interest (for example, engineering, hospitality, or the arts) to a specific program. The site's own examples show how programs sit inside colleges:

  • Musical theatre majors are described as part of a production collaboration with a UCF robotics lab — an example of cross-college work rather than a single-department path.
  • Rosen College is cited as the anchor of UCF's hospitality expertise, with four decades of history.
  • The Institute for Simulation and Training is named as the lab home for immersive-technology research.

If your interest is interdisciplinary, look for programs and labs that cross colleges rather than assuming a single department owns the topic.

Confirm the Program and Move to Application

Once a program page is open, check three things before you commit:

  1. Degree level and college — confirm the program matches the level you selected and note which college offers it.
  2. Program details — the program page is where curriculum and admission information for that specific degree should be confirmed.
  3. Application path — use the program's own page to reach the relevant admissions information rather than a generic form.

Common Stops

  • Landing on a news or feature page instead of the degree list. The homepage mixes stories (robot dogs, the Universal partnership) with navigation. Return to "Find Your Degree Program" rather than following a feature link.
  • Skipping the level filter. With 220+ programs, browsing without choosing Bachelor's/Master's/Doctoral first makes the list much harder to scan.
  • Assuming a named lab or partnership is a degree. The Universal School of Experience Leadership and Innovation and the simulation institute are described as partnerships and research units; confirm the actual degree through the program finder.

For a quick start: open ucf.edu → select Find Your Degree Program → pick Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral → scan by college or subject → open the program page to confirm details and application steps.