College of Engineering and Computer Science - Undergraduate Programs

CECS: Graduation: Bachelor's Degree Requirements

It is never too early to start planning your graduation. This section contains information on general graduation requirements as well as detailing the Intent to Graduate process with dates for each semester. To earn a Bachelor's Degree from UCF, students must:


  • Fulfill the General Education requirements as defined in the catalog.
  • Fulfill the Golden Rule requirements as defined in the catalog
  • Fulfill the Foreign Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the catalog and by your major
  • Fulfill the CLAST requirement
  • Fulfill the requirements for the chosen major
  • Earn a minimum of 120 unduplicated semester credit hours with at least a "C" average (2.0 GPA) for all UCF course work attempted. Some majors require more than 120 hours.
  • Earn at least 48 of these 120 semester credit hours in 3000-level courses or above.
  • Earn the last 30 semester hours in regular courses at UCF. Credit by examination may not be used to satisfy this requirement.
  • Earn a minimum of 25% of the total hours required for the degree in residence at UCF. For programs that require the minimum of 120 total hours, residency will be 30 hours. For programs that exceed 120 hours, the specific residency requirement increases proportionally and is listed with the requirements for the specific degree program.
  • Earn a minimum of 60 semester hours after CLEP credit has been awarded
  • Apply no more than 45 semester hours in any combination of extension, correspondence, CLEP, University Credit by Examination and Armed Forces credit toward an undergraduate degree.
  • Earn a minimum of nine semester hours during the summer terms, if applicable.
  • File an intent to graduate form in ENGR 107 by the last day of classes the term prior to your intended graduation.

This is for planning purposes only. See your catalog for specific information concerning these and other degree requirements. Final confirmation of all requirements is subject to department, college, and university review and will only take place at the end of the term of intended graduation.

Academic Affairs Office - Graduate Programs - CECS - UCF