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College of Sciences Advising Services

12716 Pegasus Dr., Room 250
Orlando, FL 32816


  cosas@ucf.edu

COLLEGE OF SCIENCES, UCF

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Bio, Psych, and Chemistry Advising

For students that are not assigned an academic success coach (ASC) and are unable to schedule an appointment with an ASC via My Knight Star, you are able to receive advising via our walk-in advising hours.

Please see below for the times in our Physical and Virtual Office:


Physical Office:

  • Monday – Thursday: 1 PM – 4:30 PM
  • Friday: CLOSED

Virtual Office:

  • Monday – Thursday: 9 AM – 1 PM
  • Friday: CLOSED

NOTE: Please expect longer wait times during our peak periods listed below:
Add/Drop Week, Second Week of the Semester, Registration, Withdrawal Deadline, and Finals Week/Week of the Semester Ending. 

Hours of operation are subjected to change during our peak periods. Please view our main website for updated hours of operation. 

Orientation - Other Overrides

If you need an override into a course that is not in the College of Sciences and is not ENC 1102, you may need one of the following links:


College of Arts & Humanities (OTHER than ENC 1102)

From your UCF Student Email Account, email cahregistration@ucf.edu providing the course prefix, number, and five-digit class number of the course you would like to enroll, as well as your unofficial transcript or score report to verify that you have met the prerequisite for the course.

  • LIT 2110 World Literature I (PR: ENC 1102)
  • LIT 2120 World Literature II (PR: ENC 1102)
  • Any course beginning in ENC
  • Any course that, when searched on the Undergraduate Catalog, lists “College of Arts and Humanities”.

School of Global Health Management and Informatics

From your UCF Student Email Account, email the address indicated below providing the course prefix, number, and five-digit class number of the course you would like to enroll, as well as your unofficial transcript or score report to verify that you have met the prerequisite for the course.

  • HSC3537 – Medical Terminology (PR: ENC 1102): direct email to hiim@ucf.edu
  • HSC4201 – Community Health (PR: ENC 1102): direct email to hsainfo@ucf.edu
  • HSC4652 – Health Law and Ethics (PR: ENC 1102): direct email to hsainfo@ucf.edu

Department of Health Sciences

From your UCF Student Email Account, email hsinfo@ucf.edu providing the course prefix, number, and five-digit class number of the course you would like to enroll, as well as your unofficial transcript or score report to verify that you have met the prerequisite for the course.

  • HSC2000 – Introduction to Careers in Health Professions (no PR – enroll Freely)
  • HSC2524 – Introduction to Human Disease (PR: BSC 2010C)
  • HSC3110 – Medical Self Assessment (Sophomore Standing – 30+ credit hours)
  • HSC3147 – Introduction to Pharmacology (PR: BSC 2010C)
  • HSC3211 – Preventive Health Care (PR: BSC 2010C)

College of Medicine

Visit https://ucf.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1TRie07pBFpnWoC for the override form (if the link ever breaks, try https://med.ucf.edu/biomed/undergraduate-programs/undergraduate-advising/ and scroll down to “Overrides”).

  • BSC 3403C – Quantitative Biological Methods (PR: BSC 2010C & CHM 2210)
  • MCB 2004C – Microbiology for Health Professionals (PR: CHM 2045C)
  • MCB 3020C – General Microbiology (PR: BSC 2010C & CHM 2210)
  • PCB 3703C – Human Physiology (PR: BSC 2010C & one of CHM 2045 or CHM 1032)
  • PCB 3233 – Immunology (PR: BSC 2010C)
  • ZOO 3733C – Human Anatomy (PR: BSC 2010C)
  • ZOO 3736C – Exercise Physiology Anatomy (PR: BSC 2010C)
  • Any course that, when searched on the Undergraduate Catalog, lists “College of Medicine”.

College of Engineering and Computer Science

Visit https://go.ucf.edu/CECS-Override for the override form (if the link ever breaks, try https://advising.cecs.ucf.edu/overrides/.

  • STA 3032 – Probability and Statistics for Engineers (PR: MAC 2312)
  • Courses with the following prefixes:
    • CCE, CEG, CES, CGN, CWR, EES, ENV, TTE
    • CAP, CDA, CEN, CGS, CIS, CNT, COP, COT
    • EEE, EEL, EIN, ESI, EGS
    • EGN, BME, EAS, EGM, EML, EMA

Honors College

Overrides are not generally provided but feel free to visit https://honors.ucf.edu/ and reach out to honors@ucf.edu with questions.

  • Any course ending in “H”
  • Any course with “Honors” in the name
  • Any course with honors section: 0201 and 0202

If the course is not on this list

Search the course number on the Undergraduate Catalog, and note the college listed. Locate the college contact information by returning to the Undergraduate Catalog, selecting “Colleges” from the menu, and selecting the appropriate College. They will provide you further instructions.

College of Science Bachelors Degree Requirements

To Earn a Bachelor’s Degree from UCF within the College of Sciences, Students Must:

  • Fulfill the requirements for the chosen major
  • Earn a minimum of 120 unduplicated 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 42 of these 120 credit hours in 3000-level courses or above (upper-division)
  • Earn a minimum of 30 of their last 39 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
  • Apply no more than 45 credit hours in any combination of extension, correspondence, CLEP, University Credit by Examination and Armed Forces credits toward an undergraduate degree
  • Fulfill the General Education Program requirements
  • Fulfill the Gordon Rule requirements
  • Fulfill the Foreign Language requirements as defined elsewhere in this section
  • Earn a minimum of nine credit hours during Summer terms, if applicable.

The above is for planning purposes only. and is based on the most recent catalog data.  See your catalog year 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.

COSAS Emails
Always include your name and UCF ID (seven-digit number)
and send emails from your official UCF account.

  • cosas@ucf.edu – General Questions, University Forms, General Education Courses & State Requirements
  • Departmental Advisors – Major courses, Program Admission, and Exit Requirements
  • cosoverride@ucf.edu – Department Overrides or Undergraduate Research (URAs)
  • cosaudit@ucf.edu – Course Exceptions, Evaluations, or Substitutions; Audit Error Questions
  • cosgraduation@ucf.edu – Graduation Questions
  • cosread@ucf.edu – Readmission Questions
COSAS Virtual Office Info & Etiquette

Full Instructions

  1. Fill out our Walk-In Zoom Check-In Form and the Zoom link will be emailed to your Knight’s Email account.
  2. When you click on the Zoom link, you will be prompted to download the free app if you have not done so already.
  3. Ensure that you have a microphone enabled to speak with an advisor. Preferably, test your audio as you join.
  4. To join by phone, dial +1-929-205-6099; Meeting ID: 961 8506 9254#

Etiquette for your Session

  • Adhere to the UCF Code of Conduct as if you are in person.
  • Start by providing your UCF ID (Seven digit number).
  • If you have guests present, let your advisor know immediately.
  • Choose a location for your session that is private and free of distractions.
If you are unable to join the Zoom session, please email your question to cosas@ucf.edu.
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