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Academic Success Coaching

Did you know? Advising at UCF is now called Academic Success Coaching. Learn what this means for you here.

Welcome to the CECS Academic Affairs Office

The nationally recognized advising staff within the College of Engineering and Computer Science Academic Affairs Office (AAO) is available to assist students through every step of their academic career. Advisors provide academic support services to enhance the educational experience of all CECS students and strive to empower students to develop and implement academically focused strategies that promote student success.

Through intentional and targeted services, Advisors help students navigate College and University requirements, policies, and procedures. AAO also coordinates CECS scholarship applications and awards, and serves as the administrative portal for CECS-affiliated student organizations.

Associate Dean’s Welcome

AAO Vision

The CECS Academic Affairs Office (AAO) is the office of first destination for academic advising, information, and assistance for students, staff, and faculty.

AAO Mission

The CECS Academic Affairs Office (AAO):

  • Provides a welcoming, caring, and honest environment to foster students’ success from orientation through their timely graduation.
  • Advise, encourage, and motivate all CECS students toward their professional and personal goals through diverse means of communication.
  • Supports CECS faculty and staff in their efforts to continually meet programmatic and institutional accreditation standards

Facts and Rankings

With 12 bachelor’s degree programs, 10 doctoral programs, 18 master’s programs, and a variety of graduate and undergraduate certificate programs, AAO is dedicated to helping each individual student achieve their academic goals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Need assistance? We’ve answered some of the most commonly asked questions for you.

Events

AAO advising events, CECS special events, speakers, seminars, and more.

Kick off eWeek (Engineers Week) with our Demo Day activities! From 9 a.m.-4 pm., view a variety of demos from wound-healing bandages and EEGs to digital twins and lasers, you won't want to miss it. Demos change every hour, so…
Industry Oriented Tech Talk:Leading Organizational Transformations: Lessons Learned from NASA and BeyondIn this interactive talk we will:• Define the nature of the transformations we face• Share and explore a framework for leading your organization through a significant transformation• Explore ways…
Join our panel of faculty experts as they provide career insights, lessons learned and advice for career development. Helen Huang, Tim Kotnour, Phil Hargrove, Mike Borowczak and Paria Gharavi will provide info and participate in an audience Q&A. Moderated by…
Living the Strategic Life: Lessons Learned from NASA and BeyondEver wonder how NASA engineers and leaders plan for the impossible?Join Dr. Tim Kotnour for a 30-minute session designed to help you "mission control" your own future. This isn't just about…
Join us in welcoming the next speaker in our computer architecture seminar series, doctoral student Daniel Price! He will be presenting He will be presenting "VLP for LLM: Leveraging Unary Computing for End-to-End LLM Workloads." Daniel Price is a second-year…

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