University of Central Florida College of Sciences

College of Sciences
Type	Public
Established	2005; 16 years ago
Dean	Michael Johnson, Ph.D.
Undergraduates	10,813
Postgraduates	840
Location	Orlando, Florida, United States
Website	Official Site

Coordinates: 28°36′03″N 81°12′01″W / 28.60088°N 81.20017°W / 28.60088; -81.20017

Nicholson School of Communication

The University of Central Florida College of Sciences is the largest academic college of the University of Central Florida located in Orlando, Florida, United States.^[2] The dean of the college is Michael Johnson, Ph.D.^[3]

The College of Sciences was established in October 2005 after the division of the former College of Arts & Sciences into two separate colleges.^[4] It consists of two divisions: the Division of Natural Sciences and the Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences. The Division of Natural Sciences is home to the National Center for Forensic Science, while the division of Social and Behavioral Sciences includes the Nicholson School of Communication, one of the largest schools of communication in the nation.^[5] The college is also home to the Lou Frey Institute of Politics and Government. In 2007, the college completed construction of a Psychology Building and the second phase of a new Physical Sciences Building is currently under construction.

Organization[]

Natural Sciences[]

Social and Behavioral Sciences[]

Anthropology
Communication (Nicholson School of Communication)
Political Science (including Security Studies)
Psychology
Sociology

Notes:

^ a: Denotes a program that is no longer available to incoming students due to budget cuts.

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Facts About UCF". UCF Office of Institutional Research. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-02-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ College of Sciences Dean Named
^ http://www.cos.ucf.edu/content/college/index.html
^ http://communication.cos.ucf.edu/
^ "Program Eliminations" (PDF). University of Central Florida. 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-06-05.

External links[]

[facts_about_ucf-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Facts About UCF". UCF Office of Institutional Research. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-02-15.

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 2012-02-15.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] College of Sciences Dean Named

[4] ttp://www.cos.ucf.edu/content/college/index.html

[5] ttp://communication.cos.ucf.edu/

[6] "Program Eliminations" (PDF). University of Central Florida. 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2009-06-05.

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