About Our Units
Undergraduate Education and Student Success recognizes that each student is unique, with various academic interests and personal goals on the road to a successful future. Our faculty and staff are here to support that journey. Explore how UESS can be a part of your plan!
CUR
The Center for Undergraduate Research (CUR) fosters a culture of research that encourages all students to include a research component as a critical part of their undergraduate experience. CUR provides guidance to students and faculty interested in pursuing research and creative work opportunities, coordinates campus research activities, and expands research opportunities across campus.
Discover your next research opportunity with the Center for Undergraduate Research.
Honors Program
The UF Honors Program is a comprehensive undergraduate experience, divided into three Milestones that students must meet to move forward in the program and earn their Honors Program Medallion. At every level of the program, we provide tailored advising and opportunities for community building and interdisciplinary engagement.
Learn more about the UF Honors Program.
Innovation Academy
The UF Innovation Academy offers an undergraduate spring-summer program that delivers a minor in Innovation across 25+ majors, focusing on creativity and design thinking, entrepreneurship, leadership, and ethics. Students gain hands-on, interdisciplinary skills that prepare them to thrive in a dynamic job market while having the fall semester available for internships, study abroad, online coursework, or other opportunities.
Find out more about the Innovation Academy.
McNair Scholars
The Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, is a training program designed to support undergraduate students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds in their pursuit of a Ph.D.
OAS
The Office of Academic Support (OAS) is dedicated to fostering the academic and personal development of UF undergraduates through a range of coordinated courses, workshops, support services, and academic programs. Our focus is particularly on supporting first-generation students and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, recognizing the unique challenges they may face.
Prestigious Awards
The Office of Prestigious Awards promotes scholarship and fellowship programs that fund undergraduate or graduate study in the U.S. and abroad, as well as supporting students through the application process. Students are advised to start the application process early, allow significant time for revisions, and collect letters of recommendation. Several awards have a campus endorsement process with campus deadlines that fall before the national deadlines.
Explore the Prestigious Awards page to reveal new levels of academic opportunity.
Quest
UF Quest is a signature and transformational undergraduate core education program designed to engage students in interdisciplinary inquiry, civic responsibility, critical thinking, and real-world engagement. It is grounded in the Gallup-Purdue “Big Six” college experiences that correlate to lifelong well-being and career success (faculty mentorship, long-term projects, applied learning, extracurricular connection, deep engagement, and experiential education). Quest is transforming the core curriculum, elevating UF’s national leadership in undergraduate education, and serves as a model for how core education can prepare students to meet the grand challenges of our time.
Learn more about Quest courses.
ROTC
The UF Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) provides undergraduate students with the training to become Officers in the U.S. Air Force, Army, and Navy.
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Transition Advising
The Transition Advising team assists UF undergraduate students in catalyzing their Success Stories. We offer individual and group services and online resources for self-paced academic exploration and planning.
Our goals are to:
- Guide exploring students toward selecting academic program(s).
- Help students navigate changing majors across UF colleges.
- Foster students' establishment of goals for sustained success.
Explore the Transition Advising page for the full breadth of their offerings.
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