<p>Can someone please explain to me what is the excel program, what are benefits of being in the excel program? I was accepted today, and I really don't know what to expect.</p>
<p>I’m not very familiar with it… But it’s basically there to help you in those first two years of classes that are hard. Engineering Physics, Calc etc. It’s for STEM Majors. I think there’s a separate housing block for EXCEL. </p>
<p>I think there’s a page for it on the UCF website.</p>
<p>Here is the link:</p>
<p>[UCF</a> EXCEL](<a href=“http://excel.ucf.edu/index.asp]UCF”>http://excel.ucf.edu/index.asp)</p>
<p>The mission of the EXCEL program is to increase student success in the first two years of their college career in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) discipline. To accomplish this mission EXCEL offers the following benefits to EXCEL participants. </p>
<p>The feeling of a small college experience (200 EXCEL students will be recruited every year) while they pursue a STEM degree in a large college (UCF has currently 50,000 students), </p>
<p>On-campus housing(*) - Students who apply for on-campus housing through the UCF Housing Office and receive a housing agreement will be placed in the EXCEL housing block if they wish. </p>
<p>Priority Scheduling for the Common EXCEL courses, </p>
<p>An EXCEL Center, dedicated to the tutoring needs of the EXCEL students where free math and science tutoring will be provided, </p>
<p>An EXCEL Academic Advisor to assist in the planning of academic schedule who will reside in the EXCEL Center, </p>
<p>A paid undergraduate research experience in the spring semester of the sophomore year which will be supervised by EXCEL faculty and will lead to other rewarding experiences at UCF (e.g., RAMP, McNair programs), </p>
<p>The creation of a UCF-EXCEL learning community consisting of the UCF-EXCEL students, at least 20 dedicated UCF-EXCEL faculty in a variety of STEM disciplines and UCF staff affiliated with a number of UCF support resources currently present at UCF. </p>
<p>(*) EXCEL is not tied what so ever to receiving housing</p>
<p>Thanks for your help</p>