{"id":30,"date":"2010-09-16T15:56:36","date_gmt":"2010-09-16T15:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/webcom.dev.smca.ucf.edu\/wp3\/admissions\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:10:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T19:10:37","slug":"counselors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/resources\/counselors\/","title":{"rendered":"For Counselors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"container mt-4 mt-sm-5 mb-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead mb-4 mb-md-5\">High school, college, and independent counselors are essential in helping students prepare for success and lunch their future at UCF. We&#8217;ve compiled the resources you need to help students during their undergraduate admissions journey. If your questions aren&#8217;t answered below, our team of admissions professionals are always available to help.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-8 offset-2 col-sm-6 offset-sm-3 col-md-4 offset-md-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"text-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/2025-26-Counselor-Newsletter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-13700 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/2025-26-Counselor-Newsletter-Thumb-231x300.png\" alt width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/2025-26-Counselor-Newsletter-Thumb-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/2025-26-Counselor-Newsletter-Thumb-278x360.png 278w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/2025-26-Counselor-Newsletter-Thumb.png 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid alignnone wp-image-13700 size-medium lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20231%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20231%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/2025-26-Counselor-Newsletter-Thumb-231x300.png 231w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/2025-26-Counselor-Newsletter-Thumb-278x360.png 278w, https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/2025-26-Counselor-Newsletter-Thumb.png 296w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/2025-26-Counselor-Newsletter-Thumb-231x300.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pt-lg-4 col-10 offset-1 col-md-7 offset-md-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"mt-4 mb-3 h4\">Counselor Updates, Newsletter and Email List<\/h2>\n<p>We continuously update our counselor email list. If you are a high school or college counselor and wish to receive emails from UCF Undergraduate Admissions, please send your name, title, school, mailing address, email address and telephone number to <a href=\"mailto:Elizabeth.Costello@ucf.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabeth Costello<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mt-4\">\t\t\t<a class=\"btn btn-outline-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/2025-26-Counselor-Newsletter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\tRead the Counselor Newsletter\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<nav class=\"sections-menu-wrapper\" aria-label=\"Page section navigation\" style=\"min-height: 60px;\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar navbar-toggleable-md navbar-light bg-primary sections-menu\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"navbar-toggler collapsed ml-auto\" type=\"button\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#sections-menu\" aria-controls=\"#sections-menu\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-text\">Skip to Section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"navbar-toggler-icon\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"navbar-collapse collapse\" id=\"sections-menu\" data-autoselect=\"true\" data-selector=\".auto-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"nav navbar-nav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container mt-4 mt-sm-5 mb-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2>Letters of Recommendation<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Letters of recommendation are neither required, nor considered in the university&#8217;s general admission process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Limited access and restricted access majors may require a separate application, which may include a recommendation component. Students should be advised to research the requirements for their intended degree program and follow the instructions provided. Please do not encourage students to submit letters of recommendation as part of the general application process to UCF unless otherwise instructed. Students who are denied admission and are going through the formal appeals process will be instructed that they may submit letters of recommendation in support of their appeal.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mt-5\">Sending Transcripts<\/h2>\n<p>The Office of Undergraduate Admissions can accept final official transcripts through U.S. Mail or electronically when sent directly from your institution through a secure delivery service. <strong>UCF does not accept PDF transcripts emailed to us directly.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Electronic transcripts can only be accepted as official if they are delivered through one of the following approved transcript service providers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/speedeserver.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">SPEEDE<\/a> (Addressed Institution ID: 10002 Institution ID: 730000000395400)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/exchange.parchment.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Parchment Exchange<\/a> (including Naviance and Docufide)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.studentclearinghouse.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">National Student Clearinghouse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/escrip-safe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Credentials eScrip-Safe<\/a> (formerly known as Scrip-Safe International)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.credentialssolutions.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Credential Solutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scribsoft.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Scribbles Software<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jst.doded.mil\/official.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">AARTS and SMART transcripts<\/a> (military service only, not required for admission)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scoir.com\/\">SCOIR<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-2\"><strong>NOTE: <\/strong>If the transcript delivery service asks you to provide an email address to send transcripts to, please use <a href=\"mailto:myapplicationdocs@ucf.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">myapplicationdocs@ucf.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"small mb-4\"><em>*When sending a transcript through one of the above service providers, their system may indicate that it has been delivered; however,&nbsp;we ask for&nbsp;two to three weeks&nbsp;to process these documents. Instead of sending duplicates, please ask students to verify receipt of the transcript through their application status on myUCF.<\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row my-4 my-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"h4\">Hard copy transcripts may be sent to:<\/h3>\n<p>UCF Undergraduate Admissions<br>\nP.O. Box 160111<br>\nOrlando, FL 32816-0111\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mt-4 mt-lg-0 col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"alert alert-warning\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"alert-heading h4\">\n\t\t\t\tTranscript Note\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\nFTIC students are required to report their courses and grades via the Self Provided Academic Record for Knights (SPARK) Form. An official transcript is not required for initial admission consideration. 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