COMPUTER SCIENCE AT UCF

The School of Computer Science and the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering merged in 2005 and have a new name. It is now the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The school is home to UCF's Champion Programming Team, which was ranked first in the South-East Region in 2000 01-02, 03-04, and second in 2006.

The department's faculty, which includes 5 IEEE Fellows, 2 ACM Fellows, and 2 Fellows of the Institute of Combinatorics, has received national and international awards and recognition for excellence in research and education.

In 2001, the National Association of Graduate and Professional Studies ranked the PhD program in Computer Science at UCF nationally in the top 10. In 2006, UCF-EECS Team Advanced to the "Programming Super Bowl." UCF competed in the Southeast Regionals which consists of five states. UCF and Georgia Tech solved 9 out of the 11 problems posed in the five-hour contest and, based on their performance, both schools have advanced to World Finals.

"I learned so much in such a short amount of time!" - Paula

"I can't recommend the program highly enough if you're looking for a refreshing social experience, or to indulge your interests and talents with regards to compuer science."
-Connor