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Psychology, BS

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryBachelor of Science in Psychology

Overview

120-credit Bachelor of Science in Psychology offered online with six tracks. Freshman and transfer applications are accepted for fall, spring and summer.

Official program name
Psychology, BS
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
University
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location
Orlando, FLWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Specializations
Tracks: clinical, experimental, general, human factors, industrial/organizational, neuroscience
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Required credits
120 credit hours
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Full degree from first-year entry. Open to applicants without prior college credit (freshman admission).

Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Why this program is listed

Bachelor's degree that may be completed fully online through UCF Online; freshman and transfer entry.

Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.All coursework is online and the institution states no required on-site activity for this program.
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
Campus visits: not verified
Practical placement
Optional practical placement
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Capstone

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

  • Tracks: clinical, experimental, general, human factors, industrial/organizational, neuroscience
    Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2 — Transfer applicants: minimum 2.0 GPA at last school attended and overall
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Statement / essay
RecommendedApplication essay strongly encouraged but not required
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Application fee
Required$30 — $30 nonrefundable application fee
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredFreshmen: SPARK form and official high school or home-school transcript
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

SAT / ACT
RequiredFreshman applicants; transfer applicants with fewer than 60 transferable credit hours
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Application deadline

    May 1 · for Fall (freshmen)

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

  • Application deadline

    November 1 · for Spring (freshmen)

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

  • Application deadline

    March 1 · for Summer (freshmen)

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-stateFrom the university's online tuition table$179.19per creditIncludes feesEstimated tuition$21,502.80 = 120 credits × $179.19 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Out-of-stateFrom the university's online tuition table$857.98per creditIncludes feesEstimated tuition$102,957.60 = 120 credits × $857.98 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Other published fees

Distance Learning Fee (included in per-credit total)
$18 per creditMandatory
Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

  • UCF participates in NC-SARA and states it has no U.S. state restrictions on enrolling students; online delivery cannot be provided to OFAC-restricted countries. Official pageSource: registrar.ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

International applicants

  • The majority of fully online programs are open to students residing outside the United States; no campus presence or visa is required.Source: ucf.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. registrar.ucf.edu/restrictions — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 10, 2026
  3. ucf.edu/degree/psychology-bs/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. ucf.edu/online/costs/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 10, 2026
  5. ucf.edu/online/degree/psychology-b-s/ — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  6. ucf.edu/online/undergraduate-admissions/ — Official admissions page, verified October 10, 2026

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