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HIGHER ED, LOWER FEES

As an online student, there are certain campus services you won’t need to use. That’s why students enrolled in a UCF Online program receive a waiver for some campus-based fees, including the health fee and athletic fee. You can earn the same high-quality university education that students on campus receive, but at a lower cost.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Activity and Service Fee
  • Transportation and Access Fee
  • Health Fee
  • Athletic Fee
  • Technology Fee

This waiver of fees does reduce access to some on-campus student resources, including:

  • Enrollment in campus face-to-face classes
  • Enrollment in mixed mode classes
  • On-campus student housing
  • Student Health Services (including Counseling and Psychological Services)
  • Recreation and Wellness Center services and programs
  • UCF Athletics services and discounts
  • Certain services from the Student Government

Individuals applying for enrollment into one of our undergraduate programs can request to have the $30 application fee waived on the basis of financial hardship by submitting a written request AND one of the following items:

  • An SAT, ACT or NACAC fee waiver form from your high school guidance office
  • Documentation from your high school showing your eligibility for a free or reduced lunch
  • Your family’s most recent tax return

Mail materials to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
P.O. Box 160111
Orlando, FL 32816-0111

All applicants are notified that the application fee is non-refundable.

Absolutely! You may obtain your UCF Card through the on-campus Card Services office, UCF Connect Centers, or by mail.
To receive your ID by mail, you will need:

    • Passport quality photograph

Note: The photo should show a clear, front view, full face of the customer. The customer should be in normal street attire, without hat or dark glasses against a plain white or off-white background. The customer should have a natural expression, mouth closed or smiling, and eyes open and looking directly ahead.

  • Copy of your Driver’s License or State Issued ID Card
  • Your UCF ID
  • Your Contact Information
  • Print and sign waiver form
  • Enclose a check for $15 made out to “UCF” for replacement cards due to loss, theft, or damage.
Mail materials to:
UCF Card Services
P.O. Box 160056
Orlando, FL 32816-0056

For details on eligibility requirements visit .

UCF Online students can join an existing organization as long as the membership requirements for that RSO are met. Some organizations may require face-to-face meetings/activities while others are more accommodating to off-campus students. Search the Organization Directory to learn more about their missions and contact an organization’s primary contact to inquire if remote participation is offered.
Membership in a fraternity and sorority chapter is limited to any student who is paying activity and service fees and is currently or continuously enrolled with the ޳Ƶ.
All items sold in the UCF Bookstore are available for purchase online. To explore the selection and purchase textbooks or UCF branded materials visit the .
Work study is not open to online students as many work study positions are located on the main campus of the university.

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