Middle Eastern Studies Program

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Middle Eastern Studies Program

The Middle Eastern Studies Program at the University of Central Florida is jointly housed by the Global Perspectives Office and the College of Arts and Humanities. It is overseen by three co-chairs, John C. Bersia, Global Perspectives Office, Janan Smither, Department of Psychology and Hakan Özoglu, Department of History. They also coordinate an advisory board that helps provide direction. The program includes a Middle Eastern Studies Minor directed by Hakan Özoglu, and co-curricular activities that are organized primarily by the Global Perspectives Office, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners. In 2011-2012, co-curricular presentations will focus on the “Arab Spring,” Islam, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Arab-Israeli conflict, terrorism and Iran.

Program Co-Chairs

John C. Bersia, Global Perspectives Office
John.Bersia@ucf.edu
PH 202, 407-823-0688

Janan Smither, Department of Psychology
Janan.Smither@ucf.edu
PH 309G, 407-823-5859

Hakan Özoglu, Department of History (co-chair and Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Minor)
hakan@ucf.edu
CNH 554, 407-407-823-0512

The Middle Eastern Studies Program Advisory Board

John C. Bersia, Special Assistant to the President for Global Perspectives, UCF (co-chair)
Amb. Harriet Elam-Thomas, Director, The Diplomacy Program, UCF
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jay Garner, former Director of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Post-War Iraq
Roger Handberg, Department of Political Science, UCF
Amb. Ulric Haynes, Jr., Distinguished Visiting Scholar, Global Perspectives Office, UCF
Husain Kassim, Department of Philosophy, UCF
Hakan Özoglu, Department of History (co-chair and Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Minor)
Sibille Pritchard, President, Global Connections Foundation
Ted Reynolds, Department of Political Science, UCF
Stephen Sloan, Lawrence J. Chastang Distinguished Professor of Terrorism Studies, UCF
Janan Smither, Department of Psychology, UCF (co-chair)
Sanam Vakil, Visiting Scholar, Middle East Studies Program, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., and Adjunct Professor, SAIS, Bologna, Italy

Join Us

Our public forums are free and open to the public. If you belong to a group that would like to reserve seats, please contact our Public Affairs Coordinator, Mark Freeman, for more information.

The program sponsors or co-sponsors co-curricular programs such as distinguished speakers, conferences and other meetings, including:

Upcoming Events

2011-2012 Events

Anthony Shadid, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Beirut bureau chief for The New York Times (Dispatches from the Middle East: Covering the “Arab Spring”). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. September 1, 2011
James Traub, Author of The Freedom Agenda: Why America Must Spread Democracy, contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine (You Can't Mistreat People Forever: The Revolution in the Arab World). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. September 27, 2011
Roya Hakakian, Author, poet, documentary filmmaker and founding member of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (An Insider's Guide to Iran's Turmoil). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. October 4, 2011
Peter Bergen, Author of Holy War, Inc. and The Osama bin Laden I Know, CNN national security analyst, and Senior Fellow at the New America Foundation (After Osama bin Laden: Terrorism's Future Prospects). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. October 11, 2011
"People Power, Politics and Global Change." An international global issues conference, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers and other partners. October 13, 2011
Bing West, Correspondent for The Atlantic Monthly, former Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, and author of The Wrong War: Grit, Strategy, and the Way Out of Afghanistan (Lessons From Iraq: Flawed Execution or is America Unwilling to Fight?) A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. November 8, 2011.
Mariane Pearl, Author of In Search of Hope and A Mighty Heart, journalist and widow of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl (Fighting Violence: Open Up a Dialogue.) November 14, 2011.
Jeremy Scahill, Author of Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army, award-winning investigative journalist (Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Mercenary Army). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. March 20, 2012

Previous Related Events

2010-2011 Events

Ambassador Gary Grappo, Head of Mission, Office of the Quartet Representative in Jerusalem. A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. April 28, 2011
Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, Former Administrator, Coalition Provisional Authority of Iraq. A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. March 22, 2011
"Iraq and Afghanistan Forum" an international forum sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office and other partners. March 22, 2011
Amitabh Pal, Co-Editor, The Progressive Media Project and author, Islam Means Peace: Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today (Islam Means Peace: Understanding the Muslim Principle of Nonviolence Today). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. February 23, 2012
Thomas Twetten, Former Chief of CIA Clandestine Operations (Topic The Globalization of Terrorism and the Response of Global Intelligence). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. January 27, 2011
Bernard Finel, Senior Fellow, American Security Project (Are We Winning?). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. January 18, 2011
Rami George Khouri, Executive Editor of Lebanese newspaper The Daily Star (The Perils and Promise of Communication Between the Arab World, the Middle East and the West). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. December 2, 2010
Zhala Sabir, Director for Congressional and Academic Affairs, Kurdistan Regional Government. A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. October 12, 2010
Qubad Talabani, Representative to the United States, Kurdistan Regional Government (Next Steps for the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq's Political Evolution). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. September 9, 2010

2009-2010 Events

"Iraq and Afghanistan in Flux," UCF. An international forum, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center and the Global Connections Foundation. March 23, 2010
Ambassador Gary Grappo, Minister Counselor for Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq (The Situation in Iraq and Washington: Baghdad Relations on the Eve of National Elections). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. February 25, 2010
Jack Mendelsohn, Arms-control Specialist, formerly with Center for Defense Information, Lawyers Alliance for World Security, Arms Control Association and U.S. Department of State (Prospects for Arms Control in the Middle East and North Africa). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. December 2-3, 2009
"Climate Change and National/Global Security," UCF. An international global issues conference, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office in a partnership with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen LLP, OCI Associates Inc., UCF Student Government Association, UCF Nicholson School of Communication, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners). November 5, 2009
"America and Iran: Current Problems, Future Prospects," Rollins College. A regional forum, sponsored by Rollins College in a partnership with the Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholars Program, the International Affairs Program of the Hamilton Holt School, UCF Global Perspectives Office and the Global Connections Foundation. October 29, 2009
"Global Terrorism in 2009: Assessing the Changing Threat," UCF. An international forum, sponsored by the UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, Institute for Transitional Democracy and International Security in Budapest, Hungary, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners. October 6, 2009
Asra Nomani, journalist and author of Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman’s Struggle for the Soul of Islam (The Paradox of Women in Islam). A program conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. September 24, 2009

2008-2009 Events

Paul Hirschson, Deputy Consul-General, Consulate General of Israel, Miami, FL (Israel’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). April 23, 2009.
"The First 100 Days: Policy Initiatives and Approaches for the New Administration,” UCF. A national symposium in cooperation with the Loy Frey Institute of Politics and Government, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, the Global Connections Foundation and others. April 15, 2009.
Amb. Peter W. Galbraith, Senior Diplomatic Fellow, Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation, and author of The End of Iraq and Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies (The Future of Kurdistan and Iraq; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). April 6, 2009
"The Kurdish Series," (Michael Gunter; Brendan O'Leary; Ambassador Peter W. Galbraith; Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jay Garner),a lecture program for UCF LIFE. February 2009.
Sanam Vakil, Visiting Scholar, Middle East Studies Program, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C., and Adjunct Professor, SAIS, Bologna, Italy; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community. February 19, 2009.
Hooshang Amirahmadi, professor at Rutgers University, and the founder and president of American-Iranian Council. February 2, 2009
General (Ret.) John Abizaid, former Commander, United States Central Command; Multiple presentations at UCF and in the community conducted in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. January 28, 2009
"America’s Next President and the World," UCF. An international global issues conference in cooperation with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, The Anil and Chitra Deshpande Foundation, Lawrence J. Chastang and the Chastang Foundation, C.T. Hsu and Associates, LarsonAllen L.L.P., UCF Student Government Association, UCF College of Business Administration, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, The India Program at UCF, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, UCF Political Science Department, UCF International Services Center, UCF LIFE, Global Connections Foundation and other partners. November 6, 2008.
Najmaldin Karim, President, Washington Kurdish Institute; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community. September 29, 2008.
"Considering the Mid-East: Politics, Issues and Solutions," UCF. A national symposium in cooperation with the Loy Frey Institute of Politics and Government, UCF Political Science Department, UCF Global Perspectives Office, UCF Middle Eastern Studies Program, UCF Kurdish Political Studies Initiative, UCF Diplomacy Program, UCF Terrorism Studies Program, the Global Connections Foundation and others. September 29, 2008

2007-2008 Events

"Conflict in the Middle East: Iraq and Beyond" UCF. An international forum on the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led intervention in Iraq, in cooperation with the Global Perspectives Office and other partners. Panel discussion moderated by Lt. Gen. (ret.) Jay Garner. March 20, 2008
Ephraim Kam, Deputy Director of the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University, (A presentation of "Sources of Instability in the Middle East" in cooperation with the UCF Judaic Studies Program, Central Florida Hillel and other partners). January 29, 2008
Ann Wright, former U.S. Army Colonel, U.S. Foreign Service Officer and author of Dissent: Voices of Conscience, (A presentation of her story of protest against the Iraq Invasion and subsequent war in cooperation with multiple partners; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). January 29, 2008.
H.R.H. Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan, (A presentation of El Hassan Science City in cooperation with the UCF School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). January 14, 2008.
Ambassador Gary Grappo, U.S. Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community. January 2008
Jehan Sadat, former First Lady of Egypt (widow of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat) and author of A Woman of Egypt (The changing Middle East in its global context, from women’s issues to peace prospects; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). November 13, 2007
"An Inside Look at Middle Eastern Cultures," Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. A regional forum, in cooperation with Rollins College, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners. Panel discussion. October 25, 2007
Darvar Ardalan, producer of NPR’s "Morning Edition" and author of My Name is Iran (Modern Iran, its culture and prospects; multiple programs at UCF and in the community). October 25, 2007.
Qubad Talabani, Representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in the United States and son of Jalal Talabani, the president of Iraq (Kurds in Iraq, their culture and prospects; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). October 25, 2007.

2006-2007 Events

Brigadier General Richard M. Lake, Director of Intelligence, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps (Military intelligence challenges and opportunities in the 21st Century, including the Middle East; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). April 17, 2007.
Col. (ret.) Kim Olson, author of Iraq and Back: Inside the War to Win the Peace. (Iraq, from mission accomplished to mission improbable, and the future of war; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community, two parts). November 8-10, 2006, and March 26-28, 2007.
Fatima Amrani Zerrifi, English Department, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah Fes University, Morocco (Women and gender in Islam; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). November 8-9, 2006
Prime Minister Ehud Barak, Prime Minister of Israel, 1999-2001 (A blueprint for global relations for Israel, the Middle East and the world, UCF). October 26, 2006
“Pakistan: The Rocky Road Ahead,” Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. A regional forum in cooperation with Rollins College, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners. Panel discussion. October 19, 2006
Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley, Director of the Office of Egypt and the Levant, U.S. Department of State (U.S. foreign policy and Lebanon; presentations at UCF and in the community). October 4-6, 2006.
Gen. James Jones, Supreme Allied Commander of NATO (NATO’s future role in Europe and beyond, including Iraq and Afghanistan, UCF). September 21, 2006.
Sanam Vakil, Middle East Studies Program, Johns Hopkins. SAIS, Washington, D.C. (Iran’s nuclear dilemma and regional peace prospects; multiple presentations at UCF and in the community, two parts). September 14, 2006, and December 4, 2006.

2005-2006 Events

David M. Winn, the Middle East/North Africa specialist on the U.S. Department of State's Avian Influenza Action Group, a task force established early in 2006 to coordinate the U.S. preparedness and response to avian influenza and the threat of a global human influenza pandemic (U.S. government's role in the international coordination of efforts to deal with avian influenza, multiple presentations at UCF). June 13, 2006.
Yitzhak Ben Gad, Consul General of Israel, Florida and Puerto Rico (Israel and its foreign relations, multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). March 30, 2006.
Qubad Talabani, a representative of the Kurdistan Regional Government in the U.S. and son of Iraqs president, Jalal Talabani (A Kurdish perspective on Iraq, multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). March 21, 2006.
John Esposito, founding director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and University Professor at Georgetown University and the author of more than 30 books on Islam (Islam and the West, multiple presentations at UCF and in the community); a CUC program. February 8, 2006
Amb. Ulric Haynes, former U.S. ambassador to Algeria and a key figure in securing the release of American hostages from Iran on January 20, 1981 (U.S.-Iranian relations: past and present, UCF). January 26, 2006.
The Evolving Terrorist Threat, UCF. An international panel on terrorism developments featuring Brian Jenkins of the RAND Corporation and four other speakers, in cooperation with Global Connections Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel and other partners, CUC program. November 3, 2005.
“Political Violence in the 21st Century,” UCF. A national working conference on political violence trends, terrorism, Iraq and Afghanistan featuring 24 speakers, in cooperation with the National Conference of Editorial Writers, Global Connections Foundation, the Orlando Sentinel and other partners. October 17, 2005
Amb. Robin Raphel, U.S. Coordinator for Reconstruction in Iraq, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C. (U.S. policy in Iraq, multiple presentations at UCF and in the community). October 17, 2005.

2004-2005 Events

Joel Rubin, U.S. Department of State Office of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (digital video conference on economic reform in the Middle East), May 2, 2005.
Thomas P.M. Barnett, former Senior Strategic Researcher and Professor, Warfare Analysis Research Department, Center for Naval Warfare Studies, U.S. Naval War College and author of The Pentagons New Map: War and Peace in the Twenty-First Century (U.S. strategic planning, multiple presentations), April 4-5, 2005.
Gary Grappo, Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (U.S.-Saudi relations, multiple presentations), March 15, 2005.
George Will, Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist, founding panelist on ABCs This Week and author of With a Happy Eye But America and the World (America and the world), February 10, 2005.
“Building Relationships through Public Diplomacy: Iraq,” Lake Buena Vista, Florida. A regional forum presented with the U.S. Department of State, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners. Keynote presentation by Patricia de Stacy Harrison, Assistant Secretary for Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, and a panel discussion with top Iraqi elected officials. October 25, 2004
Michelle Malkin, syndicated columnist, Fox News Channel Commentator and author of Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists, Criminals and other Public Menaces to Our Shores (Immigration, multiple presentations), October 14, 2004
Michael Doran, a professor in Princeton University’s Near Eastern studies department and an al-Qaeda specialist (al-Qaeda and Saudi Arabia, multiple presentations), September 29, 2004

2003-2004 Events

Lt. Gen. (ret.) Jay M. Garner, President of SYColeman and former Director of the Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance for Post-War Iraq (the future of Iraq). May 26, 2004
The Making of a New Middle East: Iran, the Region and the World. The 22nd annual conference of the Center for Iranian Research and Analysis. Speakers included Shireen Hunter, Director of the Islamic Studies Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.; Professor Farhang Rajaee, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada; and several UCF professors. Sponsored by UCFs Political Science Department and chaired by Dr. Houman Sadri. April 9-10, 2004
William S. Cohen, Chief Executive Officer of The Cohen Group and former U.S. Secretary of Defense (war in Iraq a year later). March 24, 2004.
Gabriel Sheffer, Political Science Department, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Palestinian-Israeli relations, and the War in Iraq and the Arab-Israeli conflict, multiple presentations). Sponsored by UCFs Judaic Studies Program and other partners. November 17-18, 2003
Ambassador (ret.) Joseph C. Wilson, IV. (What I Didn't Find in Africa: Examining Iraq's Alleged Nuclear Links to Niger, multiple presentations). November 13, 2003.
Prospects for Peace in the Middle East, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. A regional forum in cooperation with Rollins College, the Global Connections Foundation Jewish Federation of Greater Orlando and the Arab-American Community Center. Speakers included Ambassador Dennis B. Ross, Director, Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and Dr. Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor of Arab Studies and Director of the Middle East Institute, Columbia University. October 27, 2003
Stephen Sloan, Samuel Roberts Noble Presidential Professor, University of Oklahoma (the U.S. response to terrorism and extremism, multiple presentations). October 8-10, 2003

2002-2003 Events

General (ret.) Wesley K. Clark, former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, author of Waging Modern War and CNN Military Analyst (War in Iraq what comes next?). April 17, 2003.
Thomas L. Friedman, Foreign Affairs columnist, The New York Times, author of The Lexus and the Olive Tree and Longitudes Attitudes, and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner (American foreign policy in the Middle East since 9/11). February 24, 2003
John L. Esposito, Director, Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding and Professor of International Affairs and Islamic Studies at Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. (Islamic revivalism, multiple presentations). February 19-20, 2003.
Ali Mazrui, Schweitzer Chair, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York. Hosted by The Islamic Society of Central Florida, Orlando Florida (African American Muslims - from enslavement to counter-terrorism). Sponsored by The Islamic Society of Central Florida, UCFs Global Perspectives Office and other partners. February 9, 2003
Peace-Building Where are the Voices of Women? St. Luke's Methodist Church, Orlando, Florida. A regional forum in cooperation with The Matrix and other partners. Event featured Margaret Meg Wheatly, President, The Berkana Institute, and Judith Thompson, Director,Children of War. February 1, 2003.
Intelligence Requirements for the Twenty-First Century, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida. A regional forum in cooperation with Rollins College, the Global Connections Foundation and other partners. Keynote Speaker: Sen. Bob Graham, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. October 21, 2002.
Daniel Pipes, Director of the Middle East Forum, Philadelphia, PA, and a columnist for both the New York Post and The Jerusalem Post (current terrorism threats, multiple presentations). October 6-8, 2002
Jane Gerber, City University of New York Graduate Center (Jews and Arabs their encounter). Sponsored by UCFs Judaic Studies Program and other partners. March 4, 2002.
Joseph Mussomeli, Senior Foreign Service Officer, U.S. State Department, and Member of the Senior Seminar, Foreign Service Institute, Washington, D.C. (U.S. policy in the Middle East, multiple presentations). February 13-15, 2002).

Minor in Middle Eastern Studies

This interdisciplinary minor is designed to offer students both an overview of Middle Eastern civilization and a detailed study of its most important features. The focus of the minor is on the religious, political, historical and social forces shaping the region.

Course work will include classes from the curricula of participating programs (modern languages, history, humanities, Judaic studies, philosophy and political science). The minor is designed to complement a student's major area of study. The minor requires a core of Middle Eastern Studies courses, as well as a selection of directed electives.

Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Minor
Hakan Özoglu, Department of History
hakan@ucf.edu
CNH 554, 407-407-823-0512

Credit Hour Requirements 21 hours

Required Courses (9 hrs)

CPO 3403 Politics of the Middle East 3 hrs

HUM 3419 Islamic Thought and Culture 3 hrs

ASH 3223 The Modern Middle East 3 hrs

Restricted Electives (12 hrs)

ARA 2200 Intermediate Arabic Language and Civ. I

ASH 3222 Islam and Its Empires

ASH 4243 History of Iraq

ASH 5227 The Arab-Israeli Conflict

CPO 4710 Women in Comparative Politics

HBR 2200 Intermediate Modern Hebrew I

HUM 3553 Moses, Jesus and Muhammad

INR 4335 Coercion in International Politics

JST 3401 The Jewish People I

JST 3402 The Jewish People II

JST 3820 Modern Hebrew Culture

PHH 3200 Medieval Philosophy

REL 2300 World Religions

Additional courses may be used only with prior permission of the program director.

Although not required, students are strongly encouraged to complete at least one year of Arabic (ARA 1120, 1121) and/or Hebrew (HBR 1120, 1121).

Other Requirements

Students who are also minoring or completing a certificate in Judaic Studies may not have more than 3 credits that are counted in both programs.
At least 15 hours used to satisfy this minor must be at the upper division.
A grade of C or above (2.0) is required in each course for the minor.
At least 12 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.
No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
Internship, Co-op, or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the minor.

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