{"id":12214,"date":"2023-08-01T16:09:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=12214"},"modified":"2023-08-01T16:24:06","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T20:24:06","slug":"what-is-a-first-time-in-college-student","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/admissions\/undergraduate\/question\/what-is-a-first-time-in-college-student\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a First-Time In College student?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">First-Time<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"> In College (FTIC) students are defined by the number of college credits completed <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">after <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">high school graduation. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">Any student who graduates from high school a<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">nd <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">enrolls at UCF <em>having completed less than 12 college credits since earning their high school diploma<\/em> is an FTIC<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">College credits completed <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">as part of a high school curricu<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">lum (including dual enrollment and accelerated credi<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\">t such as AICE, AP, CLEP or IB) <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW266653019 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW266653019 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" 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