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■ Get Connected Participate in any of our 206 clubs and organizations

Attend entertaining and enriching student events sponsored by the Office of Student Activities (OSA)

■ Get fit Work out at the Rec Center (best workout view ever!)

Walk a trail right on campus or nearby at Garden of the Gods

■ Get Help Find a mentor at the Centers for Academic Excellence

Find a job through Financial Aid/Student Employment

■ Get Cultured Take in a play at Theaterworks

Check out the latest exhibit at GoCA, the UCCS art gallery, with locations on campus and in downtown Colorado Springs

Choose Your best College experiencelife is about choices. and at uCCs, you get to choose what you study, what you join, and what you do in between.

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Dorm living? not at uCCs…even freshmen get a suite deal!summit Village - sweet suites Where even freshmen can: ■ Have their own bedrooms within a four-person suite ■ Share a two-bedroom suite with three other students ■ Easily walk to classes and the University Center

alpine Village Where sophomores, juniors, seniors and transfers get: ■ Kitchen facilities ■ Single, two-bedroom, and four-bedroom options ■ Easy walk to the Recreation Center and hiking trails

Freshmen are not required to live on campus, but it’s highly recommended. It’s a way to connect with your peers beyond the classroom.

Why live on campus? because, in addition to your room and your meals, campus housing gets you: ■ Your parking pass (yes; Freshmen CAN have their own cars on campus) ■ Internet/cable ■ Laundry facilities (with smart machines that text you when your clothes are done!) ■ Admission to campus and athletic events

www.uccs.edu/residence

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■ Ride down legendary Colorado slopes

■ Bask in 300 days of sunshine annually

■ Explore mountain trails and city greenways

■ Hike the quarry in Red Rock Canyon

■ Explore your creative side at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

■ Share tapas with friends in historic Old Colorado City

Choose what to do in and around Colorado springs

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09Choose to be a top athlete…or just be activeinterested in sports? You’re at the right place. With three levels of athletics, uCCs has something for every student.

nCaa Division ii Rocky mountain athletic Conference

www.uccs.edu/campusrec

www.uccs.edu/campusrec

www.gomountainlions.com

■ Men’s Indoor Track and Field■ Women’s Indoor Track and Field■ Men’s Outdoor Track and Field■ Women’s Outdoor Track and Field■ Men’s Cross Country

■ Women’s Cross Country■ Men’s Basketball■ Women’s Basketball■ Men’s Soccer■ Women’s Soccer■ Women’s Volleyball■ Men’s Golf

■ Women’s Softball

Club Teams■ Baseball■ Climbing■ Cycling■ Tennis

■ Soccer■ Rugby■ Ice Hockey■ In-line Hockey

intramural sports■ Table Tennis■ Badminton■ Dodgeball■ Indoor Hockey■ Ultimate Frisbee■ Spikeball■ Flag Football■ Outdoor Soccer■ Billiards

■ Water Volleyball■ Dodgeball■ Volleyball■ Basketball■ Handball■ Inner-Tube Water Polo■ Kickball■ ...and More!

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StudentS come from:

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Student-faculty ratio: 18:1

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•Meanderingthroughthe Fine Arts Center

•PartyingatWinterX-GamesinAspen

•RockingoutatTellurideMusicFestival

•Watchingelk,deer,andbuffaloatRocky Mountain National Park

•HikingtheCollegiatePeaks

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Choose accessibilityYou might choose a school where classrooms and lecture halls seat hundreds, even thousands, of students. Then again, you might want to learn from internationally-known professors who know your name. That’s uCCs.Our students say it best:

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““I chose UCCS because it’s close to home, but I stayed because the chemistry department is small.

Everyone knows everyone. I like how close knit the science department is here. — Morgan, Chemistry, ‘13

I took every class I could with [CLAS Professor] Janice Thorpe. I connected with her style of teaching. She challenges me to push myself beyond what I think I can do. — Bianca, Business Communications, ‘13

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Choose possibilitiessix colleges, 36 bachelor’s degrees, 19 master’s degrees, and five doctoral programs equal endless possibilities.From forensic chemist and geophysicist to documentary film maker and computer analyst to nutritionist to publicist, UCCS can be the springboard to your aspirations. You choose.

www.uccs.edu/futurestudents

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Choose to excel The Chancellor’s leadership Class and the uCCs Honors program each offer you opportunities to develop as a leader. Chancellor’s leadership Class CLC is a selective university honors program designed to create effective leaders at the undergraduate level. CLC Scholars contribute over 5,000 hours of community service a year, take a sequence of leadership courses, and receive a $4,000 annual scholarship.

www.uccs.edu/clc mountain lion Honors program major benefits: ■ Access to the Honors Lounge in Library 231

■ Participation in the annual Honors off-site retreat

■ Early registration and enhanced library check-out privileges

■ Opportunity to live on the Honors Floor in UCCS Housing

■ Recognition at UCCS graduation and on UCCS transcripts university Honors program all of the mountain lion Honors benefits plus: ■ $1,000 scholarship per academic year (renewable for up to four years)

www.uccs.edu/honors

Choose to Connectfreshman seminar We’re all about your success. So, we offer you a 3-credit course that:

■ Connects you with other students

■ Helps you learn more about the campus and community

■ Includes field trips and social events

And you get to select the topic that interests you the most!

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The costs below are estimates of a year of tuition and fees at UCCS and not a guarantee of cost of attendance for a freshman student as all costs are dependent upon the number of credit hours a student takes, choice of housing arrangements and specialized fees for certain lab courses taken. Living on campus is not required at UCCS. The amount below for on-campus housing expenses includes a meal plan in the Summit Village. For information about Financial Aid and paying for college, please visit www.uccs.edu/finaid. fafsa Code: 004509

ColoRaDo ResiDenT (12 CReDiTs peR semesTeR/ 24 CReDiTs peR YeaR) Tuition and fees: $ 6,688.40* On-campus housing expenses average: $ 9,650.00 Total: $16,338.40 per year

ColoRaDo ResiDenT (15 CReDiTs peR semesTeR/ 30 CReDiTs peR YeaR)* Tuition and fees: $ 8,238.50* On-campus housing expenses average: $ 9,650.00 Total: $17,888.50 per year *Colorado resident rates include Cof stipend

WesTeRn unDeRGRaDuaTe exCHanGe sTuDenT (12 CReDiTs peR semesTeR/ 24 CReDiTs peR YeaR)** Tuition and fees: $11,740.40 On-campus housing expenses average: $ 9,650.00 Total: $21,390.40 per year

WesTeRn unDeRGRaDuaTe exCHanGe sTuDenT (15 CReDiTs peR semesTeR/ 30 CReDiTs peR YeaR)* Tuition and fees: $14,553.50 On-campus housing expenses average: $ 9,650.00 Total: $24,203.50 per year ** Western undergraduate exchange-eligible states: north Dakota, south Dakota, montana, Wyoming, new mexico, arizona, idaho, utah, nevada, Washington, oregon, California, Hawaii, and alaska. nursing majors are not eligible for Wue tuition. To receive Wue one must be admitted to uCCs as an undergraduate degree student and have at least a 92 index or Composite aCT of 20 or saT of 930 or above; anD have a High school Gpa of 2.8 or above or High school Competitive Rank in Class in the top 55th percentile. applicants who do not meet all the minimum requirements may be considered on a case by case basis.

non-ResiDenT sTuDenT (12 CReDiTs peR semesTeR/ 24 CReDiTs peR YeaR) Tuition and fees: $17,768.40 On-campus housing expenses average: $ 9,650.00 Total per year: $27,418.40 per year

non-ResiDenT sTuDenT (15 CReDiTs peR semesTeR/ 30 CReDiTs peR YeaR) Tuition and fees: $17,908.50 On-campus housing expenses average: $ 9,650.00 Total: $27,558.50 per year

for more about living on campus, visit www.uccs.edu/residence

Best when classes are in session

To register for a campus tour,

go to www.uccs.edu/visit

q Visit Campus

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Priority deadline March 1st

For information on housing visit

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For information regarding upcoming orientation,

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Codes for uCCs: ACT: 0535 SAT: 4874

Think you have what it takes to be a student at UCCS? Check out our admissions chart below. Just find your ACT or SAT score (on the left of the chart), match it with your GPA (on the bottom of the chart) and find the intersection. Where you land will tell you how strong a candidate you are for admission.

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apply online at www.uccs.edu/apply by submitting your: ■ Application ■ $50 Application fee ■ Official high school transcript or copy of GED certificate* ■ Official transcript from all previous colleges & universities ■ Freshman students need to submit ACT or SAT scores

If you have taken the ACT or SAT more than once, please send us all of your scores as we can look at the top scores from each testing period.**

UCCS does not require personal essays or letters of recommendation. But if you feel submitting these items will help your chances or you want to explain any academic difficulties you have had, we will take this into account during review of your application.

■ NOTE 1: A review of most transfer credit and courses will be completed within two weeks of admission. This evaluation will be posted to your GoUCCS portal. Some courses may require more information from you for evaluation.

■ NOTE 2: Prospective students — both freshman and transfer— may apply one year in advance of attending UCCS. The sooner you apply, the easier it is to get ahead of deadlines and priority dates

all application materials can be sent to: UCCS Office of Admissions 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway Colorado Springs, CO 80918

*Students who graduated high school prior to 1988 do not have to submit high school transcripts.

**Transfer students do not have to submit test scores if they are transferring more than 13 hours of accepted credits.

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