College of Letters, Arts & Sciences

The College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences at Colorado Springs (UCCS) is a community of teaching scholars whose mission is to advance an understanding of the human condition and the natural world and communicate this understanding to the people of Colorado, and the world at large.

The College (LAS) affirms and accepts the ideal purposes and traditional goals of all great universities: the creation, interpretation, dissemination, and application of knowledge. LAS strives to maintain these goals while formulating and delivering innovative and creative programs. LAS provides collaborative programs that enrich the community, promote the creation of a vibrant and creative cultural life, strengthen and sustain a productive and responsible economic sector, facilitate the solution of community and regional problems, increase the safety, health and welfare of individuals and groups, sustain scientific and technological innovation, and enhance the understanding and practice of civic duty and responsibility.

LAS provides breadth of instruction for all students of the UCCS campus, including those in professional schools and colleges. This breadth exposes all students to the challenge, excitement and demands of clear self expression, analysis, reasoning, comparison, experimentation, and awareness of alternative perspectives. The College also provides depth in specific academic disciplines for majors within the college. This specialization is important not only for the skills, perspectives, and knowledge gained, but is also the key to success in subsequent education and careers.

The College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences offers bachelor's degrees in a full range of traditional liberal arts majors and minors, and selected graduate programs. We also offer certificate programs.

Visit the College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences Website: http://www.uccs.edu/~las/

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College of Business

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, along with the College of Business & Administration, was established in 1965.  The College of Business & Administration awards the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree and the Master of Business Administration degree (MBA). Students may pursue an MBA either through our on-campus program or via distance learning.  Both degree programs are accredited by the AACSB International: The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.  AACSB International is the highest accreditation that a college of business can earn in the United States; only 30% of the nation's schools have earned it.

Visit the College of Business website: http://business.uccs.edu

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Beth-El College of Nursing & Health Sciences

As a small college with low student/faculty ratios, Beth-El offers their students the opportunity to work closely with highly-qualified faculty in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical practicum settings.

The world is changing rapidly and this change is profoundly seen in all aspects of health care. As new paradigms evolve they incorporate increased knowledge, new technology, global perspectives and a U.S. Health Care System in a state of flux. The education received at Beth-El prepares professionals to meet the challenge of the rapidly changing health care delivery system while enjoying life as productive citizens. Students, faculty and staff all work together at Beth-El to create a campus community where excellence takes place in a climate of caring.

Visit the Beth-El College website: http://www.uccs.edu/~bethel

College of Education

The College of Education (COE) prepares professional educators primarily for the Pikes Peak area, but also for southern Colorado, the State of Colorado and other states throughout the United States. The College is composed of hallmark programs developed through adherence to research-grounded and philosophical bases that have shaped various disciplines and emphasized best practice. Through these programs, the College of Education’s students are well prepared to serve as skilled practitioners in classroom, administrative and human service environments. We believe that our state-of-the-art preparation programs are based upon best practices within the context of a democratic society that has diverse needs, cultures, ideas and perspectives. The College of Education programs incorporate culturally responsive teaching and counseling tenets. The College’s intent is that its graduates will be responsible advocates for change and adaptation and will be responsive to regional professional needs as well as those of an ever-changing global society. The College of Education promotes educational excellence, with positive and productive relationships with local school districts through partner schools and professional development schools.

Visit the College of Education website: http://www.uccs.edu/~coe

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College of Engineering & Applied Sciences

The College of Engineering at UCCS is proud of its small-size and outstanding student-to-teacher ratio. In the 2007 college rankings edition of the US News & World Report, "America's Best Colleges," released Aug. 21, 2006 the magazine's editors ranked undergraduate engineering programs at UCCS seventh nationally among public universities that primarily offer bachelor's and master's degrees.

Construction is in progress for the new addition to the Engineering Building. The multi-million dollar project will allow for more classrooms, research space, and department offices. The new addition will be complete fall 2008. To watch the progress of this addition, please visit http://www.uccs.edu/~scieng.  

Visit the College of Engineering & Applied Sciences website: http://www.eas.uccs.edu

UCCS Bachelor of Innovation™

The College of Engineering now offers a Bachelors of Innovation. Like a Bachelor of Science (BS) or Bachelor of Arts (BA), the BI is not a single degree but a family of related majors. The BI has a major field of study, just like a BA or BS, but it also has a common core in innovation and entrepreneurship including a unique long-term, multi-disciplinary team experience. A survey of Colorado companies shows the BI students will have a significant advantage in the market. To learn more about this exciting new program visit their home page.

UCCS Bachelor of Innovation™ (BI) Program Home Page: http://innovation.uccs.edu

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School of Public Affairs

Established in 1972, the School of Public Affairs (SPA) provides level, professional training for managers and policy-makers in public, nonprofit, and criminal justice organizations. The School offers the Master of Public Administration (MPA), the Master of Criminal Justice (MCJ), and, beginning in 2007, SPA also offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Criminal Justice. SPA students can also pursue a more limited course of study, earning Certificates in Public Management, Nonprofit Management, Criminal Justice, or Homeland Defense.

SPA offers a select group of students the opportunity to enhance their potential for executive leadership and success in public service careers. The curriculum reflects the philosophy that management in public and nonprofit organizations presents unique challenges and opportunities because of our obligation to serve the public interest. All SPA students take a common core of courses, then take electives focusing on public, nonprofit, or criminal justice management.

During their course of study, students learn to perform research, to utilize new technological resources, to manage organizational finances, and to fully utilize and manage human resources. Emphasis is placed on the theoretical foundations of public service and the special ethical considerations of work in the public and nonprofit sectors. Elective courses address specific student interests.

Students with a sophisticated understanding of the public and nonprofit sectors and their interdependence, and of contemporary principles of organizational development and management.

For the benefit of many public affairs professionals, SPA has regionalized the program. This revolutionary model calls for professors – instead of students – to commute between campuses, making a far wider range of course work accessible to students and practitioners. Resident SPA faculty have earned doctorates in their fields of specialization and are nationally recognized scholars. They conduct research of interest to scholars and practitioners in the field, as well as research on issues of concern in Southern Colorado. SPA also invites practitioners who are recognized leaders in their area of expertise to teach selected courses in SPA’s degree programs.

The School of Public Affairs is a place where the University meets and exchanges ideas and information with the local, state, and national communities. SPA also sponsors conferences, training programs, and other opportunities for lifelong learning. These activities help to create School of Public Affairs a community of public servants, and they ensure that the University and the community share their rich resources.

Visit the School of Public Affairs website: http://www.cudenver.edu/Academics/Colleges/SPA/Pages/

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