As a special welcome, our Admissions team invites you and two guests to join us for a complimentary meal to get to know our Admissions Staff and other incoming students.

New students are required to attend New Student Orientation before their first semester. During orientation, new students meet with their academic advisors and enroll in classes for the fall semester. The earlier date you attend, the better. 

• Registration forms for the Spring semester are available on October 1.
• Registration forms for Summer or Fall semester will be available on March 1. 

Students that are out of state have the option of attending orientation on-campus, out-of-state in California, Texas, Arizona, Hawaii, Illinois, or Minnesota, or completing an online orientation.

After you get accepted, it will take the IT department 1-2 business days to create your new student account. This account is necessary for several important activities such as applying for scholarships, checking your holds and to-do list, and registering for classes.

To create your account, you need to have your Student ID number, which is included in your acceptance letter. If you don't know your number, contact Records at (719) 255-3361 to get it.

Then, click "Claim Your Account" below to start the account creation process. Follow the instructions to retrieve your UCCS username and set your password.

If you encounter any issues, contact the IT Helpdesk at (719) 255-4357.

The FAFSA is available at fafsa.ed.gov. The FAFSA application determines if you will qualify for need-based scholarships, grants, work-student jobs, and student loans. 

The UCCS Code is 004509.

If you have submitted the FAFSA, please log in to your MyUCCS portal and view your My Action Items and To-Do list to ensure our Office of Financial Aid does not need additional information. 

Please contact our Office of Financial Aid at finaidse@uccs.edu or 719-255-3460 if you have any questions.  

Complete your FAFSA between October 1 - March 1

The scholarship application is located in the myUCCS portal. From the UCCS home page select the Current Students tab. Under the quick links, you can select the myUCCS Portal. Once you are in your portal navigate to the student center and click on the scholarship application link under the Finances heading.

You will then be asked to answer a series of questions before entering the scholarship application. Scholarship applications will ask for a variety of materials ranging from resumes to essays. The winter break is a great time to work on scholarship applications.

Please contact our scholarships office at scholarships@uccs.edu or (719) 255-3390 if you have any questions.  

Complete your scholarship application between December 1 - March 1

College Opportunity Fund for Colorado Residents

The College Opportunity Fund (COF) allows Colorado Residents a will allow for a reduction in their tuition when they enroll in classes.

• When you enroll in your classes at orientation, you will authorize your COF stipend to be paid to UCCS.
• You have the option of authorizing COF each semester when you enroll in classes, or you may choose the Lifetime Authorization (you only authorize once, that authorization stays in effect until you change it).
• If you do not apply for and authorize COF, you will pay full tuition.

For questions about authorizing COF, please contact the Bursar Office at (719) 255-3391.

For questions about COF-eligible courses and lifetime COF hours, please contact the Registrar's Office at (719) 255-3361. 

Students that have submitted a completed FAFSA receive their Financial Aid award letters in the mail and their UCCS Student Portal. 

Once you log in to your portal, click on the Financial Aid tab and select the Accept/Decline Awards tab to view your financial aid package. If you submitted a completed FAFSA after March 1, you should receive your award letter about two weeks after your submission date. 

Letters typically arrive between late February and March.

Only certain majors require placement in math courses. UCCS uses a student’s ACT and/or SAT math subtest scores for placement into the following math courses. To view math requirements for your major, please refer to the placement test website. If you have any questions regarding alternative placement options, please contact MPT@uccs.edu. 

After you register for orientation, please upload a copy of your Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) immunization records to the UCCS Wellness Center portal.

If you will be living in on-campus housing, you must upload a certified record showing proof of a Meningococcal ACWY vaccination to the UCCS Wellness Center portal. If you opt not to receive the vaccine, you must sign a waiver that can be found here.

If you are still taking classes in high school, send in your final transcript showing you have graduated. If you are currently taking, or have taken, classes at a different college, send in a final transcript showing all of the classes you have completed. If you took an AP and/or IB test, you will need to ensure that the scores for those tests are sent.

If you have questions, contact us at ugapp@uccs.edu. An official version of the pdf transcript can be emailed to ugapp@uccs.edu or mailed to:

UCCS Office of Admissions
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway
Colorado Springs, CO 80918.