APPLY AS A FIRST YEAR STUDENT

Students wishing to attend UCCS upon graduating from high school, and who have not taken college courses after high school, are considered “First-year students” and should submit either of the applications below. HS graduates who took college course work for dual or concurrent credit during high school should still submit either of these applications. (Students who have taken college course work after graduating from HS should submit the UCCS “Transfer Students” application.)

THE COMMON APP

UCCS-SPECIFIC APPLICATION

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA & MAPS

Upon submission of the application you will have the option to pay by credit card.
If you did not pay by credit when you submitted the application the application fee is payable by check or money order (made payable to UCCS). Checks or money orders can be mailed to UCCS. Students can also pay the fee by credit card (If the link doesn't work in Chrome please use it in Firefox). 
If submitting a check or money order, include your full legal name and date of birth. We recognize some students may be faced with financial constraints in paying the application fee so please talk with your Admissions Counselor if you need assistance.

Transcripts must be official and submitted directly to UCCS from the school. Transcripts can be mailed to UCCS or high schools can upload with the SendEDU process when an admissions application is submitted.
If you have not graduated and do not plan to graduate from high school, you must request an official copy of your certificate of high school equivalency/official GED scores, plus an official transcript of any high school coursework completed.

UCCS is test-optional. Test scores will not be given much weight in an admission decision, so it is an applicant's decision whether or not to provide them. 

Scores will be considered official if submitted electronically by the testing agency or if they are included on the official high school transcript. If you take the same test more than once, we combine your scores on each subsection to give you the highest overall composite score. UCCS's ACT code is 0535 and the SAT code is 4874.

ADMISSIONS CRITERIA & MAPS

Have you taken AP or IB tests? Learn about the process of getting UCCS college credit here. 

UCCS does not have minimum GPA or ACT/SAT requirements. At UCCS we will look at a combination of a student’s cumulative weighted GPA, composite ACT or SAT scores, the type of courses taken during high school such as honors, AP, IB or college courses, and if there is a trend in grades. For example, a positive grade trend is when grades have improved over the four years. 

Please keep in mind that 75% of admitted students have a 3.0 or higher cumulative weighted high school GPA and have a minimum ACT score of 20 or higher, or a minimum SAT score of 1070 or higher. Freshman students who do not meet the above GPA and/or test scores are still encouraged to apply to UCCS. Consideration can be given to those with special circumstances and applications, essays and letters of recommendations will be reviewed by an admissions committee. An application essay should explain grades, any life events that might have affected academic performance, goals, and any information that might strengthen their application. Students may also submit two letters of recommendation; one preferably from academia.Students applying for nursing, business, or engineering who do not meet the above criteria will be considered for admission to the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences until they meet the professional college requirements. 

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International undergraduate applicants are foreign students studying in the U.S. under a valid visa and are not residents of U.S. territories and are applying to an undergraduate program for a Bachelor's degree.

Please click here to check out UCCS International Admissions Page. 
International Freshman Online Application