UCCS Viewbook 2012

Table of Contents

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Campus Life

Community

Athletics

Fast Facts

Academics

Admissions

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campus lif

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Choose Your Best College Experience

Life is about choices. And at UCCS, you get to choose what you study, what you join, and what you do in between.

■ Get Connected

■ Get Help

Participate in any of our 206 clubs and organizations

Find a mentor at the Centers for Academic Excellence

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

Find a job through Financial Aid/Student Employment

■ 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 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

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Choose Your Living Style

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: ■

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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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community

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Choose what to do in and around Colorado Springs ■ Ride down legendary Colorado slopes

■ Hike the quarry in Red Rock Canyon

■ Bask in 300 days of sunshine annually

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

■ Explore mountain trails and city greenways

■ Share tapas with friends in historic Old Colorado City

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athletic

Choose to be a top athlete…or just be active Interested 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 ■ 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

www.gomountainlions.com

Club Teams ■ Baseball ■ Climbing ■ Cycling ■ Tennis

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

www.uccs.edu/campusrec Intramural Sports ■ Table Tennis ■ Badminton ■ Dodgeball ■ Indoor Hockey ■ Ultimate Frisbee ■ Spikeball ■ Flag Football ■ Outdoor Soccer ■ Billiards www.uccs.edu/campusrec

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

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fast fact

The People Students come from:

Student-faculty ratio: 18:1

male-to-female ratio:

56 48 58 average class size: 28

Colorado Counties

states

countries

36 19 five number of bachelor’s degrees:

number of master’s degrees

53% FEMALE 47% MALE

number of doctoral programs:

U.S. Olympic athletes who are students: Self-reported campus diversity

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%

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capacity of hot tub in the Rec center

Sports & Spirit NUMBER OF NCAA Division II Athletic Programs:

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13

NUMBER of Intramural Sports:

26

NUMBER OF Club Teams:

eight

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UCCS Campus 408,000 + or – a few

5 New Buildings in 5 years:

Campus elevation:

centennial & 1 Science 4 Engineering Hall Recreation 2 Dwire 5 Hall Center 3 Event Center

feet

books in the library

CAMpus Acreage:

acres

Miscellaneous Stuff total enrollment:

10,183 number of Green buildings (LEED Certified):

Days of sunshine:

Average Yearly Snowfall:

300

or slightly larger than the country of monaco

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number of indoor waterslides

37

inches

number of Hybrid campus police cars:

206

Day trips

Overnight Trips

• Shredding at Breckenridge

• Partying at Winter X-Games in Aspen

• Cheering on the Rockies

• Rocking out at Telluride Music Festival

• Watching a concert at Red Rocks

• Watching elk, deer, and buffalo at Rocky Mountain National Park

• Climbing to the top of Pikes Peak • Meandering through the Fine Arts Center

NUMBER OF UCCS CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Official School Colors:

• Hiking the Collegiate Peaks • Soaking in Glenwood Hot Springs

CU Black

CU Gold

CU Dark Gray

CU Light Gray

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academic

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Choose Accessibility

You 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.

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Our students say it best:

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.

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— 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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academic

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Six 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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academic

Choose to Excel

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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 Connect

Freshman 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! www.uccs.edu/freshsem

admission

FALL 2012 AND SPRING 2013 ANNUAL ESTIMATED COSTS 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

q Visit Campus Best when classes are in session To register for a campus tour,

ANYTIME

go to www.uccs.edu/visit

q Application for Admission Submit official transcripts $50 Application fee ACT/SAT scores

q Scholarship Application Must be admitted to submit Scholarship application closes March 1st

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*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

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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

q FAFSA Application UCCS Code 004509 Priority deadline March 1st

q FAFSA Priority Date & Scholarship Deadline

JAN

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MAR

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q Housing Application For information on housing visit www.uccs.edu/~residence

q Register for Orientation For information regarding upcoming orientation, visit www.uccs.edu/orientation

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admissions criteria

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.

Codes for UCCS: ACT: 0535 SAT: 4874

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1600

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1550-1590

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1490-1540

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1440-1480

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1400-1480

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1350-1390

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1310--1340

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1280-1300

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1240-1270

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1200-1230

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1160-1190

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1120-1150

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1080-1110

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1050-1070

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1010-1040

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970-1000

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930-960

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880-920

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840-870

ACT SAT

2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0

Strong Candidate

Possible Candidate

Weak candidate

Overall high school grade point average (4.0 scale)

admission

HOW TO APPLY FOR ADMISSION at uccs STEP 1

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

STEP 2

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.**

STEP 3

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.

STEP 4

■ 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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