Streamlined Application

The Streamlined Application is designed to offer outstanding UCCS students and UCCS alumni an expedited application to graduate school by minimizing the application materials required for an admission application. UCCS offers many graduate programs that participate in the Streamlined Application process!

Biochemistry, MSc

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.2
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 2 recommendations, goal statement

Business, MBA

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.5
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 3 years
• Application requires resume and unofficial transcripts if there is additional coursework outside of UCCS.

Chemistry, MSc

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.2
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 2 recommendations, goal statement

Computer Science, MS

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 1 year
• Application requires 1 recommendation from dept chair

Computer Science: Games & Media Integration, MS

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 1 year
• Application requires 1 recommendation from dept chair

Cybersecurity, ME

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 1 year
• Application requires 1 recommendation from dept chair

Education: Curriculum and Instruction, MA

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from a current faculty member with a graduate appointment.

Education: Special Education, MA

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from a current faculty member with a graduate appointment.

Education: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL), MA

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from a current faculty member with a graduate appointment.

Education: Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from a current faculty member with a graduate appointment.

Education: Gifted & Talented (PK-12) Certificate and Endorsement

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from a current faculty member with a graduate appointment.

Education: Inclusive Behavior Intervention Certificate AND Inclusive Early Childhood Education Certificate

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from a current faculty member with a graduate appointment.

Education: Special Education Added Endorsement Certificate AND Special Education Initial Licensure Certificate

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from a current faculty member with a graduate appointment.

Education: Teaching ESL/EFL Certificate

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from a current faculty member with a graduate appointment.

Education: Teaching Mathematics Certificate (Middle School Math End)

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from a current faculty member with a graduate appointment.

Electrical Engineering, MS

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from the department chair. 

Geography (Applied), MA

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.5
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 1 year
• Application requires 1 recommendation, goal statement

Health Promotion, MSc

• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 OR a minimum program specific GPA of 3.25
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires goal statement, resume, 2 recommendation letters (one from current faculty member)

History, MA

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.3
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires 1 recommendation from grad dept faculty, a 10 page writing sample

Mathematics (Applied), MS

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.5
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 2 years
• Application requires 2 recommendations

Mechanical Engineering, MS

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.25
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 2 years

Nutrition and Dietetics, MSc

• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 OR a minimum program specific GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires goal statement, resume, 2 recommendation letters (one from current faculty member)

Physiology (Applied), MSc

• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 OR a minimum program specific GPA of 3.25
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years
• Application requires goal statement, resume, 2 recommendation letters (one from current faculty member)

Sociology, MA

• Must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 and minimum program specific GPA of 3.33
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 3 years
• Application requires a goal statement

Software Engineering, ME

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 1 year
• Application requires 1 recommendation from dept chair

Step 1: If you are interested in applying utilizing the Streamlined Application, please confirm with your department that you are eligible to apply using the Streamlined Application. For a full list of graduate contacts, please click HERE.

Step 2: If the program confirms you are able to apply as a Streamlined Applicant, please begin by starting the regular Graduate School Application.

Step 3:  After answering the questions at the beginning of the application, you will get to the following questions a few pages into your application. Use these steps to complete the Streamlined Application:

1. Have you ever attended UCCS or any other University of Colorado campus before? Select “Yes”.
2. Did you graduate from UCCS or are you a current UCCS student? Select “Yes”. Click “Next”
3. After clicking Next, the application will ask which semester you intent on completing a application for. Select your desired start semester. Click “Next”.
4. On the next page, you will be asked if you will be using the Streamlined Application.  (If a program also participates in AMP, this option may be an option as well.  AMP is a program that you would have started while you were an undergraduate student, by taking graduate level courses.). Be sure to select “Streamlined” in the dropdown box. Then click “Next”.
5. Next, you will be asked to confirm that you are eligible for and approved by the graduate department to apply as a Streamlined applicant.  If you have not confirmed this with your graduate department, please circle-back to Step 1 on this page.  If you have been approved, select “Yes”. The click “Next”.

Step 4: Complete the remaining portions of the application.

PLEASE NOTE: Your application checklist/required documents on the right side of the application may list ALL application requirements needed for the NORMAL application.  Please review the “Eligible Streamline Applicants” portion on the right hand side. Your application checklist may take a few days to update. 

If you have questions on what you need to submit, please refer to this page or contact the Graduate School by emailing gradinfo@uccs.edu.