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!

Application requirements for ALL streamlined applications: 

• Complete the online Graduate School Application
• Official transcripts from all previously attended institutions (both undergraduate and graduate level work) are required. (If official transcripts have been previously submitted, you are not required to send duplicate copies. HOWEVER, if your official transcripts have updated, including degrees being posted or grades being posted, you are required to submit updated official transcripts. Transcripts from UCCS do not need to be submitted.) 

Biochemistry, MSc

• Must have a minimum GPA of 3.2
• Must be about to graduate or graduated in the last 4 years from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• Application requires resume and official 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS

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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• 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 from UCCS
• Application requires 1 recommendation from dept chair

If you would like to use the streamlined application option for your graduate school application, please email gradinfo@uccs.edu AFTER submitting your application. Our office will then work to update your application accordingly. 

PLEASE NOTE: Your application checklist may not update automatically. Please check the list of items needed above to ensure all required items are submitted.  Please review the “Participating Streamlined Programs & Application Requirements” portion on the right hand side of this page. 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.