{"id":151505,"date":"2023-10-10T14:02:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T20:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=151505"},"modified":"2023-10-10T14:03:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T20:03:29","slug":"colorado-students-can-apply-to-uccs-for-free-oct-17-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=151505","title":{"rendered":"Colorado students can apply to UCCS for free Oct. 17\u201319"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-151506\" data-id=\"151506\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023_CAM__FreeAppDayCO_Generic-01.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023_CAM__FreeAppDayCO_Generic-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023_CAM__FreeAppDayCO_Generic-01-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023_CAM__FreeAppDayCO_Generic-01-150x79.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"605\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-151507\" data-id=\"151507\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023_CAM_Spanish__FreeAppDayCO_Generic-01.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023_CAM_Spanish__FreeAppDayCO_Generic-01.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023_CAM_Spanish__FreeAppDayCO_Generic-01-768x387.jpg 768w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023_CAM_Spanish__FreeAppDayCO_Generic-01-150x76.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colorado students, you can apply to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs&nbsp;for free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UCCS is participating in a statewide initiative encouraging Colorado residents to submit a free application&nbsp;Tuesday, Oct. 17\u2013Thursday, Oct.&nbsp;19. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Colorado Free Application Days are becoming an important tradition for our state,&#8221; said Chris Beiswanger, Director of Admissions. &#8220;We want all students to understand that college is for them, and taking away one barrier to ease the financial challenges many face helps us provide higher education access for all.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colorado Free Application Days are eligible for first-year and transfer students applying to undergraduate programs only. Here&#8217;s how to participate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Prepare your materials early<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether you&#8217;re a first-year or a transfer undergraduate student, you can get a jump on Free Application Day by familiarizing yourself with UCCS&#8217; application process. Check out information on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/admissionsenrollment\/apply-first-year-student\" target=\"_blank\">application process for first-year students<\/a> and <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/admissionsenrollment\/apply-transfer-student\" target=\"_blank\">transfer students<\/a> online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Submit your application between Oct. 17\u201319<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To benefit from the application fee waiver, you&#8217;ll need to submit either the first-year or transfer\u00a0UCCS-specific undergraduate application\u00a0or the\u00a0Common App\u00a0between <meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/meta>12:01 a.m. on Oct. 17 and 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 19. Go to the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/admissionsenrollment\/apply-uccs-today\" target=\"_blank\">UCCS Apply Now page<\/a> to submit your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Follow the fee waiver instructions within the application<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/cdhe.colorado.gov\/sites\/highered\/files\/Colorado%20Free%20Application%20Day%20Instructions_2023_webversion_0.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"chrome-extension:\/\/efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj\/https:\/\/cdhe.colorado.gov\/sites\/highered\/files\/Colorado%20Free%20Application%20Day%20Instructions_2023_webversion_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">instructions here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ready to get started? Start working on your application now.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">Learn more about <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdhe.colorado.gov\/cofreeappdays\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado Free App Day<\/a> online. Questions? Find your <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/admissionsenrollment\/staff\" target=\"_blank\">UCCS Admissions Counselor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-horizontal is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7d812b4c wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/admissionsenrollment\/apply-uccs-today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply to UCCS<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>UCCS is participating in a statewide initiative encouraging Colorado residents to submit a free application\u00a0this October. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=151505\" title=\"Colorado students can apply to UCCS for free Oct. 17\u201319\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":151513,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,49],"tags":[331,332,401],"class_list":["post-151505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-campus-announcements","tag-campus-announcements","tag-more-news","tag-office-of-admissions"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/2023_CAM__FreeAppDayCO_Instagram-01.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-DpD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=151505"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":151514,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/151505\/revisions\/151514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/151513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=151505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=151505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=151505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}