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About the Graduate School |
Mission Statement
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About the Graduate School
Graduate work at the University of Colorado
began on a small scale in 1892. Following some years of development, in 1909 the Graduate
School was organized as a University-wide body with a separate faculty. The Graduate
School consisted of faculty resident on the several campuses who organized programs within
the constituent colleges and schools. This body operated under the leadership of the Vice
President for Academic Affairs and System Dean of the Graduate School in conjunction with
a University-wide Executive Committee charged with developing and effecting
University-wide academic policy.
Effective in 1999, each campus organized
its graduate programs within an autonomous Graduate School. UCCS now has
its own Graduate School with a Dean and a Graduate Executive Committee, who
are responsiblee for the
administration of Graduate School requirements and policies on this
campus and for dealing with Graduate academic issues.
The Graduate School provides oversight and coordination
for all graduate programs on the campus.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Graduate School is to promote excellence
in graduate education and to facilitate and enhance the educational experience and
opportunities for graduate students. The Graduate School has the responsibility for
oversight and coordination of all graduate programs, and to ensure compatibility among
programs and compliance with Graduate School policies.
Welcome to the home page of the Graduate School at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs!
Thank you for your interest in the graduate programs at the
UCCS. As the
youngest and fastest growing campus in the University of Colorado System, we have a wide range of offerings for graduate study. We
are confident that our programs are of the quality and value you
should expect from a campus of a university which has been cited nationally for
excellence in teaching and research.
All our programs benefit from the exciting research and creative activities being pursued
by talented faculty on our campus. Enhancing research,
scholarship, and creative works remains one of the key elements in our Campus
Academic Plan.
Graduate programs are available in many fields at
UCCS -- some leading to the Ph.D
degree and others to a Masters degrees in several
disciplines,. Degrees are offered in the Colleges of Education, Engineering and Applied Science, Letters,
Arts and Sciences, and Business as well as the Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences and the Graduate School of Public Affairs. Information on all of these programs is available on this web site.
It is important to note that many of our
graduate programs are rapidly growing and evolving,
and the information about these programs quickly may become out of date.Therefore,
if you are interested in more information on one of more programs, I urge you to
directly contact the program directors. They will be happy to answer your
questions or help you contact the correct individual. The program directors'
e-mail addresses and phone numbers are also available on this website.
Applications for graduate admissions are accepted anytime
but each program has a specific deadline, so please
direct your questions to your program of
interest. Since admission to any program requires time for careful review, is competitive, and is not guaranteed,
you are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. You may enroll in course work as an unclassified
student prior to formal admission. This coursework is
often applicable to your selected graduate program.
Application material is available from the Graduate School, from
this web site, or from the department or college administering the particular program. If you need to contact the Graduate School for anything, you may call
(719) 262-3417, or e-mail us at
gradschl@uccs.edu.
Again, thank you for you interest, and we wish you success in your academic
endeavors.
Sincerely,
Jeremy Haefner
Dean of the Graduate School, &
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research &
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