Middle School Recruitment
Who are UCCS Pre-Collegiate Middle School students?
Pre-Collegiate students come with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Pre-Collegiate generally recruits first-generation and/or military dependent students who are motivated to develop leadership skills and prepare students for high school and eventually post-secondary options.
Application Materials
Complete New Student Application Includes:
- Completed Application – The application should be completed after attending an information session.
- Personal Essay - Students will email their essay to pcdp@uccs.edu. Essays should be between 150 and 300 words. Please be sure to submit work that is of the same quality you would turn in at school, meaning that you should edit your essay to look for typos, and to check for proper grammar, spelling, and punctuation before submitting.
- Prompt: Please describe what commitment means to you and discuss how you would show your commitment to Pre-Collegiate if you are accepted into this program.
- Grade Report - Students will email their grade report to pcdp@uccs.edu.. We will accept official transcripts, unofficial transcripts, or a screenshot of learning management systems (ex: Power School, Infinite Campus, Schoology, etc.) The grade report must show the student's name and the date of the report.
- One recommendation from a Teacher – The teacher must teach one of the following content areas: English/Literature, Math, Science, or Social Studies. Students must share the link with their recommending teacher.
Applications for the Pre-Collegiate Development Program due by December 1st
Pre-Collegiate Middle School Program Application
Pre-Collegiate Recommendation Form
Frequently Asked Questions
Pre-Collegiate's middle school recruitment generally takes place August through September for 7th grade students.
Students and parents are encouraged to attend an information session prior to applying. In addition to sharing more information about our program, we will outline application steps and due dates at information sessions.
Interested students re required to complete an application, a personal essay, and submit a recent grade report. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
There are occasionally opportunities for 8th graders to apply to be admitted to the program, but this will depend on space availability in cohorts. Interested 8th graders can apply to the program using the link above, but acceptance will be dependent upon available spaces in the 8th grade cohort. If you have further questions or would like more information about other opportunities that may be available to you, email pcdp@uccs.edu.
October 31st
Applications are generally due at the end of October. Pre-Collegiate reviews student applications in November, and notifies all applicants—whether accepted, denied, or waitlisted—of their status with the program in December.
Accepted students will participate in an Orientation and their first workshop in January of the Spring semester. During mandatory Orientation students will receive the Program Expectations Handbook and an overview for their participation in the program.
We accept applications from middle school students in Colorado Springs and neighboring counties who meet eligibility requirements.
Students who completed the middle school program while meeting programmatic expectations will automatically move on to the high school program. Continuing students and parents/guardians will be asked to complete a Recommitment Form and attend a high school orientation.
After recommitment, 9th-grade students will have the opportunity to attend College Experience Conferences, Transition Coaching Workshops, as well as the Summer Academic Institute (SAI) in June.