Out of State Transfer Students

Are you ready to better your future?

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Do you want an invaluable educational experience in a beautiful campus setting? Build on your community college learning and transfer to UCCS today. The Transfer Team and Office of Admissions are excited to help you make the transition. Certain criteria apply to different community colleges and types of students. Please use this page as your guide. Within this, our “Best Choices” guides can help you choose which classes you will need to take to complete a specific degree program.

Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

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UCCS offers regional students a unique opportunity to study in Colorado
 
UCCS participates in the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program, part of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE). This program provides a discounted tuition rate for students from Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
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WUE Information

California community college students only have to pay one-and-half times in-state tuition

UCCS has developed a transfer program that allows California Community College students to complete standard Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum (IGETC) requirements, then transfer to UCCS and complete their undergraduate degree program in selected programs in the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences. See the UCCS General IGETC Transfer Guide page for more information about the transfer program and applicable majors.

Before you can transfer through WUE, please answer these questions:

  • Does UCCS offer your chosen area of study?
  • Do you meet the admission criteria of UCCS?
  • Have you applied to UCCS?
  • Have you read the WUE FAQ to see how much you can save?

Transferology Tool

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Transferology makes exploring your transfer easy
 
As a transfer student, you have questions. One of the biggest is: Will my courses transfer? Create a free Transferology account to begin answering your transfer credit questions and explore replacement courses.
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