2014-2015 Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2014-2015 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

From the Chancellor


Welcome to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. I am confident you will find challenging and engaging opportunities here, opportunities that will open doors to a meaningful life of success, growth, and giving. Together, we can accomplish many things.

UCCS offers undergraduate and graduate degrees through six colleges and schools: the College of Business; the College of Education; the College of Engineering and Applied Science; the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences; the School of Public Affairs; and the Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences. You will find rigorous, interesting and stimulating programs of study available within these colleges detailed in this catalog. I urge you to read it carefully, to follow your interests, to understand the policies and requirements of your chosen college and major, and to take full advantage of the opportunities and support available to you.

You are joining us at an exciting time of innovation, growth and change. UCCS offers excellent educational programs in an exceptional environment with top-quality faculty who value teaching as much as research. We currently enroll more than 10,500 undergraduate and graduate students, our more than 400 acclaimed faculty members deliver more than 60 degree programs that enable students to reach their educational goals, and we are currently adding new facilities to our more than 500 acre campus in northern Colorado Springs. Much is happening here.

UCCS has earned high regard. The 2014 U.S. News and World Report America’s Best Colleges edition ranked UCCS as tenth among top public regional universities in the West. The College of Engineering and Applied Science was ranked fifth nationally among public institutions that offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees for its undergraduate engineering programs. In recent years, U.S. News has ranked UCCS graduate programs in business, engineering, public affairs, nursing and psychology.

As UCCS prepares to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding, innovative teaching, creative scholarship and committed public service remain our hallmark. UCCS is a youthful, vigorous and dynamic university. We welcome you to our community, to share in and contribute to the many exciting opportunities that lie ahead.

It is a privilege to have you join us.

Signature of Pamela Shockley-Zalabak

Pamela Shockley-Zalabak
Chancellor
University of Colorado Colorado Springs

University of Colorado Board of Regents

Michael Carrigan, Chair, 2011-2017, District 1
Sue Sharkey, Vice Chair, 2011-2017, District 4
Steve Bosley, 2011-2017, At-Large
Stephen Ludwig, 2013-2019, At-Large
Joe Neguse, 2009-2015, District 2
Glen Gallegos, 2013-2019, District 3
Kyle Hybl, 2013-2019, District 5
Jim Geddes, 2009-2015, District 6
Irene Griego, 2013-2015, District 7


Administrative Officers
CU System

Bruce H. Benson, President. BS, University of Colorado.
Leonard Dineger, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff. BA, Catholic University of America; MA, University of Colorado.
Todd Saliman, Vice President and Chief Financial officer, BA, University of Colorado.
Patrick T. O’Rourke, Vice President, University Counsel and Secretary of the Board of Regents, BA, Creighton University; JD Georgetown University.
Tanya Mares Kelly-Bowry, Vice President for Government Relations. BA, University of Colorado Boulder; MA, Regis University.

Colorado Springs Campus

Pamela Shockley-Zalabak, Chancellor, Professor of Communication. BA, MA, Oklahoma State University; PhD, University of Colorado Boulder.
Mary Coussons-Read, Provost, Professor of Psychology. BA, University of Oklahoma; PhD, University of North Carolina.
Brian Burnett, Senior Executive Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance. BA, University of Colorado Boulder; MS, University of Colorado Denver; PhD, University of Colorado Colorado Springs
Homer Wesley, Vice Chancellor for Student Success and Enrollment Management. BA, MA, Auburn University; EdD, University of Southern MIssissippi.
Martin Wood, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement. BS, MA, Emporia State University.