Academic Programs
State Approved Degree & Certificate Granting Programs
Updated as of 7/22/2020, the count includes programs that will be activated in future semesters.
53 Baccalaureate Programs
18 Educator Preparation Endorsement Programs
30 Certificate Programs (click here for Certificates & Disclosure Information)
24 Master's Programs
8 Doctoral Programs
Please download our CROSSWALK as an Excel file with further details including plan codes, sequence codes, begin dates, online and STEM attributes, status of the program, and more. Our crosswalk is a helpful merger of UCCS codes and the CDHE/SURDS List of Approved Programs.
Below is a summary table of degree awards according to the Classification of Instruction Programs (CIPs):
| CIP | CIP Description | UCCS Description | Baccalaureate | Certificate | Master's | Doctoral |
| 05.0299 | Ethnic, Cultural, Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | Women's & Ethnic Studies | BA, BI | |||
| 09.0100 | Communication, General | Communication; Digital Film Making |
BA, BI | MA | ||
| 09.0702 | Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia | Digital Media | BI | |||
| 11.0101 | Computer Science | Computer Science | PhD | |||
| 11.0701 | Computer Science | Computer Science | BS, BI, BA | MS | ||
| 11.0804 | Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation | Game Design & Development | BI | |||
| 11.1003 | Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance | Computer Science & Security | BI | PhD | ||
| 13.0301 | Curriculum & Instruction | Curriculum & Instruction | C | MA (2) | ||
| 13.0401 | Educational Leadership and Administration, General | Education Leadership; Adaptive Leadership | C | MA | ||
| 13.0601 | Educational Evaluation and Research | Educational Leadership, Research, & Policy | PhD | |||
| 13.1001 | Special Education and Teaching, General | Special Education; Inclusive Behavior Intervention | C | MA | ||
| 13.1004 | Gifted and Talented Education | C | ||||
| 13.1101 | Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services | Counseling & Human Services | MA | |||
| 13.1202 | Elementary Education and Teaching | Inclusive Elementary Education | BA | C | ||
| 13.1205 | Secondary Education Initial Teaching | C | ||||
| 13.1210 | Early Childhood Education and Teaching | Inclusive Early Childhood Education | BI | |||
| 13.1311 | Teaching Mathematics | C | ||||
| 13.1401 | Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | Teaching English as 2nd Language | C | |||
| 13.9999 | Education, Other | Educator/Teacher Prep/Endorsement Areas | See below* | |||
| 14.0101 | Engineering, General | Engineering | ME | PhD | ||
| 14.0901 | Computer Engineering, General | Computer Engineering | BS | |||
| 14.1001 | Electrical and Electronics Engineering | Electrical Engineering | BS, BI | MS | ||
| 14.1901 | Mechanical Engineering | Mechanical Engineering | BS | MS | ||
| 14.2701 | Systems Engineering | Data Analytics & Systems Engineering | BS, BI | |||
| 14.9999 | Engineering, Other | Engineering Education | BS | |||
| 16.0905 | Spanish Language and Literature | Spanish | BA | |||
| 23.0101 | English Language and Literature, General | English | BA | |||
| 23.1303 | Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | Technical Communication & Information Design | BA | |||
| 26.0101 | Biology/Biological Sciences, General | Biology | BA, BS | |||
| 26.0202 | Biochemistry | Biochemistry | BA, BS | |||
| 26.0901 | Physiology, General | Human Physiology & Nutrition | BS | |||
| 26.0908 | Exercise Physiology | Exercise Science | BS | |||
| 27.0101 | Mathematics, General | Math | BS | |||
| 27.0301 | Applied Mathematics, General | Applied Math | MS | |||
| 30.0000 | Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Interdisciplinary/Distributed Studies | BA | |||
| 30.0101 | Biological and Physical Sciences | Master of Sciences | MSc | |||
| 30.1401 | Museology/Museum Studies | Museum Practice & Heritage Management | BI | |||
| 30.1801 | Natural Sciences | Applied Sciences | PhD | |||
| 31.0504 | Sport and Fitness Administration/Management | Sports Management | C | |||
| 31.0505 | Kinesiology and Exercise Science | Strength & Conditioning | MS | |||
| 38.0101 | Philosophy | Philosophy | BA | |||
| 40.0501 | Chemistry, General | Chemistry | BA, BS, BI | |||
| 40.0801 | Physics, General | Physics | BS | |||
| 42.0101 | Psychology, General | Psychology | BA | MA | PhD | |
| 43.0103 | Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | Criminal Justice | BA | C | MCJ | |
| 43.0112 | Securities Services Administration/Management | National Security Intelligence | C | |||
| 43.0301 | Homeland Security | Homeland Security & Emergency Management | C | |||
| 43.0404 | Cybersecurity Defense Strategy/Policy | Cybersecurity Management | C (2) | |||
| 44.0000 | Human Services, General | Human Services | BA | |||
| 44.0401 | Public Administration | Public Administration | C (2) | MPA | ||
| 44.0407 | Social Work | Social Work | BA | MA | ||
| 45.0102 | Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods | Grant Writing, Mgmt, and Program Evaluation | C | |||
| 45.0201 | Anthropology | Anthropology | BA | |||
| 45.0601 | Economics, General | Economics | BA | |||
| 45.0701 | Geography | Geography & Environmental Studies | BA | |||
| 45.0799 | Geography, Other | Applied Geography | MA | |||
| 45.1001 | Political Science and Government, General | Political Science | BA | |||
| 45.1101 | Sociology | Sociology | BA | MA | ||
| 50.0101 | Visual & Performing Arts, General | Visual & Performing Arts (with BIs in Music and Museum Studies) | BA, BI (2) | |||
| 51.0000 | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Health Care Science | BS | |||
| 51.0913 | Athletic Training/Trainer | Athletic Training | MS | |||
| 51.1005 | Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist | Medical Laboratory Science | C | |||
| 51.2299 | Public Health, Other | Disaster Public Health | C | |||
| 51.3801 | Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | Nursing | BSN | C (3) | MSN | DNP |
| 51.3808 | Nursing Science | Forensic Nursing | C | |||
| 51.3810 | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practitioner | C | |||
| 51.9999 | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Nursing Education | C | |||
| 52.0201 | Business Administration and Management, General | Business Administration | BS, BI | MBA | DBA | |
| 52.0205 | Operations Mgmt and Supervision | Operations Management | C | |||
| 52.0206 | Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Mgmt | Nonprofit Management | C | |||
| 52.0207 | Customer Service Mgmt | Service Management | C | |||
| 52.0210 | Research and Development Mgmt | Innovation Management & Nonprofit Fund Development | C (2) | |||
| 52.0211 | Project Management | Project Management | C | |||
| 52.0299 | Business Administration, Mgmt and Operations, Other | Management | C | |||
| 52.0301 | Accounting | Accounting | C | MS | ||
| 52.0801 | Finance, General | Finance | C | |||
| 52.1101 | International Business/Trace/Commerce | International Business | C | |||
| 52.1401 | Marketing/Marketing Mgmt, General | Marketing | C | |||
| 52.9999 | Business, Mgmt, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Health Care Administration (in Business) | C | |||
| 54.0101 | History, General | History | BA | MA |
*The UCCS College of Education is authorized by the State of Colorado to offer the following endorsement areas for educator/teacher preparation, which upon completion, may be associated with further licensing opportunities offered by the State of Colorado:
Administrator (6.08)
Counselor, School (7.09)
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (4.22)
Early Childhood Education (4.01)
Early Childhood Special Education (5.09)
Elementary Education (4.02)
English Language Arts (4.09)
Gifted Talented Specialist (9.05)
Health (4.11) -- authorized but not offered
Mathematics (4.14)
Middle School Math (4.24) -- new in late 2019
Principal (3.03)
Reading Specialist (6.04)
Reading Teacher (6.03)
Science (4.17)
Social Studies (4.18)
Special Education, Director (6.05)
Special Education, Generalist (5.08)
World Language (4.10)