How to Apply

How to Apply

Campus Connections is a service-learning/fieldwork course (COUN4955). Any interested undergraduate students can apply. This course has been approved for the Summit requirements of the Compass Curriculum.

Mentors can expect to earn 3-credits for their participation in the program and should plan to attend a weekly lab session from 3:00pm-9:00pm. Youth mentees participate from 4:00pm-8:00pm, arriving an hour after and leaving an hour before mentors, mentor coaches, and instructors. This allows time for mentors to prepare for and wrap up the evening.

With Campus Connections, you will:

  • Build connections
  • Earn credit
  • Become a role model
  • Provide academic and emotional support
  • Engage in pro-social activities
  • Try new challenges with your mentee

Applications are also open to some graduate-level students. Contact the program staff for more information (cconnect@uccs.edu). There are no course pre-requisites for Campus Connections, however, in order to become a mentor, students must:

  • Commit to attending each week of Campus Connections throughout the entire semester
  • Uphold the values and ethics of Campus Connections
  • Attend one of the Mandatory Informational Meetings (see schedule), or schedule a time to meet individually with a Campus Connections staff member
  • Fill out a Mentor Application and be accepted into the program
  • Successfully complete a background check and finger printing (details on this are included in the application packet)

To apply:

  1. Watch this Information Session on YouTube or contact us at cconnect@uccs.edu for an info session appointment!
  2. Fill out the Mentor Application!
  3. Save and send it to cconnect@uccs.edu OR scan it by downloading a free app on your phone called Genius Scan.
  4. You may also drop off your application in the basket outside of Columbine 3010!

Application Deadlines

Applying for:

Application Deadline:

Spring 2024

11/10/2023*

Fall 2024

4/12/2024*

*Interested in being a mentor but not sure if you can still apply? It may still be possible to apply for the upcoming semester even if the deadline has passed. Contact Campus Connections staff for more information- cconnect@uccs.edu. 

Mentor Application Fillable PDF

Information Sessions

For more information, please contact us at cconnect@uccs.edu.