GPS Courses Participating in Gateway Days

Course Meeting Dates: 08.18.2025-08.22.2025

Course Format: IN-PERSON

Pre-Term courses are offered as a one-week intensive, taken prior to the start of the fall semester, including Gateway Days.

Pre-Term courses are identified as:

Discipline Specific - These courses cover a wide range of topics related to a field of study or meta-major. 

Themed - These courses cover a wide range of topics related to a theme.

These courses do participate in Gateway Days. 

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Please Note: This course is an intensive one-week pre-term course.

Welcome to the UCCS Gateway Program Seminar, where you'll dive into an exciting week of learning and preparation for your college journey! From mastering time management and embracing a growth mindset to discovering invaluable campus resources and safety tips, this course is designed to set you up for success. Get ready to explore the heart of UCCS with campus tours and tools that will help you integrate seamlessly into our vibrant community!

MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Section 010 / Instructors: Marcelle Hureau, Corlea Keeney / 08/18/25 - 08/22/25

This course will participate in Gateway Days: Thursday - Friday, 08/21/2025 - 08/22/25 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 

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Please Note: This course is an intensive one-week pre-term course.

Meta-Majors are collections of academic majors that have related courses. Meta-Majors cluster groups of majors that fit within a career area. Through this course you will select an area of study and explore different careers and majors related to that focus.

MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Section 012 Instructors: Solveig Olsen, Joye Levy / 08/18/25 - 08/22/25

This course will participate in Gateway Days: Thursday - Friday, 08/21/2025 - 08/22/25 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 

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Please Note: This is an intensive one-week course.

Are you someone who dwells in magical worlds, powerful memories, or poetic moments of inspiration?  If so this one-week course will introduce you to intellectual curiosity, analytical reading, creativity, and listening skills through three genres of creative writing: fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.  We will explore creative prompts and assignments that ask you to become familiar with campus culture and your place in it, including (but not limited to) pondering architecture and landscape through sound and imagery.  We will also investigate our personal identities through self-reflection and a variety of contemporary readings from flash fiction to personal narrative to spoken word poems.  Through peer-review and revision in our writing workshop, you will apply your learning and refine your individual craft in creative writing.  Let's work together to get your creative dreams down on the page and connect you to exciting writing opportunities on campus!

MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Section 041 Instructors: Martin Salgado, Sheldon Gaskell / 08/18/25 - 08/22/25

This course will participate in Gateway Days: Thursday - Friday, 08/21/2025 - 08/22/25 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 

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Please Note: This course is for students enrolled in the Pre-Collegiate Program. This an intensive one-week pre-term course. *Enrollment Permissions Required.

Course description coming soon!

MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Section 050 / Instructors: Curtis Turner / 08/18/25 - 08/22/25

This course will participate in Gateway Days: Thursday - Friday, 08/21/2025 - 08/22/25 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 

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Please Note: This course is an intensive one-week pre-term course.

Head Start is an intensive one-week course designed to introduce incoming students to college life, campus resources, and essential skills for academic success. Taking place the week before the semester begins, this immersive experience combines interactive workshops, outdoor activities, and guided explorations of the campus community. Students will engage in team-building exercises, discover key support services, and develop strategies for effective time management and study habits. By the end of the week, participants will have formed valuable connections, gained confidence in navigating their new environment, and be well-prepared to embark on their college journey.

MONDAY-FRIDAY: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM / Section 052 / Instructors: Josie Smith, Michelle Prose / 08/18/25 - 08/22/25  

This course will participate in Gateway Days: Thursday - Friday, 08/21/2025 - 08/22/25 from 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM 

Course Meeting Dates: 08.21.2025-08.22. 2025 [Gateway Days] / 08.25.2025 - 11.09.2025 

Course Format: IN-PERSON

These courses meet for a total of 15-weeks, including Gateway Days. Participation in Gateway Days is required. 

Session A courses are identified as:

Discipline Specific - These courses cover a wide range of topics related to a field of study or meta-major.

Themed - These courses cover a wide range of topics related to a theme.

These courses do participate in Gateway Days. 

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Since 2010, the MOSAIC Gateway community has prepared students to think critically, maximize team-based learning, and strengthen skills needed to achieve a college degree. Throughout the course, we will deepen the understanding of your why and develop lifelong skills to better navigate the how of college success. Students can expect alumni speakers, a student leadership panel, career exploration workshops, community service, interactive team projects, and hands-on mentorship throughout your first year. Students involved in the MOSAIC GPS section also receive automatic admission into the MOSAIC Scholars Program! This learning community helps students find the answers to questions such as: Who am I as a college student? What am I really passionate about? When will I be able to participate in internships? Where am I able to find more friends and new experiences? Why am I being advised to take certain courses? How am I going to pay for college? Ultimately, the MOSAIC Gateway community will be a partner in helping you navigate college, focus on learning, and transform your mind for lifelong success!

TUESDAY: 4:45 PM - 7:20 PM / Section 007 / Instructors: Whitley Hadley, Eric Nissen / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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 Find your inner innovator! We as humans are inherently inventors! People design solutions from the moment they first interact with their world. In this experiential course, you will embark on a journey where you will experience firsthand how to transform ideas into impact.

THURSDAY: 8:00 AM - 10:40 AM / Section 009 / Instructors: Gail Richards, Carolyn Gery / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Does "chemistry" scare you? Do you perceive it as hard or impossible? Are you studying or thinking about studying chemistry or biochemistry? Have the courage to join us, as Elizabeth Zott says in Lessons in Chemistry, "Courage is the route of change - and change is what we are chemically destined to do." Lessons in Chemistry is a GPS course intended to build community with fellow chemistry and biochemistry students and majors, gain extra chemistry practice, and have some fun with chemistry in both a lab and classroom setting. We will dye lab coats, perform cool demos, help with Cool Science Carnival Day, and learn about chemistry in the world! It is everywhere, and that is cool.

TUESDAY and THURSDAY: 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM / Section 022 / Instructors: Elise Naughton, Nicole Juhl / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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"Practice any art not to get money or fame, but to experience becoming. To find out what's inside you. To make your soul grow." Sir Ian Mckellen.

Who are you? Who do you want to be? How do you relate to the world around you? Language is epistemic, a way of knowing, an investigation into being and reality. What we say about ourselves defines who we are. What we say about the world is how we believe it to be. Through the practice of creative writing, this course will pair essential tools for excelling in college life with exploring your story and the world around us. This course will examine the art and science of learning, hone your academic skills, connect you with campus resources, help to build community, and navigate the technology and assignment expectations in college through the lens of creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry ((but you can focus on your favorite genre!). We will learn craft elements of creative writing to learn how to write and write well while cultivating your creativity. Whether you have always loved to write or if you have never done it before, all students in any major or undecided are welcome in this section.

FRIDAY: 10:50 AM - 1:30 PM/ Section 015 / Instructors: Luke Elredge / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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This course will introduce students to cybersecurity principles in a non-technical way. It will explore the fictions and myths surrounding cybersecurity, compare those fictions and myths with reality, and explore cybersecurity basics in a fun, hands-on approach. This course is designed to generate interest in future cybersecurity courses and cybersecurity-related career paths. This course includes several field trips and is for students in all disciplines and majors!

TUESDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / GPS 1010|Section 002 / Instructors: Dan Olsen, Terry Akse Johnson, Gretchen Bliss / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Course Description Coming Soon! 

MONDAY: 4:45 PM - 7:20 PM / Section 021 / Instructors: Taryn Sweeney/ Beverly Oliver / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

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Please Note: This section is recommended for students accepted into the University Studies program

GPS Pathways: STEM is for students interested in science, engineering, or technology, whose goal is to enter the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences or another science discipline. This course helps you to develop the pieces of the puzzle in order to build the skills you need to succeed in future coursework. We will help you succeed in making your personal and professional dreams a reality!

FRIDAY: 10:50 AM - 1:30 PM / Section 003 / Instructors: Terry Geiger / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Please Note: These sections are recommended for students accepted into the University Studies program

This course is about empowering you to follow your own path to success in college and beyond. In this class, you will learn a deeper understanding of higher education by putting theory into action using self-reflection, group interaction and team exercises to explore pathways to careers. This course will challenge you to be creative and to interact with your peers and the broader UCCS community to grow both academically and professionally.

TUESDAY: 10:50 AM - 1:30 PM / Section 008 / Instructors: Brett Fugate, Chris Beiswanger / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Have you ever wondered what if…. What if I studied differently? What if I approached college differently than high school? What if I managed my personal health and well-being differently? To better understand our decision making during these moments and others, this course will explore thoughtful risk-taking, self-reflection, and emotional management. Join us through an experiential learning process as we reframe challenges, delve into new opportunities, and explore “what if…?”

WEDNESDAY: 4:45 PM - 7:20 PM / Section 005 / Instructors: Nicholas Lockwood, Stephanie Trujillo, Jonathon DeWitt / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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This course focuses on building and developing skills that contribute to academic success and reflect what potential employers  “want” from college students. Participating in this course involves experiencing university life and the origins of the workplace through role immersion gameplay, interacting with visiting faculty and local business professionals about emerging academic and professional trends, and engaging in service-learning opportunities

THURSDAY: 4:45 PM - 7:20 PM / Section 025 / Instructors: Angela Dodson, Aaron Doussett / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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As students at UCCS you are now part of the Mountain Lion Family and Clyde’s community! The course focuses on communication, unity, and building community through a variety of activities, presentations, and service-learning opportunities. We will explore ways to make an impact in our community, while creating connections with our campus and fellow classmates.  Using the tools of effective communication, we will engage the issues you care the most about​ --from your personal heroes to your vision for positive change in the world.

WEDNESDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 026 / Instructors: Cathryn Supplee, Lindsey McCormick, Majid Arjomandi / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Leaning into the Communication discipline, "Own Your Story!" is about reflecting on your personal experiences and using the knowledge from those experiences to navigate your future. What's your story? How do you understand who you are, what your purpose is, how you are impacting others and the broader world around you? Students in this course will explore different forms of communication while learning other skills to effectively navigate university life and college-level courses. Finally as a culminating project, students will have the opportunity to craft and creatively deliver their own stories.

FRIDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 028 / Instructors: Angel Tran, Nicole Simmons-Rochon / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025   

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Explore the magic of successfully navigating life as a college student! This course will examine the art and science of learning, honing your self-advocacy and academic skills, connecting with campus resources, building your networks, and navigating the technology and assignment expectations in college through the lens of the Harry Potter book series. Whether you are a fan of the wizarding world or have never been exposed, all students in any major and undecided are welcome to this section.

FRIDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 018 / Instructors: Sandy Ho, Michael Ferguson / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Sport Center looks at sports through a social science lens – examining sport from communication, economic, psychological and sociological perspectives. We will explore: How does the mindset of an exceptional athlete differ from the rest of us? What motivates fandom? What role do sports play in the economy? Do we have too much invested in our sports idols? How are sports reflective of culture? This course is for both the casual and die-hard fan as we learn about the role sports play in society

THURSDAY: 10:50 AM - 1:30 PM / Section 023 / Instructors: Majid Arjomandi, James Gromelski, Nicolas Cantrell / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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This course will examine the relationship between self and the environment. How does the place we live affect us? How have people changed the environment of Colorado? This class will be organized around field trips and outdoor activities (including an overnight camping trip), readings, discussions, group work, a service project, and presentations that help us reflect upon our place in Colorado and how we and others interact with it.

WEDNESDAY: 10:50 AM - 1:30 PM / Section 024 / Instructors: Christopher Ertman, Telma Frumholtz / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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This GPS course is about to get LIT. We welcome anyone interested in learning about either (or both!) incorporating physical activity into your own life as a college student, or those interested in a field of health and wellness. This class is "low intensity" meaning we will explore the surface of different academic disciplines and physical activities. All abilities and previous experiences are welcomed (even if it means you have no previous exercise experience).

TUESDAY: 8:00 AM - 10:40 AM / Section 029 / Instructors: Emily Kulakowski, Taryn Sweeney / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Have you ever seen a new product or service and thought to yourself: “Why didn’t I think of that?” This course can help you take control of your destiny. You’ll learn the “how to’s” of entrepreneurism: how to market your idea, how to run your business, how to understand your customers, how to get others excited to work for you, and how to grow the money you make.

MONDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 030 / Instructors: Zachary Baker / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Are you interested in learning about managing and restoring the forest environment near Colorado Springs? This course focuses on balancing the ecology of a sustainable forest with the needs of human users. Through lectures and field studies, you will investigate the relationship between climate change, human influences, political perspectives, and the financial issues of forest management.

WEDNESDAY: 8:00 AM - 10:40 AM / Section 031 / Instructors: Julie Albertson, Keith Worley, Nicole Juhl / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Course description coming soon!

THURSDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 032 / Instructors: Dawna Haynes, Danielle Obenchain / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025 

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Whether you were born and raised in Colorado Springs, or are brand new to the community, it’s the secrets of the springs that create the city’s histories, mysteries and one of the most exciting places in Colorado.

WEDNESDAY: 1:40 PM- 4:20 PM / Section 033 / Instructors: Jenifer Furda, Zak Kroger / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Calling all space nerds! In this course, students will engage in interactive lessons on the history of space exploration while also gaining lasting professional communication skills such as public speaking, interviewing, and networking. Students will also receive guidance and resources for success in college and beyond. This course is geared primarily toward students who are either interested in engineering or space topics but is open to all.

TUESDAY: 4:45 PM - 7:20 PM / Section 034 / Instructors: Tess Kyner, Robert Kyner, Jackson Kyner / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Adulting can be a challenge. Our hidden biases and lack of skill and/or knowledge can complicate matters even more. This course will help you to break through some of those barriers to greater joy and success by engaging you in investigation, evidence-based tools, and group interaction. Who's ready for a clearer and brighter path?

THURSDAY: 10:50 AM-1:30 PM / Section 035 / Instructors: Sharon Simpson-Dogon, Deitrich Ramos / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Course looks at the role health care professionals play in being change-makers for social justice issues both within and outside healthcare.

WEDNESDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM/ Section 036 / Instructors: Tisha Mendiola Jessop, Morgen Thomas / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025 

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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The goal of the class is for students to learn basic programming skills in a fun and enjoyable way. This class is intended for students with little to no programming experience. Students will learn how to build a LEGO EV3 robot with sensors and motors. Robot construction plans are provided, but creativity is encouraged. Students will then learn to write programs to control the robot using the RobotC programming language.

MONDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 038 / Instructors: Leslie Tekamp / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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This course takes a broad-based look at gaming/poker theory and applications of statistical analytics to real-life situations. The purpose of this class will be to foster an environment for the study of poker and game theory, develop the basic strategies and advanced foundation for decision-making in poker and life, and provide an understanding of the current poker environment and how students might leverage talent for poker in their future careers.

TUESDAY: 4:45 PM - 7:20 PM / Section 044 / Instructors: Cynthia Norton, Justin Cole / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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From ancient Germanic mythology to Tolkien's greedy, well-spoken Smaug, dragons have been a central staple of medieval-inspired western literature and media for centuries.

This course will explore the image of the dragon from its mythological origins to its presence in the modern age, and how civilization's continued fascination with the creature’s ominous power is a symbol of preserving strength in fantasy, medieval studies, and history. Students will receive tangible knowledge of history and literary elements, a skill set which allows them to empathetically think and convey information, and a sense of confidence while navigating the UCCS community and their future career profession.

WEDNESDAY: 4:45 PM-7:20 PM / Section 006 / Instructors: Xuan Truong  / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Are you a film buff with a passion for movies? Whether that be watching, analyzing, producing, directing, acting, etc.; this is the GPS section for you! In this Movie Madness section, we will watch weekly films and reflect on how specific themes and issues compare and contrast to our society's current structure and how those influence our own perceptions. In addition, this course will provide exposure to campus resources as well as connection opportunities with the different film-based academic departments and student organizations here at UCCS!

WEDNESDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 046 / Instructors: Ann Schwab / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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In this course you will learn what it means to be a student at UCCS and how to be academically, personally, and professionally successful. You will learn more about yourself to create a meaningful life and a meaningful experience while at UCCS. You will be engaged in a series of assessments and activities over the course of the semester so that, by the end of the semester, you will be able to answer the questions: “Who am I?”, “Where do I come from?”. “Where do I want to go?”, “What do I want to do?”, “What is my purpose?”, and “What is a meaningful life?”

THURSDAY: 10:50 AM - 1:30 PM / Section 047 / Instructors: Amanda Garcia, Heather Gardner / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Think “The View” meets GPS. In this class, we will have candid conversations about the most significant and challenging topics facing today’s college students. As Whoopi Goldberg says, “Take a little time and enjoy the view!”

MONDAY: 4:45 PM - 7:20 PM / Section 048 / Instructors: Cory Gavitt, Daniella Trujillo / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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What are you hungry for? Food? Passion? Success? Food for the body is not enough. There must be food for the soul. Come explore ways to feed yourself, feed others and feed the community. This course will provide opportunities for you to engage in creative ways to eat, connect, explore, and feed the inspiration from within.

WEDNESDAY: 8:00 AM- 10:40AM / Section 049 / Instructors: Anna Bauer / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Explore the field of health sciences through interactive sessions in a variety of heath science-related settings. In this class students will gain the skills necessary to be successful in a high-demand major while discovering careers in health science.

WEDNESDAY: 10:50 AM - 1:30 PM / Section 043 / Instructors: Gina Burton, Paige Whitney / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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This course will guide you on your path to elevate your success. This seminar will help you to be more reflective and purposeful. You will learn how to elevate your success by becoming your own advocate, organizing your time, and stepping up to all the challenges you may face.

THURSDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 042 / Instructors: Ida Dilwood, Steve Linhart / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Get ready to chop, sauté, and share! In Cooking Up Connections, students will join small group work in the Lane Center Teaching Kitchen, every other week, to cook simple, delicious meals. In this course students will build friendships, explore new flavors, and discover how to become a successful student at UCCS.

TUESDAY: 10:40 AM - 1:30 PM / Section 01 / Instructors: Sean Svette/ Megan Barnes/ 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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FRIDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 013 / Instructors: Dan Deon/ Derek Wilson/ 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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MONDAY: 4:45 PM - 7:20 PM / Section 017 / Instructors: TBD/ Sean Dean/ 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Keep Colorado Springs Weird is a course that explores the unique, interesting, and bizarre sides of Colorado Springs, a city with a cool and weird mixture of people, histories, and subcultures. Through in-class excursions, we will visit many new and some familiar places in our sprawling city focusing on the unique history of Colorado Springs and the exploration of different subcultures and community institutions. College is all about reseeing the world in different ways and students will experience the city from a broad range of perspectives including mainstream and alternative musical scenes, public artwork, and outdoor living. We will ask you to explore these different subcultures, identities, and opportunities for community involvement throughout Colorado Springs (and Manitou Springs). Here, you will gain an appreciation for the cool and weird place that you live (or at least where you learn) that is Colorado Springs. 

TUESDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 019 / Instructors: Alex Archuletta/ Eilex Rodriguez/ 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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WEDNESDAY: 10:50 AM - 1:30 PM / Section 011 / Instructors: Julie Albertson/ Peter Gordor/ Smarth Partel / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Course Description Coming Soon!

WEDNESDAY: 10:50 AM - 1:30 PM / Section 014 / Instructors: Jesse Perez/ Carmen Frank/ 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

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Off and Running is a GPS course designed to introduce incoming students to college life, campus resources, and essential skills for academic success. Students will develop strategies for effective time management and effective study habits and engage in activities to develop grit and resiliency. This course will take an experiential learning approach, engaging students in weekly class running and classroom instruction, culminating in a course capstone project that uniquely blends the two. Get ready to lace up your sneakers and hit the trails!

THURSDAY: 8:00 AM - 10:40 AM / Section 053 / Instructors: Gina Baldoni Russ / George Russ/ 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

Course Meeting Dates: 08.21.2025-08.22. 2025 [Gateway Days] / 08.25.2025 - 11.09.2025

Course Format: IN-PERSON

GPS Learning Community courses cover a wide range of topics related to a field of study or meta-major. Students in Learning Community courses are enrolled as a cohort (by scholarship, program, or residential housing). *Enrollment Permission Required. 

GPS Learning Community courses meet for a total of 15-weeks, including Gateway Days. Participation in Gateway Days is required.

GPS Learning Community courses are identified as:

Discipline Specific - These courses cover a wide range of topics related to a field of study or meta-major.

These courses do participate in Gateway Days. 

IN-PERSON

Please Note: This course is for University Honors Students

Exploration of the intersection of the mind and society with a focus on how we think, learn, and live. Topics of discussion are designed to investigate the role of ambiguity and complexity in the gray spaces of human endeavor. Specific areas of focus include complex systems; virtual reality; the philosophy of nature and sustainability; the Nazi war, genocide, and identity. *Enrollment Permission Required.

WEDNESDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 1010/016 and 3010/001 / Instructors: Joseph Kuzma, Karen DeVries, Sudhanshu Semwal 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025. 

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

IN-PERSON

Please Note: This class is for LIVE Leadership scholarship recipients

Strong roots grow powerful trees. This course is specifically designed for recipients of the Launching Integrity, Values, and Excellence in Leadership (LIVE) scholarship. Through dynamic weekly sessions and an epic field trip guaranteed to excite, you will uncover your unique leadership abilities and connect with opportunities to lead on the UCCS campus and in the community. *Enrollment Permission Required 

TUESDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 039 / Instructors: Noelle San Souci / TBD  / 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

IN-PERSON

Description Coming Soon!

*Enrollment restrictions -- Residential housing is required; Reserved for SM and PGA Residential Floor; Enrollment permission is required to enroll.

THURSDAY: 10:50 AM - 1:30 PM / Section 27 / Instructors: Becky Pyles Munoz/ Jon Husby/ 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

IN-PERSON

TBD 

*Residential Housing is required; Enrollment permission is required.

FRIDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 051 / Instructors: Kimberly Humphrey/ Kiley Cahill/ 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.

IN-PERSON

*Enrollment Permission Required; Enrollment Required in Introduction to CJ.

MONDAY: 1:40 PM - 4:20 PM / Section 037 / Instructors: Juan San Augustin/ Anna Kosloski/ John Newsome/ 8/25/2025 - 11/09/2025

This course participates in Gateway Days - THURSDAY and FRIDAY: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, 8/21/2025 - 8/22/2025.