Housing Terms

Welcome to Mountain Lion Territory!

Residence Halls on campus

Below you'll find information for applying for housing for the entire academic year or our contracts for just the Spring or Summer. 

  • A 300-meal block plan is included for First-year Summit Village and Village at Alpine Valley Student Residents.
  • Upper-class apartment residents have the flexibility to select from all available block plans.
  • Residents will need to have Mobile ID installed on their phone to access their residential building and use their meal plan.

Don't forget to check your UCCS email regularly for important information and dates. 

Academic Year Housing

  • The academic year application opens annually on December 1st.
  • All academic year residents must be enrolled for Fall courses at UCCS. Enrollments must appear on student accounts by 5 pm the Friday before move-in begins. Move-in begins the week before classes start.
  • You'll receive an email to your UCCS account the following April with your room assignment.
  • Residents must enroll in Spring courses in order to stay on campus over winter break. 

Spring Housing

  • The Spring application opens annually on October 1st.
  • All Spring 2025 residents must be enrolled for Spring 2025 course at UCCS. Students must be enrolled in courses BEFORE keys can be picked up to move in.
  • Move in for all residential students will take place the Sunday and Monday before Spring classes start.

Summer Housing

  • The Summer resident application opens annually on April 1st.
  • Summer term occupancy fees are in addition to the academic year fees. Summer term occupancy requires a separate application and contract.
  • All Summer residents must be enrolled in at least one Summer or Fall course at UCCS. Enrollments must appear on student accounts by the last Friday of Spring Semester - the Friday before finals week.
  • Summer housing is located in the Alpine Village Apartments only. Each apartment comes with a full kitchen.
  • Meal plans will be available for purchase, but aren't required. Meal plans may be selected within the online housing application.
  • Residents can stay for the entire summer - June through August - or part of the summer.  Partial stays will be billed on a weekly basis. Students who wish to have shorter stays must contact housing@uccs.edu to indicate that intention prior to taking occupancy of their summer space.
  • Summer move-in
    • If you're currently living on campus during the Spring semester, you aren't required to move out of your Spring room until your Summer room is ready. You will be contacted when your Summer room is ready for occupancy. Once contacted, you will be required to move within 48 hours.
    • If you aren't currently living on campus, you'll be able to move in the first day of the summer term. Please check the Registrar website for that date.
  • Summer move-out
    • If you'll be living on campus during the following Fall semester, you aren't required to move out of your Summer room until your Fall room is ready. You will be contacted when your Fall room is ready for occupancy. Once contacted you will need to complete your move within 48 hours.
    • If you won't be living on campus during the following Fall semester, you will need to check out of your Summer room on or before the last day of the summer term. Please check the Registrar website for that date. 
  • Information for Visiting Summer Interns may be found on our Summer Housing Page.

Summer Intern Housing

  • Visitors to UCCS who require summer accommodations for an internship or other area educational opportunity are welcome to apply for summer conference housing at the separate application link below. Summer conference housing is under the discretion and supervision of Events and Conferencing.
  • Summer conference housing is available between the dates of May 24 and August 8, 2026. No earlier requests can be considered, and all guests must be checked out by 12 p.m. MDT on Saturday, August 8, 2026.
  • Summer conference housing is available in 4-bedroom and (2-bedroom if available) apartments only, so if you stay with us, you may be sharing an apartment with up to 3 other individuals from other colleges and universities.
    • Each 4-bedroom apartment has a common room, full kitchen, and two bathrooms.
    • Bedrooms have individual locking doors.
    • Residents may request linen packs or kitchen packs at an additional fee.

Summer Intern Rates

  • Please note that summer room rates for Summer 2026 are subject to change and are pending approval.
    • 2-Bedroom     $4,895 full summer: 5/24/26 to 8/8/26 OR $445 per week
    • 4-Bedroom     $3,828 full summer: 5/24/26 to 8/8/26 OR $348 per week
  • Contact confserv@uccs.edu for more information.

Summer Intern Application (Opens April 1, 2026)