Your Checklist to UCA Commitment Consideration
✓ Admission: Be accepted to UCA as a first-time freshman and have all of your required admission documents submitted by May 10.
✓ Arkansas Resident: Be an Arkansas student whose family makes $100k a year or less or is pell-eligible.
✓ FAFSA: Complete the application and add us using UCA’s school code: 001092.
✓ Arkansas Challenge: Submit your application by May 10 and provide us with documentation.
✓ Opt-In: After we process your documentation, you will receive a notification to opt in or out of the program. These notifications occur on a rolling basis.
You do not have to receive funding from FAFSA or the Arkansas Challenge Scholarship to participate in UCA Commitment, these steps are simply part of the eligibility process.
Timeline
Due to the issues with the FAFSA, this is subject to change, and we will be flexible with students.
📅 May 10
✓ Fully admitted to UCA
✓ ADHE (AR Challenge) documentation submitted
📅 June & July
✓ Attend SOAR
✓ Apply for Housing or an On-Campus Housing Waiver
📅 July 29
✓ Submit your opt-in/opt-out form for the program
✓ If offered, accept or deny your on-campus work-study position with Commitment
📅 August 28
Resources for Eligibility
Submitting Your ADHE (Arkansas Challenge) Documentation
Option 1: Email Forwarding
- Log into your email.
- Look for the “Thank you for submitting an application” email from SAMS.PortalSupport@ade.arkansas.gov or SAMS.SystemAlert@ade.arkansas.gov.
- Forward this email to commitment@uca.edu.
- Forwarded AR Challenge Email Example
- Remember, screenshots won’t do; we need the original email to process your application.
Option 2: PDF Confirmation
- Log into your ADHE account and head to the homepage with your name and your active applications.
- Use the print option in your browser (Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox) to “print the website.”
- Save this as a PDF file, not a screenshot.
- Email the PDF file to commitment@uca.edu.
FAFSA Information
UCA’s FAFSA School Code: 001092
- To ensure UCA receives your FAFSA information, enter our school code 001092 when you fill out your FAFSA.
- If you didn’t do this, it is okay. You are able to log back in, edit your FAFSA and add it.
- We do not need any documentation sent to us to confirm your FAFSA submission, we only need you to send your FAFSA to UCA using the school code.
Hearing Back on UCA Commitment
- We will communicate with students through the email associated with their UCA application and their UCA cub email address.
- Stay Tuned: Look out for an opt-in/opt-out email in your inbox.
- Currently, the deadline for your response is July 29. This is subject to change. Make sure to check our website for the most up-to-date timeline and steps.
Questions?
We’re all ears! Drop us a line at commitment@uca.edu if you need guidance or more info.