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.
✓ 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 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. This should be in May.
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 1
✓ Fully admitted to UCA
✓ ADHE (AR Challenge) documentation submitted
✓ FAFSA submitted
📅 June 3
✓ Submit your opt-in/opt-out form for the program
📅 July 22
✓ If offered, accept or deny your on-campus work-study position
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. Once you are able to edit your FAFSA, you can go back in 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 from us in the spring.
- Currently, the deadline for your response is June 3rd. 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.