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Online Application

We will receive your application electronically. PDF Application and Instructions Adobe Acrobat Reader on the Adobe Acrobat web site.
  1. Establish your account.
    • To begin a new application or review an application entered previously that has not yet been submitted, login to the system by entering a personal log in ID and password of your choice. Your application is linked to this login ID and password and can be retrieved at a later time for revision or completion.
    • Click the ‘submit’ button
    • Be sure to write down your login ID and password so you will be able to return to this application later.
  2. Fill out your application.
    You can complete your application in any order and save your work and come back to it later—even from a different computer!
    • There are 11 sections to complete for the application. Complete each section of the application and save your entries for processing.
    • If you are unable to complete your application during one session, you may log out and return at a later time to complete the process.
    • Your application will be saved for 60 days. After 60 days, your application will be deleted.
    • In order to return to this application, you must use the log in ID and password you created when you began this session.

    Before You Fill Out the Application

    In order to speed up the application process, we recommend gathering the following information before filling out the application:

    • Permanent and mailing addresses for yourself and your parents or guardians
    • Your social security number
    • College or school and major you will be applying for
    • The names, cities, and attendance dates of any high schools and collegiate institutions you have attended or are currently attending
    • Dates you have taken or plan to take the ACT and/or SAT
    • All courses not currently posted on high school or collegiate transcripts that will be completed before the term for which you are applying, including term/year, course title, and department (also course number and credit hours for collegiate course work, if applicable)
    • Activities, positions of leadership, and academic honors received in high school or college
    • Most recent employers, hours worked per week, and dates of employment
    • Parents' occupation, place of employment, and level of education
    • Names of family members (siblings, parents, and grandparents) who have attended CU and dates of attendance

    Tuition Classification

    If you are applying for in-state tuition classification you will need the following information for yourself and your family:

    • Dates (mo./day/yr.) of continuous physical residence in Colorado
    • Dates (mo./day/yr.) of absences from Colorado of more than two months in duration within the past two years
    • Dates (mo./day/yr.) of employment in Colorado
    • Exact years for which personal resident Colorado income tax returns were filed
    • Dates (mo./day/yr.) of active duty military service
    • Dates (mo./day/yr.) stationed in Colorado
    • Dates you/your family member have had a Colorado driver's license or ID card (mo./day/yr.)
    • Current Colorado driver's license or ID card number
    • Exact years of Colorado motor vehicle registration
    • Current Colorado license plate number
    • State in which currently registered to vote
    • Dates (mo./day/yr.) of Colorado voter registration
    • Dates (mo./day/yr.) of ownership of a home in Colorado that is your/your family member's primary residence.
    • (Go to the Office of the Registrar web site for regulations on tuition classification.)

  3. Review and Submit Your Application
    • You will have a chance to preview and print your application before submitting. If you have corrections you must make these before you submit your application. Make your corrections in the appropriate section and remember to save your revisions. You will not be able to revise or print your application after you submit it. Keep a copy of your application for your records. Use the BACK browser button to return to the summary/logout page.
    • Submit your application by clicking the submit application button ONLY when sections 1 through 11 are marked complete. If you do not complete this process, your application will not be received by the Office of Admissions.
    • Wait for the webpage confirming receipt of your application. If you do not receive this confirmation, your application has not been submitted.