Transfer Admission Criteria
Transfer student applications are evaluated based on types of courses you have taken, your grade point average (GPA), and the extent to which you have completed our minimum academic preparation standards (MAPS). If you have completed fewer than 4 semester hours of transferable college-level work at the time you apply, you will also be evaluated on work completed in high school and your SAT or ACT scores.
In admission decisions, the types of courses you have taken are as important
as your GPA. Only courses completed at the time your application
is reviewed are considered in computing your cumulative, or overall, GPA. Your
GPA will be calculated by the admissions office using transcripts from all institutions
you have attended.
If you would have qualified for admission based on freshman criteria, there
is no recommendation for minimum transfer hours. Your cumulative GPA should
be competitive and you must have completed all transfer prerequisites for your
intended college or school (see Competitive Transfer Guidelines below).
If you did not qualify for admission to the University of Colorado at Boulder
based on your high school academic record, you are encouraged to apply for transfer
admission after you have completed or have in progress at least 24 semester
hours (36 quarter hours) of college-level course work, including any courses
outlined in the minimum academic preparation standards (MAPS)
chart that you did not meet in high school. All students who graduated from
high school in 1988 or later are expected to meet the MAPS requirements.
| Competitive Transfer Guidelines | |
| College or School | Requirements |
| Architecture and Planning | College GPA of 2.75 or higher. Preference is given to students who have taken college-level courses in the areas of architecture, planning, or environmental studies. Completion of courses in related fields of social science, natural science, fine arts, or humanities is also considered in admission review. |
| Arts and Sciences | College GPA of 2.50 or higher in appropriate general education courses. |
| Business | College GPA of 3.00 or higher. Students must have completed finite math (or college algebra), calculus, microeconomics, and macroeconomics with a "B" or better. |
| Education | Students who have completed a bachelor's degree may apply for admission directly to the School of Education using the printable application (do not use the interactive application). All other undergraduate students must apply and be admitted to another CU-Boulder college or school in an approved major before applying to the teacher education program. |
| Engineering and Applied Science | College GPA of 2.90 or higher for four-year institutions; 3.10 or higher for community and junior colleges. Transfer applicants must have taken courses relevant to an engineering curriculum (which should include at least two semesters of calculus along with two semesters of calculus-based physics and/or college-level chemistry), with individual grades of at least "B" or better. Chemical engineering and chemical & biological engineering applicants should have completed two semesters of college-level chemistry. |
| Journalism and Mass Communication | Minimum of 30 semester hours of appropriate college-level course work completed or in progress; overall GPA of at least 3.00 and an average of 3.00 in journalism course prerequisite (Contemporary Mass Media and either Principles of Advertising or Principles of Journalism at CU-Boulder, or their equivalents at another institution.) Students who do not have the required hours or prerequisites should apply to the prejournalism and mass communication major in the College of Arts and Sciences. |
| Music | College GPA of 2.75 or higher. An audition or audition tape is required of all applicants. |
