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Activate Your IdentiKey
You’ll need your IdentiKey to apply for housing, sign up for New Student & Family Programs, register for classes and log in to Buff Portal, the student portal for online services and information. It typically takes one business day for your IdentiKey to be activated before you can access the housing application.
Review Housing Options
The housing application will open in early March. Please visit the housing website for updates.
Transfer Your Credit
Whether you have credit from a college or university, AP, IB, A-Levels or the military, you’ll need to get all final, official documents sent to the Office of Admissions from your prior institution or the testing agency. Transfer credit evaluations are completed using your final, official documents after you have confirmed your intent to enroll. You will need your IdentiKey to access your official transfer credit evaluation in the Buff Portal.
Send Final Official Transcripts & Documents
If you used unofficial transcripts for admission purposes, please have the issuing institutions submit your final, official transcripts and documents by mail or email transcripts@colorado.edu once they are available. You will be required to submit official transcripts before you can register for classes or receive financial aid toward your tuition bill.
Learn About New Student & Family Programs
They will help you prepare for academic success, simplify your transition to campus and support your journey. Learn more about when and how to complete the online New Student Welcome Experience and how to sign up for an optional New Student Welcome Day.
Undergraduate students who are newly confirmed to the University of Colorado Boulder but do not attend must reapply for admission to the university at a later time. This includes students who never enroll for courses; do not request a term change by the deadline; and/or enroll and withdraw before the third Wednesday of classes.
First-Year Applicants
First-year applicants are in high school, or have graduated from high school but have not taken any college courses after graduating or earning a GED.
Transfer Applicants
Transfer applicants have attended another college or university since earning their high school diploma or GED. Transfer applicants are looking to complete a bachelor’s degree at CU Boulder.
International Applicants
Undergraduate international applicants are students who need a visa to be in the U.S. Apply as a domestic student if you have a U.S. passport or green card.
