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You may email intladm@colorado.edu with specific questions regarding your application.

Anyone who needs a visa to enter the United States is considered an international student. Permanent Residents (green card holders) are processed as domestic students.

Official certified copies of your previous academic records (transcripts) are required. All academic records should be submitted with original stamps. If you are admitted while still attending classes, your final academic records will be required upon completion of the course work or program.

If we can verify the official’s identity, your school counselor/official or registrar can email an electronic copy of your academic records to transcripts@colorado.edu, to be considered official. Emailed transcripts from students or parents will not be considered official, though can temporarily be used unofficially for processing only.

You can have your school mail an official transcript to one of the below mailing addresses:

Overnight/Express Mailing Address (DHL, UPS, Fedex)

Office of Admissions/International               
University of Colorado Boulder                     
3100 Marine Street - 65 UCB
Bldg RL3 Suite A122
Boulder, CO 80303-1058 USA

For standard international mail or mail within the U.S., including USPS Priority and Express:

Office of Admissions/International
University of Colorado Boulder
3100 Marine St Suite A122
65 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0065 USA

If your school or university has issued your academic records in a language other than English, you must have a certified, literal English translation of your academic records included in your application documents. A list of countries excluded from the translation requirement can be found on our Transcripts Requirements page.

We will require a literal, certified (or official) English translation. It should not be interpretive, nor should it try to convert the original grades into U.S.-style grades. A certified (or official) translation will be different depending on what is considered an official translation in your country.

Depending on the country, official translations may only be issued by the school, official government translators, or students might need to find a private professional translation service to issue the translation. We highly encourage students to consult withthe local who offers translations, or can refer you to a reliable service.

If you have already arrived on campus and need additional translation support, you may request services through CU Boulder. Many CU Boulder graduate departments now have a special section on their website that lists contact information for graduate students who are willing to do translations. These translations are considered official by the Office of Admissions. Please note: these translations are not free.

• French & Italian: email Annette.Hays@colorado.edu requesting French or Italian translators

�鶹��Ժ applying from a school or university outside of the US are not required to submit academic records in sealed envelopes, as long as the academic records clearly has an original stamp, signature, letterhead, or is printed on official school stationery. We reserve the right to determine whether a document is an official academic record.

If we can verify the official’s identity, your school counselor/official or registrar can send an electronic copy of your academic record to transcripts@colorado.edu, which would count as official. If you have further questions, please contact us at intladm@colorado.edu to see if there are alternatives we will accept. Emailed academic records from students or parents will not be considered official though they can temporarily be used unofficially for processing only.

Since we are accepting unofficial academic records and we can verify the official’s identity, your high school counselor or registrar can send an electronic copy of your academic record to transcripts@colorado.edu, which would count as official. Emailed academic records from students or parents will not be considered official, though can temporarily be used unofficially for processing only. To see if your situation allows for alternatives or exceptions, please email intladm@colorado.edu.

We do not accept documents from a notary public as official. This is true for academic records in the native language as well as translations.

We will evaluate all international academic records in-house, and will convert grades from any educational system into an equivalent U.S. grade point average (GPA). You will not be required to do this yourself. CU Boulder does not accept academic record evaluations from any external companies like WES, ECE, or Spartan.

If you have questions about your country’s education system in relation to our admissions process, please contact intladm@colorado.edu.

In order to be considered official, National examination certificates must be submitted directly by the testing agency, verifiable school counselor/official, or school registrar. They may send results to transcripts@colorado.edu. Emailed results from students or parents will not be considered official though they can temporarily be used unofficially for processing only.

If you (or your family) have submitted the I-485 form (Application for Permanent Residency) and you’ve received a receipt for such, then you would be considered a domestic applicant. If you do not yet have a receipt for the I-485 form, you are an international student.

Please select F-1 for both Current and Intended Visa types as it is the most common visa type for international students seeking a full degree. You may then leave the ‘Issue Date’, ‘Expiry Date’, and ‘Immigration Number’ blank.

If you have dual citizenship and the U.S. is one of the countries, indicate ‘U.S. Citizen’. If the U.S. is not one of them, please select the country whose passport you’ll be using to apply for your visa.

If you’re changing, or considering changing your current visa type, please enter the information for what you have now. Also contact intladm@colorado.edu to let us know more about your visa status.

All international, first-year applications will be reviewed for automatic consideration scholarships as long as required application documents are received by the January 15th deadline. Applicants are notified of scholarship awards at the same time as their admission decision.

Applications that qualify will be reviewed for the as well as the . 

All international transfer students with completed admissions applications are automatically considered for the CU Boulder Transfer Excellence Scholarship. 

No. Test scores are not required or considered for automatic consideration scholarships.

On rare occasions, the can offer full scholarships that cover both tuition and living expenses. You would need to contact the sports team that you would like to play for. CU Boulder is a Division I university, and international students who occasionally receive these highly competitive awards are participating at the national level in their sport in their home country.

The College of Music offers full and partial tuition scholarships, but these do not cover living expenses. You would still need to demonstrate funding for room and board. Music scholarships are only awarded to students admitted to the College of Music.

US citizens qualify for federal financial aid. Non-US citizens are not eligible for federal student aid. Our school does not offer direct loans to any student, you may try to obtain these through banks in your country on your own. Please visit our Office of Financial Aid for more helpful information. For more information regarding scholarships please contact scholarships@colorado.edu or visit the Scholarships website. 

Transfer credit evaluations are done for students who have been admitted and confirmed their intent to enroll at CU Boulder. Applicability of transfer credit is determined by your assigned academic advisor and can be viewed in your Degree Audit a few weeks before you arrive on campus.

If you’ve been attending a college or university in the U.S., you may be able to review your potential transfer credit in advance. CU Boulder has partnered with , a college planning and transfer credit resource. Create your free to see what courses will transfer to CU Boulder. Your official transfer credit evaluation will be completed at the time you are admitted to CU Boulder. This resource is not yet available for non-U.S. institutions, so if you have only studied outside of the United States, you will have to wait until our office is able to perform a transfer credit evaluation (after you are confirmed) to determine which of your credits will transfer.

We accept transfer credit from international schools based on the same criteria we use to accept transfer credit from U.S. schools: the college or university must be recognized, the course must be academic in nature, you must have earned a grade of C- or higher, and we need to offer a similar course at CU Boulder. For these reasons, we do not accept transfer credit for English language study. We can only award transfer credit for classes taken pass/fail if your school’s official policy is that a passing grade in such a course is equivalent to a C- or higher. Transfer credit process and admission criteria information.

�鶹��Ժ who take AP or IB examinations and obtain strong marks can earn college credit at CU Boulder. Applicants may reference the .

�鶹��Ժ completing A-Level examinations with C or above on examinations may also obtain course credit at CU Boulder. For additional questions about A-Levels, please email TCHelp@colorado.edu. 

A student visa is required to study in the United States. Foreign nationals may not study after entering on a visitor (B) visa or through the Visa Waiver Program (VWP), except to undertake recreational study (non-credit) as part of a tourist visit. 

If you or your family have a receipt for the submission of your I-485 (Application to Register Permanent Residence) form, you should indicate that you are a resident on the application even if your permanent residency has yet to be granted. You would be considered a domestic applicant. If your application for permanent residency is later denied, please let us know immediately at intladm@colorado.edu.

Generally, dependents of most visa types are allowed to apply for and enter full time study at our university. Common examples are  E-2, F-2, H-4 and A-2 visa holders. However, if you have one of these visas now, you should note that most dependent children age out of their visa status when they turn 21. Therefore, before you turn 21, you would need to change your status to that of a student. This can be done either by: 1) exiting the U.S. and applying for and obtaining a new visa in order to re-enter in that status and continue your studies; or 2) by applying for a change of status within the USA.

It is our strong recommendation that you retain an immigration attorney for a consultation about attending CU in a non-F-1 or non-J-1 status. It is your responsibility to determine if you can study at CU in the visa status you have now, and to determine what effects, if any, your visa status will have on your time here.

Known Exceptions:

1. B-2 dependents cannot be full time students. Those dependents can take a class or two in a non-degree seeking capacity if it is “incidental” to their visa and if they enroll for “vocational or recreational” purposes. Those students would need to work with the in order to take a course.
2. F-2 dependents can enroll but not for a full course of study. If you are an F-2 visa status and want to study on a full time basis, you will need to change to an F-1 visa status, or other appropriate visa status that allows full time study.
3. �鶹��Ժ on dependent visas do not need to demonstrate funding in order to finalize their admission if they remain in that dependent visa status, but if they do not qualify for an exemption for English proficiency, they do need to demonstrate such based on a TOEFL or IELTS result.

If you are admitted, you will need to provide a financial statement to finalize your admission and receive an I-20. It is best to submit the financial statement as soon as possible after your admission, so you have enough time to apply for your student visa and book a flight to the US.

If you are admitted, qualifying exam scores must be received before the confirmation deadline for your entry term. You may satisfy English proficiency requirements before or after being reviewed for admission; however, English proficiency scores must be on file for scholarship consideration.

Dependents are limited to your immediate family, which is defined as your spouse and children. Parents, grandparents, siblings, nieces and nephews cannot be dependents. Additional 'proof of funding' must be demonstrated for each dependent that will accompany you. The estimates of "per-dependent" costs can be found on the financial statements.

You must complete the online application, submit all required materials, be offered admission, meet all immigration regulations (which includes proof of English proficiency, proof of funding, and a copy of your passport) and confirm your intent to enroll in your application status page to be issued an I-20. By law, our office cannot issue I-20s until all of these steps have been completed and all required documents have been received.

Yes. While the estimate for living expenses is based on rates for living in campus housing, you can expect to pay a similar amount (if not more), if you’ll be living off campus. Therefore, the living expenses line is an estimate for either on- or off-campus living. If you have family that lives nearby, and if you plan on living with them and getting your meals from them, we can reduce the amount on the financial statement by the living expenses estimate. We will need a document stating that this is the case for exceptions. Please contact intladm@colorado.edu for questions about exceptions.

The “Books and Supplies” cost is fixed and will not be adjusted. This estimate is based on student experience.

When your I-20 is ready, it will be emailed to you and can expect your I-20 about 2– 3 business days after you confirm your intent to enroll through the application portal.

Due to COVID, we will not be sending a hard copy of the form. We have been authorized to deliver only the electronic form with an electronic signature. You should print out the document, sign it, and bring it with you when you enter the United States. It is possible these emails will appear in your spam or junk folder.

Not all majors at CU Boulder have their exact names in the federal (U.S. government) SEVIS system, so there’s a chance that the major on your I-20 will not match your major at our school. This is not an issue - visa officers understand that the names of majors may be different from your I-20 and admission letter. For example, all new students in the Leeds School of Business will have “Business Administration and Management” as the major on their I-20 even if they were admitted to Finance, Accounting, or Marketing. If you’re admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences, Open Option major, this major will appear as “Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies” on your I-20. It is also OK if your major name appears to be cut off.

Each scholarship features an annual award amount. You can subtract the scholarship amount you will receive for your first year at CU Boulder from the total required amount needed on the financial statement. For example, if you have received the Chancellor’s Scholarship, you can subtract $6,250 from the total amount you need to provide to us for the first year.

CU Boulder offers conditional admission to international students who meet the academic requirements for admission but need to improve their English language skills before starting a degree program. �鶹��Ժ granted conditional admission are allowed to start their degree program after they have met the requirement for English proficiency.

You may pursue conditional admission by applying to CU Boulder without submitting English proficiency scores and then registering for the Pathway to CU Program.

Email is considered an official communication method of the university. The acceptance letter on your Application Status page is your formal admission offer and is available to print on letterhead. Please contact us at intladm@colorado.edu if you have any additional requests.