Applicants are considered transfer students for admission purposes if they have completed any number of college courses after graduating from high school or passing a high school equivalency exam. Applicants with college courses taken prior to high school graduation are considered freshmen for admission purposes.

Transfer students who graduated from high school in 2008 or later and have fewer than 30 college credits completed at the time of application are subject to HEAR requirements.

Transfer Admission Consideration

At the time of application, admission consideration is determined by the following:

• Applicants with 23 or fewer semester hours of completed college-level course work¹ are considered for admission as freshmen based on high school GPA or high school equivalency exam scores and if applicant chooses to submit, ACT or SAT scores can be considered. 
• Applicants with 24 or more semester hours of completed college-level course work¹ are considered for admission based upon college course work alone.

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College-level coursework must be completed at a regionally accredited institution as outlined in transfer credit policy on accreditation.

How to Apply as a Transfer Student

1. Complete and submit your application online at www.ucdenver.edu/admissions.  
2. Pay your $50 nonrefundable application fee. Note: You can indicate your eligibility for a fee waiver when you apply.
3. Request official transcripts from each regionally accredited college or university attended, including foreign institutions. Official transcripts should be sent directly to the CU Denver Office of Undergraduate Admissions mailing address or electronically:

     The Office of Undergraduate Admissions
     University of Colorado Denver
     Campus Box 167
     PO Box 173364
     Denver, CO 80217-3364

                            OR

     admissionstranscript@ucdenver.edu