Guaranteed Admission Criteria for Colorado Freshmen
The University of Colorado at Boulder guarantees admission to Colorado resident first-time freshmen who:
- Graduate from high school by July of the year they are applying for admission
- Complete the Minimum Academic Preparation Standards (MAPS)
- Meet or exceed the required high school rank in class, or grade point average, and test scores
- Maintain consistent or improving grades and high quality of courses (students who fail to do so jeopardize their chances of admission even if the guarantee requirements have been met)
- Maintain a grade point average of at least a 2.00 for any college courses taken during high school
- Submit personal essays
To apply for guaranteed admission, submit an online application and postmark all supporting credentials by the January 15 freshman application deadline.
Guaranteed
Admission Requirements
for Colorado Freshmen
Summer and Fall 2010*
High School Rank, GPA, and Test Score Requirements
SAT total includes critical reading and mathematics scores only. The
ACT will be accepted with or without the writing test.
| College of Architecture & Planning | College of Arts and Sciences | Leeds School of Business | College of Engineering & Applied Science | College of Music |
| Rank in top 10% or GPA 3.80 OR |
Rank in top 10% or GPA 3.80 OR |
Rank in top 10% or GPA 3.50 AND SAT Critical Reading 580 or ACT English 25 and SAT Math 620 or ACT Math 27 |
Rank in top 5% or GPA 3.70 AND SAT Critical Reading 590 or ACT English 26 and SAT Math 670 or ACT Math 30 |
Rank in top 10% or GPA 3.80 and pass audition OR |
| GPA
3.50 and SAT Total 1150 (Critical Reading 550) or ACT Composite 25 (English 23) OR |
GPA 3.50 and SAT Total 1150 (Critical Reading 550) or ACT Composite 25 (English 23) OR |
GPA 3.50 and SAT Total 1150 (Critical Reading 550) or ACT Composite 25 (English 23) and pass audition OR |
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GPA 3.25 and |
GPA 3.25 and |
GPA 3.25 and SAT Total 1260 (Critical Reading 550) or ACT Composite 28 (English 23) and pass audition |
*Standards for guaranteed admission for fall 2011 will be posted as soon as they are available.
