Prospective Students - Transfer

If you graduated from high school in 1988 or later, we expect you to have completed courses that meet our minimum academic preparation standards (MAPS) before you enroll at CU-Boulder. The course requirements are listed below.

You may be admitted to CU-Boulder even though you have not met all MAPS requirements. If that is the case, you will be required to complete the appropriate MAPS courses once you are enrolled, and the credits may be applied toward graduation. You may also complete missing MAPS course work in high school, at other colleges or universities, or through approved credit-by-examination programs. MAPS requirements not completed in high school or college are factored into the admission decision. If 50 percent or more of your secondary schooling was completed in a non-U.S. system you are exempt from the MAPS requirements.

If you believe you have completed a MAPS category through high school course work, but have been assessed a deficiency by the admissions office, you have the right to petition for review of that course. If your first term at CU-Boulder is Spring 2004 or later and you are an arts and sciences student, you should complete the High School Course MAPS Appeal Form and submit it to The Office of Admissions in Regent Administrative Center 125. Course descriptions and/or syllabi should be included with the petition. If you are an arts and sciences student admitted to CU-Boulder prior to spring 2004 or if you are requesting review of transfer credit from another college or university for MAPS credit, you should contact your academic advisor and submit the arts and sciences petition form to Woodbury 109 . If you are a student admitted to engineering, business, architecture, or music, you should contact your respective advising office to petition for review of a MAPS course.

If you meet all MAPS requirements before you enroll at CU-Boulder, you may be eligible for a four-year graduation guarantee in the College of Arts and Sciences or the College of Engineering and Applied Science.

		College of Architecture & Planning				College of Arts & Sciences				Leeds School of Business				College of Engineering and Applied Sciences				College of Music
		English	4			English (includes 2 of composition)	4			English (includes 2 of composition	4			English	4			English	4
		Mathematics	3			Mathematics (includes 2 of algebra and 1 of geometry)	3			Mathematics (includes at least 2 of algebra, 1 of geometry, and 1 of college preparatory math such as trigonometry, analytics geometry, or elementary functions)	4			Mathematics (includes at least 2 of algebra, 1 of geometry, and 1 of college preparatory math such as trigonometry, analytic geometry, or elementary functions)	4			Mathematics	3
		Natural science (includes physics and/or biology	3			Natural science (includes 2 of lab science, 1 of which must be either chemistry or physics)	3			Natural science (includes 2 of lab science, 1 of which must be either chemistry or physics)	3			Natural science (includes 1 of physics AND 1 of chemistry or biology OR 2 of chemistry AND 1 of physics or biology OR 2 of biology AND 1 of chemistry or physics )	3			Natural science	3
		Social sciences	3			Social science (includes 1 of U.S., or world history and 1 of geography; if U.S. history requirement may be met with 1/2 unit of geography and 1/2 unit of world history)	3			Social science (includes 1 of U.S., or world history and 1 of geography; if U.S. history requirement may be met with 1/2 unit of geography and 1/2 unit of world history)	3			Social science	3			Social science	2
		Single foreign language	2			Single foreign language	3			Single foreign language	3			Single foreign language (or 2 units in each of 2 separate foreign languages)	3			Single foreign language	2
		Academic elective	1															Academic elective (in the arts)	1
		Total Units	16			Total units	16			Total units	17			Total units	17			Total units	15

Policies Concerning MAPS Requirements

The policies of the Boulder campus with respect to completing MAPS course work after enrollment are as follows.

1. Appropriate missing MAPS course work is included in the hours for graduation.
2. All course work toward fulfillment of the MAPS must be taken for a letter grade.
3. It is strongly recommended that students enroll in and complete at least one MAPS course each term, beginning in the first term of enrollment, until such time as all MAPS are completed. This policy applies to new freshmen, to transfer students, and to students transferring from other academic units on the Boulder campus and from other campuses of the university. Some colleges or schools may impose a sanction if the student does not complete one course per semester toward meeting MAPS deficiencies.
4. All students who first enroll in one academic unit at CU-Boulder and who subsequently transfer to another unit are required to meet the MAPS specified for the new unit, irrespective of their completion of MAPS units in their previous college or school.
5. Students in double-degree programs must meet MAPS requirements of both degree-granting units.
6. Students must consult with a CU-Boulder academic advisor (or read their college or school's academic publications) to determine which specific courses may be used to meet a MAPS requirement.