International students are those who already have, or will be applying for, a temporary U.S. visa such as an F-1 or J-1 and are not U.S. citizens, permanent residents of the United States, refugees, or asylum seekers in the United States. If you have established permanent resident status in the United States and have an alien registration number or if you have submitted the Form I-485 to the Department of Homeland Security in application for permanent residency status and have received a receipt for the form, you are not considered an international student.

International Degree Applicants

If you plan to enter an undergraduate degree program at CU-Boulder during summer 2012, you should complete the online undergraduate application for admission.

Note: The deadline for new student summer degree applications is January 15 for freshmen and April 1 for transfers.

If you received your degree at the end of your last term at CU-Boulder, you may either attend as a nondegree student or submit a new application for admission and be admitted in order to pursue another degree. The Leeds School of Business and the Journalism and Mass Communication Program do not accept applications for second undergraduate degrees.

For general admission information or to access the online undergraduate application, visit admissions.colorado.edu/undergraduate/apply/international.

If you want to apply for a graduate degree program, visit www.colorado.edu/prospective or call the specific department of interest at CU-Boulder. Call 303-492-1411 or 303-492-0833 (TTY) and a campus operator will direct your call to the appropriate department.

After Being Admitted as an International Degree Student

All international students in F-1 or J-1 non-immigrant status are required to complete the immigration check-in process with International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS). For the times, location, and what to bring, see below.

After you arrive in Boulder you must complete the immigration check-in at one of the times listed. The staff at ISSS will register you in SEVIS, the government tracking system for students on F-1 or J-1 visas, and also talk with you about information you will need as a new international student.

Please bring the following items for yourself and any dependents to the check-in:

• passport
• DS-2019 and proof of your health insurance for J-1 students
• I-20 for F-1 students
• I-94
• address where you are staying

Immigration check-in sessions for new summer students will be held at the Center for Community, room S435, on the following days and times (choose a time and allow 1 1/2 hours):

For those starting in June: Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 10 am or 2:30 pm

For those starting in July: Thursday, July 5, 2012, 10 am or 2:30 pm

If you have questions, please contact ISSS, located in the Office of International Education, Center for Community, room S355 (phone 303-492-8056 or e-mail adviser@colorado.edu).

If you are a sponsored student whose tuition and fees are paid to the university by a sponsoring agency, before you enroll for classes you must provide documentary evidence of that sponsorship and a billing authorization to:

Bursar's Office
3rd Party Billing Coordinator
Regent Administrative Center 150
University of Colorado Boulder
12 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0012

Also send a copy of the documents to:

Office of Admissions
Regent Administrative Center 125
University of Colorado Boulder
65 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0065

If you are not a sponsored student, you must be prepared to pay summer session tuition and fees at the time you enroll in classes.

International Nondegree Applicants

CU-Boulder welcomes visiting students from around the world. Experience American culture and take advantage of a world-class university. International students who are requesting a form I-20 (for an F-1 visa) are required to take 6 credits to be a full-time student. Academic advisors are available to help you select classes. For more information e-mail ssdean@colorado.edu.

Please note: International nondegree applicants are admitted for summer only and not for a full degree program at CU-Boulder. If you are interested in pursuing a degree at CU-Boulder, please see International Degree Applicants above.