International Students
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 or have received a receipt for the form, you are not considered an international student.
International Degree Applicants
If you want to apply for an undergraduate degree program at CU-Boulder, visit www.colorado.edu/prospective/international or call the Office of Admissions at 303-492-6301 for appropriate instructions and application materials.
If you want to apply for a graduate degree program, visit www.colorado.edu/prospective/international 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
You should check in as soon as you arrive in Boulder, with your passport and immigration documents, at International Student and Scholar Services in the Office of International Education located in the basement of the Environmental Design building. The staff will talk with you about information you will need as a new international student and also “register” you in SEVIS, the government tracking system for students on F-1 or J-1 visas.
If you are a sponsored student whose tuition and fees are paid to the university by a sponsoring agency, before you register for classes you must provide documentary evidence of that sponsorship and a billing authorization to:
Bursar's Office
Regent Administrative Center 102
University of Colorado at Boulder
48 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0048
Also send a copy of the documents to:
Office of Admissions
Regent Administrative Center 125
University of Colorado at 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 register for classes.
International Nondegree Applicants
You may apply as a nondegree student for summer session if you are in the United States in an appropriate nonimmigrant status that extends your lawful stay through the summer. CU-Boulder does not issue form I-20 (or DS-2019) or assume any immigration responsibility for you if you are a nondegree student. Also be aware that the U.S. government does not consider B-1 or B-2 visas appropriate for visitors whose purpose for entering the United States is full-time or part-time study at a university. However, a casual or short-term class that is not the primary purpose of a visitor's presence in the U.S. would be acceptable.
If you hold a temporary visa, you may gain admission as a nondegree student only with permission from the International English Center. For more information, visit www.colorado.edu/iec/approval.html, call 303-492-5547, or write to:
International English Center
University of Colorado at Boulder
63 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0063
If you are an international student and wish to apply for admission as a nondegree student for the summer only, you should complete the Nondegree Student Application and send the following with your application:
- Evidence of proficiency in English, e.g. TOEFL Score Report of 500 (PBT/173CBT/61 IBT), or evidence of academic course work delivered in English.
- A photocopy of your immigration forms I-20 (or DS-2019), I-94 (both sides), or other documentary evidence regarding your immigration status.
Admission as a nondegree student is for summer 2008 only and does not constitute admission to a degree program or permission to continue enrollment beyond the summer.
