Transfer How to Apply

Transfer Application Checklist

Required Materials for a Complete Transfer Application

Transfer applicants apply using the CU Boulder Transfer Application.

The application fee is:

$50 for domestic applicants
$70 for international applicants

Payable online at the time you submit your application or by check or money order (made payable to the University of Colorado) after you submit your application. If submitting a check or money order, include your full legal name and date of birth. We recognize that some students may be faced with financial constraints in paying the application fee. Waivers may be granted for documented hardships if you submit an application fee waiver form.

If you are eligible for an application fee waiver you will have the opportunity to complete a request for an application fee waiver within the CU Boulder Transfer Application.

3. Personal statement

Complete personal statement listed below.

Transfer Personal Statement (required, 250–650 words): You are required to submit a CU Boulder personal statement. At the University of Colorado Boulder, no two Buffs are alike. We value difference and support equity and inclusion of all students and their many intersecting identities. Pick one of your unique identities and describe its significance.

4. High school or secondary school transcript

Used to verify graduation date. Transcripts must be official and submitted directly to CU Boulder from the issuing institution. Transcripts can be mailed or sent to transcripts@colorado.edu.

Review International Transcript Requirements

Please note: if you have not graduated and do not plan to graduate from high school, you must request an official copy of your certificate of high school equivalency and official GED, TASC or HiSET scores, plus an official transcript of any high school course work completed.

Additional Required Materials

5. College transcript

We require transcripts from each and every collegiate institution you attended during and after graduating from high school or secondary school, whether or not courses were completed and whether or not you believe the record will affect your admission or transfer credit. Transcripts must be official and submitted directly to CU Boulder from the issuing institution. Transcripts can be mailed or sent to transcripts@colorado.edu.

6. SAT or ACT score

Official SAT or ACT scores are not required for transfer students who have completed a minimum of 24 college credit hours after graduating from high school. If you have fewer than 24 college credit hours completed and graduated from a U.S. high school, request that the testing agency submit your scores directly to the Office of Admissions. Additionally, students 25 years of age or older can request an exemption from the ACT/SAT score requirement by contacting your admission counselor directly.

CU Boulder's SAT code is 4841 and the ACT code is 0532.

College of Music Applicants

Applicants must also complete a College of Music application after their admission application has been submitted, provide a letter of reference and schedule an audition.

Visit the College of Music transfer website for more information.

Readmit Applicants

If you were previously enrolled in an undergraduate degree program at CU Boulder and you want to reapply for a 2020 term, please submit the 2020 readmit application.

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