Prospective Student Guide

Your best point of contact for questions about the admissions process is the Office of Admissions, specifically your admissions counselor. You can identify your appropriate counselor here, reach out to them, and/or schedule an appointment.

Your best point of contact for questions about the College of Arts & Sciences and its programs is Arts & Sciences Recruitment. The link will take you straight to their appointment calendar. If you do not necessarily want/need a meeting or if the calendar appears to be blank, you can reach them at thecollege@colorado.edu. Please note that the Recruitment team are not academic advisors. They are not able to assist with more specific topics such as course selection, degree planning, etc. 

If you are a prospective transfer student, you can receive preliminary advising from Pre-Transfer Advising.

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Information for:

• First-Year Applicants
  First-Year FAQs
• Transfer Applicants
  Transfer FAQs
• International Applicants
  International FAQs

Costs and Finances

Information sessions, tours, etc.

Explore Arts & Sciences programs (majors, minors, certificates)

Interested in pre-health pathways?

Arts & Sciences policies and requirements 

We love that prospective students are interested in meeting with us! However, our academic advisors reserve all of their meeting availability for current students. As outlined in the FAQ above, your admissions counselor and/or Arts & Sciences Recruitment will be your best contacts.

None of our undergraduate degree programs in the College of Arts & Sciences can be completed fully online.

See what your options are through the Boulder campus: CU Boulder Online

Or take a look at what programs are offered through CU's other campuses.

University of Colorado Anschutz

UCCS Online

CU Denver Online

All graduate students are actually students of the Graduate School. You would not be a College of Arts & Sciences student. So, your best points of contact are the Graduate School and the specific Arts & Sciences academic department (e.g., Chemistry, Economics, etc.) offering your desired program.

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Admissions

• U.S. Students
• International Students

Graduate Application FAQs

Academics

• Explore graduate degree programs
• Explore graduate certificate programs

Funding

Your best point of contact if you are interested in taking CU Boulder classes as a visiting/nondegree student is the Division of Continuing Education, specifically Continuing Education Advising.

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General information for visiting/non-degree students

Continuing Education student information

Continuing Education contact information