Current CU Students (IUT)

minimum of 24 semester hours,
completed or in progress.

2.5

An overall CU GPA of at least 2.5 in completed coursework (12 hours or more) and an average of at least 2.5 in prerequisite course(s) determined by the major.

Required Course

Prerequisite courses can be completed or in progress at the time of application. View the course you will need to apply to the major of your choice.

Beginning in fall 2022, in addition to the general IUT requirements, students applying to Strategic Communication (APRD) must also meet both requirements below to be eligible for admission:

Students must have less than 60 total CU credits at the time of application to be eligible for admission into the Strategic Communication (APRD) major. Students with more than 60 CU credits at the time of application will not be considered for admission to the major.
Students must have their quantitative thinking requirement in the CMCI core completed or in progress when applying.
Courses that will fulfill the requirement are:
As approved:
How this will look on your degree audit. (Click to enlarge.)
- APPM 1235, 1340, 1345, 1350 to 4998
- AHUM 1825
- EBIO 1010, 4410
- ECEN 1500
- ECON 1078, 1088
- GEOG 3023
- GEOL 3023
- IPHY 2800, 3280
- LING 4622
- MATH 1001, 1011, 1012, 1021, 1071, 1081, 1112, 1130, 1150, 1212, 1300, 1310 to 4998
- PHYS 1010,1020, 1220
- PSCI 2075, 3105
- SOCY 2061
- INFO 1301

Have questions? Our IUT Coordinator can help.

Drop-in hours and individual appointments can be scheduled with our IUT coordinator, Susan Avila, on Buff Portal Advising. View step-by-step instructions to find the open advising appointments »

For any questions on the IUT process, please email CMCI Advising.

IUT Informational Course on Canvas

If you are interested in changing your major to a CMCI degree or pursuing a double degree with CMCI, we encourage you to enroll in our IUT informational course on Canvas. In the course, you will learn more about our degree programs and the application requirements for admission to CMCI. Enroll in the course »

Deadlines

Spring semester:
March 1, for summer admission and on-track registration access for fall registration

Summer semester:
No later than June 1, for fall admission

Fall semester:
No later than Oct. 1, for admission and on-track registration for spring semester.

Admission is on a space-available basis only. Students can apply for admission up until the first day of classes and their application will be considered if space is available.

Prerequisite Courses

Select your preferred major to see the appropriate prerequisite course.

Course Requirements for Application

Strategic Communication (Department of Advertising, Public Relations and Media Design)

APRD 1003 (Principles of Strategic Communication)

Communication

COMM 1210 (Perspectives on Human Communication)

Journalism

JRNL 1000 (Principles of Journalism and Networked Communication)

Media Studies

MDST 1001 (Foundations of Media Studies) or MDST 1002 (Introduction to Social Media)

Media Production (Department of Critical Media Practices):

CMDP 1400 (Introduction to Contemporary Media Cultures)

Information Science

INFO 1111, INFO 1121 or INFO 1701

IUT Requirement Repeat Policy

Students will have a maximum of three graded attempts to achieve the minimum grades for each IUT requirement, starting with the spring 2024 IUT application cycle. Please note that courses taken as pass/fail, will count as graded attempts. IUT requirement courses and minimum grades are set by each IUT college/school/program and are listed on their IUT webpage.

Each time a prospective IUT course is taken, it counts as one attempt toward fulfilling a specific IUT requirement. Therefore, students who have met or exceeded three attempts in an IUT requirement (not three attempts per course), without achieving the minimum grade, will have their IUT application denied and they will be ineligible to reapply to the same IUT college/school/program.

For example: If a student received failing grades in MATH 2510 twice and in SOCY 2061 once, they would be ineligible for an IUT into any major in Leeds and for the Strategic Communication major in CMCI.

Grade Replacement

The policy will include courses taken as part of Grade Replacement. Therefore, students will only be permitted to retake an IUT requirement two additional times after their initial enrollment. However, students are permitted to retake courses that also happen to be IUT requirements, if they wish to improve their GPA or any other reason other than for consideration as part of their IUT application.

Exceptions

The following course attempts will not count as a graded attempt for an IUT requirement if changed by the deadlines listed on the CU Boulder Academic Calendar:

Dropped courses
Withdrawn (W) courses
Retroactive withdrawals
Transfer courses (taken outside of CU Boulder)
Advanced Placement (AP) courses
International Baccalaureate (IB) courses

What if? Audit

Another resource for students considering becoming a CMCI major is to run a “What If” audit on your program of choice. This will allow you to see how your complete classes will lay out within the CMCI major program requirements.

Learn more

Dropping CMCI

The Intra-University Transfer (IUT) drop application requirements and deadlines differ from the IUT add/change application for CMCI and may have financial and academic ramifications for students. The IUT drop application only applies to students who are pursuing degrees in at least two different colleges/schools/programs and wish to discontinue one major. For more information, deadlines and the IUT drop application, please visit the CU Boulder Intra-University Transfer (IUT) webpage.

On-Track Registration

If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite course required by the major you are pursuing, and you meet all other credit hour and GPA requirements, you will be eligible to register for restricted major courses during your registration window.

To be eligible, you must apply by:

Spring: Oct.1
Summer: March 1
Fall: June 1

One example of a student “on track”

You have a 2.500 or above cumulative CU GPA
Are currently enrolled in the prerequisite course for the major you are applying to and the grades will post at the end of the current term.
You are meeting the other requirements listed

If you are determined to be “on track,” you will be notified before your registration window and provided instructions on how to register for restricted courses if applicable for your major.

If you meet all IUT requirements at the end of the semester, your IUT application will be approved and you will be admitted to the college/school/program.
If you do not meet all IUT requirements at the end of the semester, your IUT application will be denied and you will be removed from major/college/school/program restricted courses.

Matthew Mendoza photo

Meet IUT student Matthew Mendoza

As a first-year student, Matthew Mendoza went into college with an open mind, planning to take as many classes as possible to try and find the right fit. After his first semester, he transferred out of an open option program within the College of Arts and Sciences and into CMCI.

I like the idea of being in a smaller college with a smaller major. . . . You’re able to be creative through media production, through strategy, whatever it may be."
-Matthew Mendoza, strategic communication major

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