Your Pre-College Checklist
Beginning in May, we recommend you complete the following in Buff Portal before classes start:
- Submit your final high school transcript to the Office of Admissions at transcripts@colorado.edu
- Send in your scholarship checks at least one month before the bill due date
- Select or waive your student health insurance
- Setup Direct Deposit to receive any financial aid refund (if applicable) as soon as possible
If you took out a loan:
- Accept the student loans you want in Buff Portal
- Complete Entrance Counseling and a Master Promissory Note (MPN) (required for loan borrower)
- Parent PLUS loans require an application and credit check to be completed by the parent borrower
- Parent loans also require a Master Promissory Note (MPN) to be completed by the parent borrower
- Apply for a private loan if you wish to receive one
Colorado residents:
- Complete the College Opportunity Fund (COF) application and authorization
- COF provides Colorado residents with free money to help pay for college
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Security Access & Authorizations
FERPA - enables the university to talk to your parents about your educational records. There are other types of authorization:
- CU Guest Access: enables your parents to access some of your education record online.
- Security Passphrase: a step to verify your identity before we can disclose any information.
- Authorized Payer Access: allows others to pay your university bill.
- Apply Aid to All University Charges: authorize aid to pay other university charges.