Admissions standards at the University of Colorado Boulder are competitive, and students are expected to have excellent academic records. Graduate student applicants are expected to have completed appropriate course work in mathematics, science, language, and the humanities. Below are credential and grade standards requirements for approximately 100 countries.
Students who meet or exceed the credential or grade standards are encouraged to apply. Be aware that satisfaction of minimum academic standards, while mandatory, is only one factor in securing admission to the university. If your country is not listed below and you possess an excellent academic record, you are encouraged to apply for admission.
Direct any further inquiries about these country-specific requirements to the International Admissions team at intlgrad@colorado.edu.
Notes:
- Academic transcripts, designated as “official,” must be sent directly to the University of Colorado at Boulder from all schools attended.
- By province.
- By institution.
- For Bologna Compliant credentials required, see “Bologna Process – European Higher Education Area” line in this guide.
Argentina
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Licenciado |
6 |
0-10 |
Armenia
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
5-year Diplom |
4 |
1-5 |
Australia
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
4-year Bachelor’s, Honours Degree, or Postgraduate Diploma |
B |
A-E; Varies3 |
Azerbaijan
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
5-year Diplom |
4 |
1-5 |
Bangladesh
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
50
Div. II |
0-100; Div. I, II, III, P, F |
Belarus
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
5-year Diplom |
4 |
1-5 |
Bolivia
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Licenciado |
77 |
0-100 |
Bologna Process – European Higher Education Area
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Varies by country. Bachelor’s Degree (total of 16 years). |
C |
A-F
|
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diploma (total 16 years) |
7 |
1-10 |
Brazil
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bacharelado, Licenciado, or Titulo |
B;7 |
A-F; 0-10 |
Bulgaria
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diploma of Completed Higher Education |
4 |
2-6 |
Canada
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
65 |
0-100; Varies2 |
Cayman Islands
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
A-levels plus Bachelor’s Degree |
Div. II Honours |
Div. I, II, P, F |
Chile
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Licenciado |
5 |
0-7 |
China (PRC)
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
4-year Bachelor’s Degree |
76 |
0-100; Varies3 |
Colombia
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Licenciado |
3.5 |
0-5 |
Costa Rica
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Licenciado |
80 |
0-100 |
Croatia
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diploma (total 16 years) |
7 |
1-10 |
Cyprus
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Bachelor's Degree |
B |
A-F |
Czech Republic
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Bachelor's Degree (total 16 years) |
2 |
1-4 |
Denmark
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
4-year Degree (Candidatus or Civilingenior) |
7 |
0-13 |
Ecuador
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Licenciado |
32 |
0-40 |
Egypt
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
70 |
0-100; Varies |
Estonia
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
5-year Diplom |
4 |
1-5 |
Ethiopia
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
B; 3; 80 |
A-F; 0-4; 0-100 |
France
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Maitrise |
12 |
0-20 |
Georgia
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
5-year Diplom |
4 |
1-5 |
Germany
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Vordiplom plus 2 semesters
or
13-year Abitur + 3 year bachelor
or
12-year Abitur + 3 year bachelor + 1st year of master's |
2.5 |
1-6 |
Ghana
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
B |
A-F |
Greece
Tertiary School Credential Required1
|
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
B |
A-F |
Hong Kong
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
B |
A-F |
Iceland
Tertiary School Credential Required1
|
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
3-4-year Bachelor’s Degree |
6 |
0-10 |
India
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution |
7 (B); 55;
Div. II
|
0-10; 0-100;
Div. I, II, III, F
|
Indonesia
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Sarjana (S1) |
7 |
1-10; Varies3 |
Iran
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
4-year Licence/Karshenasi |
15 |
0-20 |
Iraq
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
65 |
0-100 |
Ireland
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
55 |
0-100 |
Israel
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
4-year Bachelor’s Degree |
75 |
0-100; Varies3 |
Italy
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Laurea |
24 |
0-30 |
Jamaica
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
B |
A-F |
Japan
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
B; 70 |
A-F; 0-100 |
Jordan
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
B; 70 |
A-F; 0-100 |
Kazakhstan
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Diplom (4-5 year program) |
4 |
2-5 |
Kenya
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
B |
A-F |
Korea
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
B |
A-F; Varies3 |
Kuwait
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
5 |
0-9 |
Kyrgyzstan
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
5-year Diplom |
4 |
1-5 |
Latvia
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diplom (4-5 year program) |
4 |
2-5 |
Lebanon
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
4-year Licence |
12; 75 |
0-20; 0-100 |
Libya
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
65 |
0-100 |
Lithuania
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diplom (4-5 year program) |
4 |
2-5 |
Macedonia
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diploma (total 16 years) |
7 |
1-10 |
Malaysia
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
B |
A-F |
Mexico
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
4-year Licenciado or Titulo |
8 |
0-10 (7=Pass) |
Moldova
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diplom (4-5 year program) |
4 |
2-5 |
Montenegro
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diploma (total 16 years) |
7 |
1-10 |
Nepal
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
50;
Div. II |
0-100;
Div. I, II, III |
Netherlands
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
HBO |
7 |
0-10 |
New Zealand
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
B |
A-F |
Nigeria
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
B |
A-F |
Norway
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Candidatus or Sivilingenior |
2.4 |
0-6; Varies3 |
Oman
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
B; 80 |
A-F; 0-100 |
Pakistan
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
B; 55 |
A-F; 0-100; Varies |
Paraguay
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Licenciado
or
Ingeniero
|
3
3
|
1-5
1-5
|
Peru
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Grado de Bachiller or Titulo de Licenciado |
13 |
0-20; Varies |
Philippines
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
B; 2.25 |
A-F; 1-5 |
Poland
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Dyplom (total 16 years) |
4 |
2-5 |
Qatar
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
B; 4 |
A-F; 0-5 |
Romania
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diploma de Licenta |
7 |
0-10 |
Russian Federation
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diplom (4-5 year program) |
4 |
2-5 |
Saudi Arabia
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
80 |
0-100 |
Senegal
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Maitrise |
12 |
0-20 |
Serbia
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diploma (total 16 years) |
7 |
1-10 |
Singapore
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
4-year Bachelor’s or Honours Degree |
B |
A-E |
Slovenia
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Diploma (total 16 years) |
7 |
1-10 |
South Africa
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
60;
Class II |
0-100;
Class I, II, III, F |
Spain
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Licenciado or 4-year university degree |
6 |
0-10 |
Sri Lanka
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (Special) |
B; 55 |
A-F; 0-100 |
Sudan
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree (total 16 years) |
B; 50 |
A-F; 0-100 |
Sweden
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Filosofie Kandidat or 4-year university degree |
4 |
1-7 |
Switzerland
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Licence or Diplom |
4.5 |
0-6 |
Taiwan (ROC)
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
75 |
0-100 |
Tajikistan
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Diplom (4-5 year program) |
4 |
2-5 |
Tanzania
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor's Degree |
Div. II/B |
Div. I, II, III, P, F/A - E
|
Thailand
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Bachelor’s Degree |
70 |
0-100 |
Turkey
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Bachelor’s Degree, Lisans or Muhendis |
7 |
1-10 |
Turkmenistan
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Diplom (4-5 year program) |
4 |
2-5 |
Ukraine
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Specialist Diploma |
4 |
2-5 |
United Kingdom
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale4 |
Bachelor’s Degree |
Div. II |
Div. I, II, III, P, F |
Uruguay
Tertiary School Credential Required |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Titulo de Licenciado
or
Titulo de Ingeniero
|
6
6
|
0-12
0-12
|
Uzbekistan
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Diplom (4-5 year program) |
4 |
2-5 |
Venezuela
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Licenciado or 4-year university degree |
13 |
1-20; Varies3 |
Vietnam
Tertiary School Credential Required1 |
Grade Standard |
Grading Scale |
Diploma of Graduation from a University |
6 |
0-10 |