Students who, at the time of application, have completed 24 or more credits at regionally accredited postsecondary institutions will be evaluated using transfer admission criteria.
Direct admission to a bachelor of science* program
- Minimum 3.0 overall GPA with a grade of B- or better in Calculus I OR
- Minimum 2.75 overall GPA AND a minimum 2.5 GPA (based on most recent course attempts) in Calculus I, Calculus II, and Calculus-based Physics I with corresponding lab, with a grade of C- or better in each course.
NOTE: For admission into the computer science program, calculus-based Physics I is not required, but will be accepted.
*Please see below for bachelor of science in construction management and bachelor of science in cybersecurity criteria.
Direct admission to the bachelor of arts in computer science, the bachelor of science in construction management, and the bachelor of science in cybersecurity
- Minimum 2.5 overall GPA
- Completion of at least one of the following courses with a grade of C or better: College Algebra*, College Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus I, or Calculus II
Admission to pre-engineering
Students who do not meet the criteria for direct admission to a major will be considered for admission to pre-engineering with a major interest.
- Minimum 2.5 overall GPA
- Completion of at least one of the following courses with a grade of C or better: College Algebra*, College Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus I, or Calculus II
*Includes completion of a two-course stretch college algebra sequence (MATH 1108. & MATH 1109)
Admission to CLAS-Undeclared
Transfer students who do not meet the criteria for direct admission to a major or pre-engineering, but otherwise meet the university’s admission criteria, will be admitted to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as an undeclared major, or in the case of an IUT, remain in their current CU Denver school or college.
Get an idea of what credits will transfer using Transferology.com.