Undergraduate admissions

Students with fewer than 24 completed college credits at the time of application are evaluated as first-time freshmen. 

Direct admission to a bachelor of science* major 

• Minimum 3.0 cumulative high school GPA
• Minimum 24 ACT composite or 1180 SAT composite
• Minimum 25 ACT Math or 590 SAT Math

*See below for bachelor of science in construction management criteria.

Direct admission to the bachelor of arts in computer science major and the bachelor of science in construction management major

• Minimum 2.5 cumulative high school GPA and one of the following two requirements:
  • Minimum 22 ACT composite or 1110 SAT composite 
  • Minimum 22 ACT math or 540 SAT math 
    

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 cumulative high school GPA and one of the following two requirements:
  • Minimum 22 ACT composite or 1110 SAT composite
  • Minimum 22 ACT math or 540 SAT math 
    

Admission to CLAS-Undeclared

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. 

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For international students, the ACT/SAT requirement is waived; instead, international students must meet the minimum cumulative high school GPA requirement and have completed three (3) years of high school math with a minimum 2.7 GPA in math courses. 

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* major 

• 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 major, calculus-based Physics I is not required, but will be accepted.  
*Please see below for bachelor of science in construction management criteria.


Direct admission to the bachelor of arts in computer science major or the bachelor of science in construction management major 

• 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  
  

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.

Pre-engineering students must apply for admission to a major using a Change of Major Form prior to completing 45 credits from the time of admittance into pre-engineering. Pre-engineering students must apply for and receive admission to a major by the time they complete 60 CU Denver credits from the time of admittance into pre-engineering. 

Admission to a bachelor of science* major 

• 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 major, Calculus-based Physics I IS NOT required, but will be accepted. 

*Please see below for bachelor of science in construction management criteria.

Admission to the bachelor of arts in computer science major or bachelor of science in construction management major 

• 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 CLAS-Undeclared

Pre-engineering students must apply for admission to a major before completing 45 CU Denver credits from the time of admittance into Pre-Engineering. If a student does not meet the criteria for admission to a major at the time of application, the student will be given a second opportunity to do so. Pre-engineering students who complete 60 CU Denver credits from the time of admittance into Pre-engineering, but do not meet the criteria for admission to a major, will be advised to submit an IUT to another CU Denver school or college. If a student does not submit an IUT within 30 calendar days of being advised to do so, the student will be automatically transferred out of pre-engineering to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) as an undeclared major.