Admission Requirements 1 2. All coursework toward fulfillment of the MAPS must be taken for a ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS letter grade. 3. It is strongly recommended that students enroll in and complete First-Year Students at least one MAPS course each term, beginning in the first term of enrollment, until such time as all MAPS are completed. This policy Students are first-year applicants if they are currently enrolled in high applies to new first-year students, transfer students and students school, or if they have earned a high school diploma or its equivalent and transferring from other academic units on the Boulder campus and have not enrolled in a college or university since graduation. from other campuses of the university. Some colleges or schools may Admission Criteria impose a sanction if the student does not complete one course per semester toward meeting MAPS deficiencies. Many factors are considered in evaluating students' applications for admission to CU Boulder. Although academic performance in high school 4. All students who first enroll in one academic unit at CU Boulder and (high school GPA and the quality of coursework) is the most important subsequently transfer to another unit are required to meet the MAPS indicator of success, other factors are also considered. These include specified for the new unit, irrespective of their completion of MAPS students' college entrance test scores (either the SAT or ACT), the trend units in their previous college or school. in their grades, the extent to which the minimum academic preparation 5. Students in double-degree programs must meet MAPS requirements standards (MAPS) are met, their personal essays and the potential of both degree-granting units. contributions they may make to the campus community. For information 6. Students must consult with a CU Boulder academic advisor (or on MAPS, see the MAPS table (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/ read their college or school's academic publications) to determine admissions/minimum-academic-preparation-standards/) in this section. which specific courses may be used to meet a MAPS requirement (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/admissions/minimum- Applicants whose records reflect nontraditional grading systems, unusual academic-preparation-standards/). curricula or high school equivalency through the GED test will receive individual consideration. Advanced Placement College Entrance Tests CU Boulder participates in the Advanced Placement program of the College Board. More than one-third of Boulder's entering first-year CU Boulder requires either the SAT or the ACT for admission students submit Advanced Placement (AP) test scores each year. Official consideration. We do not require the ACT Writing Test or the SAT Essay scores must be sent to the admissions office directly from the College for CU Boulder admission consideration. The highest scores are used Board for both first-year students and transfer students. For a guide to in the admission decision. If the same test is taken more than once, specific equivalencies, see the Advanced Placement (AP) Credit Table the scores are combined on each subsection to give the highest overall (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/admissions/credit-examination/). score. SAT subject test scores are not required. CU Boulder requires all visa holders graduating from a US high school to submit either an For more information, write or call: SAT or ACT score. We encourage all students to submit an SAT or ACT score to receive consideration for our automatic merit scholarships. For AP Exams more information, see the Application Process (catalog.colorado.edu/ P.O. Box 6671 undergraduate/admissions/application-process/) section. Princeton, NJ 08541-6671 609-771-7300 or toll free 888-225-5427 Minimum Academic Preparation Standards (MAPS) aphighered.collegeboard.org (http://aphighered.collegeboard.org) Students who graduated from high school in 1988 or later are expected to have completed courses that meet certain minimum academic International Baccalaureate preparation standards (MAPS) before enrolling at CU Boulder. Students The International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma programs provide who attended a non-U.S. high school for two years or more are not preuniversity study. IB examinations, whether leading to a full IB diploma subject to MAPS. Any MAPS deficiency will be considered during the or to an IB certificate often qualify students for advanced standing at CU admission review process. The MAPS for specific CU Boulder colleges Boulder. In general, credit hours are granted for approved IB examinations and schools are listed in this section. at the higher level with a score of 4 or better. Students may be admitted to CU Boulder even though they have not Students admitted to the University of Colorado Boulder who have met all the MAPS requirements. If that is the case, they are required to graduated from high school having successfully completed an complete the appropriate MAPS courses once enrolled, and the credit International Baccalaureate Diploma program shall be granted 24 hours hours may be applied toward graduation. All MAPS deficiencies must of college credit. Students should check with their college or school to be completed prior to graduation from CU Boulder. Students may also determine if or how the earned college credit hours apply toward degree complete missing MAPS coursework at other colleges or universities, requirements. No CU Boulder tuition shall be charged for these credit through approved credit-by-examination programs or by testing out hours. These credit hours shall be granted, however, only if the student through the appropriate foreign language department. receives a score of 4 or better on an examination administered as part of the IB Diploma program. If the student scores less than 4 on any IB Policies Concerning MAPS Deficiencies subject test, the credit hours granted shall be reduced accordingly. The policies of the Boulder campus with respect to completing MAPS An official copy of the diploma with test scores must be sent to the coursework after enrollment are as follows. admissions office directly from the IB organization. For a guide to 1. Appropriate missing MAPS coursework is generally included in the specific equivalencies, see International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit credit hours for graduation. Table (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/admissions/credit- examination/#internationalbaccalaureateibcredittext). For the most 2 Admission Requirements current information on how CU Boulder evaluates IB credit hours, visit NOTE: This information applies to students who entered college after the Credit for Coursework or Exams section of the First-Year Student spring 1988. For those students who entered college prior to summer Selection Process (https://www.colorado.edu/admissions/first-year/ 1988, contact the Office of Admissions. selection/) webpage. Leeds School of Business For more information on test administration, write or call: A cumulative college GPA of 3.00 or higher and completion of microeconomics and macroeconomics and either statistics (business International Baccalaureate Organization statistics strongly preferred) or calculus with competitive letter grades is 475 Riverside Drive required for admissions. 16th floor New York, NY 10115 School of Education 212-696-4464 The School of Education offers two bachelor’s degree programs www.ibo.org (http://www.ibo.org) in Elementary Education (plus a Culturally & Linguistically Diverse endorsement) and Leadership & Community Engagement. A cumulative First-Year Applicants Not Granted Admission college GPA of 2.75 or better as well as 24 completed college credits in Students who are not granted admission as entering first-year students general education requirements, as well as a prerequisite course such as may consider transferring to CU Boulder after successful study School and Society. elsewhere. Students are encouraged to complete at least one full year of transferable college or university coursework, including any courses The School of Education also offers licensure programs in elementary, outlined in the MAPS table (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/ secondary and K-12 music education. The licensure fields in secondary admissions/minimum-academic-preparation-standards/) that were not education include English, foreign language, mathematics, science and met in high school. social studies. Teacher licensure at the undergraduate level must be combined with a bachelor’s degree program. If applicants do not already have a bachelor’s degree, they should apply to a major of interest that will Transfer Students supplement their teaching goals. Once enrolled at CU Boulder, students Applicants are considered transfer students if they enrolled in any have the opportunity to apply for the licensure program through the college-level coursework (at another college or university, or other School of Education. campus of the University of Colorado), full time or part time, since graduating from high school. Applicants are not considered transfer Teacher education applicants who have previously completed a four- students if the only college-level classes they have taken were while year undergraduate degree program must submit their application to the enrolled in high school. To be considered for admission, transfer students Office of Admissions. must report all previous college work and have a high school diploma or Refer to the School of Education (catalog.colorado.edu/undergraduate/ its equivalent. colleges-schools/education/) section for more information