Anyone applying for admission to a college or university for the first time after graduating from high school, or earning a General Educational Diploma (GED), is a first-year student for admission purposes. Students who completed college courses while still in high school may have credits that will be considered for transfer toward their college degree, but they still apply as first-year students.

Thinking of transferring to CU Denver? We have the resources and experience needed to help you transfer here successfully. As Colorado's only public urban research university, our faculty combines rigorous academics with experiential learning to prepare you to enter the job market on day-one. Along with your application, we require official transcripts from all the accredited higher education institutions you attended. For students with 23 or fewer credits, we require your high school transcript, as well. 

• Students with 23 or fewer semester hours of completed college-level course work at the time of application are considered for admission based on high school GPA, high school courses/units completed, ACT or SAT scores and college or university GPA.
   
• Students with 24 or more semester hours of completed college-level course work at the time of application are considered for admission based primarily upon performance in college courses.