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CU College of Nursing - Nursing BS Program, Denver, Colorado

College of Nursing
 

BS Admissions

International Students

International applicants are encouraged to begin preparing for the application process one year prior to their requested admission term. International applicants must follow all application instructions in addition to completing the requirements specific for international applications.

Admission Requirements

In addition to the completing all the admission requirements, international applicants must submit:

  • University of Colorado Financial Statement for International Applicants. Call 303-315-2230 for more information.
  • If your primary spoken language is not English you will to need to submit TOEFL scores as part of the application process.
  • If you are an international applicant to the College of Nursing you will need to submit  TOEFL scores as part of the application process.
  • The College of Nursing TOEFL Exam Code is 3377. Please be sure to use this code when registering for the exam to ensure that we receive the results. 
  • A total score of at least 560 on the paper-based TOEFL and 50 or above on the Test of Spoken English (TSE); 220 on the computer-based TOEFL and 50 or above on the TSE; or 83 on the Internet-based TOEFL with 26 or above on the Spoken portion is required.
  • International transcripts must be mailed directly to the College of Nursing from the issuing institution - we cannot accept copies from students.
  • International transcripts that are not translated in English must be evaluated by a third party credentialing service such as World Education Services (WES). You should request the WES-ICAP course-by course evaluation. The evaluation must be mailed directly from WES to the College of Nursing.
  • A copy of the applicant’s passport.
  • Permanent resident students are not considered international students. A copy of the applicant’s permanent resident card is required.

International Transcripts

  • If an applicant attended a college or university outside of the U.S., the College of Nursing requires an official transcript mailed directly from the issuing institution(s) to the College of Nursing using the address below. Transcripts received from anyone other than the issuing institution will not be accepted as official.
  • The College of Nursing requires a course-by-course evaluation of international transcripts done by a third party foreign transcript evaluation service such as World Education Services (WES) ONLY when the transcript is not translated in English. The WES evaluation must be sent directly from WES to the College of Nursing using the address below. It is strongly recommended that this process is started months before an application deadline in order to allow enough time for the agency to complete its evaluation.
  • The foreign transcript evaluation by a third party is ONLY required if your transcript is not translated in English. If your transcript is translated in English, an official copy must be sent to the College of Nursing directly from the issuing foreign institution.
  • All required transcripts and the WES evaluation must be received by the application deadline.

Mailing address
Office of Student Affairs & Diversity
University of Colorado Denver, College of Nursing
13120 E 19th Ave, C288-6, Rm 3255
Aurora, CO 80045