If you are applying to a medical or health-related program through a school or college on the Anschutz Medical Campus (School of Medicine, College of Nursing, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, School of Dental Medicine, or Colorado School of Public Health) please visit our information page and contact your program directly for admission.
If you fall into one of the following categories, you would be considered a domestic student and should work with Graduate Admissions:
Graduate application deadlines vary by program. Please check with your program of interest for specifics.
At CU Denver, we strive to reduce barriers for students wishing to study at our institution. As such, effective February 1, 2024 for the Fall 2024 semester, CU Denver will offer the option of having an in-house international credential evaluation or an external credential evaluations from WES and ECE for downtown Denver campus programs.
Be sure to write down the email that you use for your application as well as your password. You can submit the application before you have provided your transcripts and test scores.
Graduate students opting to do an ECE or WES evaluation will not be charged the $75 application fee. However, students opting out of the ECE/WES requirement will now need to pay this fee during the application process unless they have an affiliation with a recruitment agency who is currently in contract with CU Denver.
You must provide proof of English language proficiency (ELP) in order to be considered for full admission. Some graduate applicants will be considered for conditional admission if they apply without adequate proof of ELP.
International applicants may meet the English language proficiency requirement for any program of study at CU Denver by successfully completing every class in level 5 at CU Denver’s ESL Academy.
Depending on the program you are applying to, you will have additional requirements such as letters of recommendation, a resume, and a statement of purpose
Click on the school pages below for admission requirements and deadlines specific to your preferred program.
After reviewing your file, International Admissions may determine that we require additional documents. In this case, you must provide all requested documents in order to complete your application.
All credentials submitted as application materials become the property of the University of Colorado Denver. We will NOT return any academic documents submitted to CU Denver as part of an application or after admission.
If you are unable to comply with this policy, or if this policy causes undue hardship, please contact International Admissions at intldocuments@ucdenver.edu before submitting any documents to CU Denver.
You are required to submit complete transcripts from ALL post-secondary/schools you have attended – even if you did not graduate from the school.
Indian applicants: Please be sure to submit all mark sheets and a degree/provisional certificate issued by the university, not an affiliated institution or college.
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Notice: International Admissions reserves the right to deny an application or rescind an application decision where the applicant fails to disclose educational work performed. Reasonable attempts to obtain missing academic records must be documented and verified for a conditional admission decision to proceed. View our frequently asked questions or contact us for more information. We are here to help!
ECE or WES to authenticate and provide a credential evaluation report directly to CU Denver. You do not need to provide an external evaluation of your transcript. However, International Admissions will continue to accept evaluations completed by WES or ECE for the Fall 2024 application cycle.
Do not submit transcripts from foreign (non-US) institutions to CU Denver. Instead, you must provide an international credential evaluation report from Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) or World Education Services (WES). You will send your transcripts to the evaluation provider of your choice, and the provider will send their evaluation report to CU Denver.
After you submit your application, we will send you an email with a link to the specific landing pages where you can order your report for CU Denver’s use.
ECE or WES will charge you for this service. The cost is $163 to $208, depending on your chosen service, plus delivery fees. Scholarships are available to cover part of this cost. See email from International Admissions. If you have questions about the international credential evaluation, please contact International Admissions at intldocuments@ucdenver.edu.
