A student may be admitted to the Graduate School as either a regular degree student or a provisional degree student.
Regular Degree Students
Qualified students may be recommended for admission to regular degree status by approved programs of the Graduate School provided they meet the following criteria:
Provisional Degree Students
Students who do not meet the requirements for admission as regular degree students may be recommended for provisional degree status by their major department. With the concurrence of the Dean of the Graduate School, these students are admitted for a probationary term of either one or two semesters of full-time study or the equivalent for part-time students. At the end of the specified probationary period, provisional degree students either transition to regular degree status or are dismissed from the graduate program to which they were provisionally admitted. Provisional students are subject to the same standards of performance required of regular degree students, plus any other requirements imposed by program faculty as conditions of admission.
Credit earned by persons in provisional degree status may count toward a degree at CU 麻豆影院. Standard terms of provisional admission shall be as follows: the student must complete 12 hours in two semesters (or equivalent for part-time students) with a 3.00 cumulative GPA. Program faculty may recommend additional, or alternative, conditions as appropriate.聽
Admission to Dual Master鈥檚 Degree Programs
The Graduate School, in conjunction with the faculty of each department and deans of schools and colleges where appropriate, approves dual master's degree programs, which combine previously approved graduate degree programs in two areas or departments.
Qualified graduate students may be recommended for admission to an approved dual degree program upon meeting the qualifications of each graduate program and any special qualifications as outlined by each program's approved guidelines. Minimum standards and qualifications for admission and continuation may be found in each department's approved program guide. Students wishing to complete degrees in more than one department that do not have an approved dual degree program must complete all the requirements for both degrees with no shared or overlapping course work (see article II, section 3 regarding transfer credit).
Admission to the Bachelor鈥檚-Accelerated Master鈥檚 (BAM) Degree Program
The Graduate School, in conjunction with the deans for the undergraduate units and the Provost, approves BAM degree programs, which combine previously approved undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Highly qualified undergraduate students may be recommended for admission to a BAM degree program at the end of their sophomore or the beginning of their junior year. Such students are admitted at undergraduate status and later advance to graduate status. Standards for admission as well as eligibility to remain in the program are specified in the guidelines for each department鈥檚 approved program.
Admission of Non-degree Students to Regular Degree Status
Students with non-degree status who wish to apply for regular student status must聽complete their application for admission before completing 9 semester hours as a non-degree student at CU 麻豆影院.
Readmission of Former and Suspended Students
Students who were previously admitted to a graduate degree program but who did not complete that degree and who have not been continuously registered at CU 麻豆影院 must meet the following requirements before being readmitted:
Former students who wish to change from one major to another must apply to the intended department.
A student admitted to the Graduate School for the master鈥檚 program must have departmental approval to be admitted or advanced to the doctoral program.
A regular degree student who is suspended or dismissed for failure to maintain a 3.0 grade point average is eligible to apply for readmission after one year. The student must submit an academic plan for raising the grade point average to 3.0. Approval or rejection of this application rests jointly with the student鈥檚 major department and the Dean of the Graduate School.
Changing University of Colorado Campuses
Students transferring from one campus to another must apply and be accepted to the new campus.
Changing Major Departments
Students who want to change major departments must apply to and be accepted by the new department.
Last updated July 2023