How to Apply
Application Checklist
Application for Admission Form
- Submit only one online OR paper application (online preferred)
$50 Nonrefundable Application Processing Fee
- You may pay online (e-check, Visa or MasterCard options, with exact billing address and valid
email address) OR by check or money order (payable to Colorado State University;
note applicant's full name).
An Official High School Transcript
- Faxed transcripts are not accepted.
- Be sure to include college transcripts (if applicable).
- Admission is provisional until the Office of Admissions receives a final, complete,
official transcript verifying graduation.
ACT or SAT Results
- Either test is acceptable, and the written sections of the ACT and SAT are NOT used
for admission or scholarship consideration.
- Test scores are not required if you are 23 years of age or older or if you have
been out of high school five or more years. However, non-traditional applicants
are encouraged to submit ACT/SAT as the test scores may be used to determine placement
into college composition.
Personal Essay
- Your essay must be a minimum 250 words, and quality is more important
than quantity.
- Your essay should be focused, honest, and well-written in your own words.
- Topic ideas are listed in the right menu bar on this page, in the printed application
instructions, and within the online application.
Letters of Recommendation
- One recommendation from a teacher or school-based counselor is required. The Recommendation
Form may be submitted with OR without an attached letter of recommendation.
Additional recommendations are optional and may come from others who know you well
(e.g., youth pastors, coaches, supervisors, mentors).
Send Application Materials To:
Office of Admissions
Colorado State University
1062 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins CO 80523-1062
