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Transfer Academic Credit

Freshman students may earn college-level academic credit for the following:

  • Advanced Placement (AP-College Board) Exam scores of four or higher  
  • International Baccalaureate (IB) Standard and Higher Level Results of four or higher
  • British A-Level passes
  • German Abitur
  • Italian Maturita

To receive credit for any of these tests, official scores must be sent directly to Colorado State from the testing agency.

Applicants who have completed course work at a university/college also may be eligible for academic credit, as follows:

  • Course work completed at an institution in the United States must be accredited by one of six regional accrediting associations to be considered for credit.
  • Credit for course work completed at university/college outside of the U.S. is evaluated once the institution has been approved (generally, this requires recognition by a government agency in the home country such as Ministry of Education). Transfer applicants who have completed university-level academic work at institutions outside of the United States are encouraged to bring to campus any available course descriptions, syllabi, or university/college catalogs that will assist our transfer of credit evaluators in assessing completed work for equivalent credit.

To receive credit for any course work completed at another college/university, official transcripts must be sent directly to Colorado State.

An evaluation of transferable credit is done only after an applicant is admitted to the University.

Colorado State University Accreditation

Colorado State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Individual academic programs are accredited by the appropriate professional accrediting organization. For example, the College of Engineering is accredited by the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).


 

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