FAQs
Upper-division courses are generally those which are suitable for juniors and seniors, and courses transfer in at the level at which they were taught. At CU Boulder, lower-division courses (for freshmen and sophomores) have course numbers from 1000 to 2999, and upper-division course numbers run from 3000 to 4999. If the writing courses you transferred are both lower division, neither can fulfill our upper-division requirement.
Sometimes a course description gives too little information for an evaluation to be made. In cases like this, much more information can be obtained from the course syllabus. Syllabi usually list the text(s) used, the course objectives, the methods of assessment, and the week-by-week topics under discussion. This information makes it possible to determine whether a course has a CU equivalency and/or applies to a core requirement.
You can hire a certified translator to translate the materials into English, or you can do the translation yourself and have a certified translator verify the accuracy of your translation. You can also check with CU's language departments if we teach the language in question. Language departments often keep lists of tutors willing to translate for a fee. When you submit your course information to this transfer credit website for review, please include copies of both the original course information and the translation.
Independent studies are variable across institutions. In order to assess transferability of an independent study, CU requires that the course materials produced by the student (exams, papers, etc.) be reviewed by faculty of the department which would house the subject studied. Please take your course materials to the appropriate department for review.
No, all decisions on Transfer Credit Appeals are final, since the process includes a high-level review.
Please have your final official transcripts sent directly from the other school to the CU Admissions Office. Be sure to ask for the transcripts to be sent after all grades, certificates or degrees have been posted. Transcripts may be emailed to transcripts@colorado.edu or mailed to the .
First, check the "Courses" tab of your degree audit. If the course has an "NR" iflag next to it, or a notation that says "NEED SYLLABUS" then the course hasn't yet been reviewed. Follow the directions on the home page of this web site to determine the type of course it is and where you should submit your request for evaluation of the course. If there are any other iflags next to the course, it has already been reviewed for all A&S core categories and will fulfill the Gen Ed categories on your degree audit that it has been approved for.
There are many reasons why transfer courses may not transfer. Please refer to the CU Office of Admissions' web site's for specific information. If you have questions about why a particular course is not transfering, please see your academic advisor.
As part of the evaluation process, the A&S Transfer Credit Unit, in conjunction with the different departments within the College of Arts and Sciences, determine if a transfer course is close enough in content to be called equivalent to a CU course. If it is determined that a transfer course is equivalent to a CU course, then the equivalency is given to the transfer course and the transfer course will apply to A&S core requirements (or not) in the the same way that the CU course applies. If a transfer course isn't determined to be equivalent to any CU course, the transfer course will still be evaluated to determine if it fulfills any of the A&S core requirements. Departments can also look at transfer courses that haven't been given exact equivalencies to determine if they could meet major or ancillary requirements, so contact your academic advisor if you have a transfer course that you think should fulfill any requirement within your major.
All transfer courses with non-Arts and sciences content should be sent to TCHelp@colorado.edu for distribution to the correct CU College for evaluation.