College of Arts and Sciences Transfer Course Preapproval Form

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This form is for preapproval of courses with Arts and Sciences content from institutions other than CU ǸԹ for review for MAPS, General Education, or general electives or major ancillary requirements prior to taking the course. Courses for Major or Minor requirements should be taken to your academic advisor for preapproval by the department. Your advisor can also help you with course selection for MAPS, General Education and ancillary requirements. Please read through all of the following information before filling out and submitting the form.

You may submit up to 4 courses at a time from a single institution using this online form. If you are considering taking courses at more than one institution, please submit a separate online form for each institution.

Please allow 3-5 weeks for processing of your transfer credit pre-approval.

Very Important! Prior to filling out this form, please verify that the evaluations for the courses are NOT already available on the website (right click on the link to make it open in a new window). If a course is listed on Transferology, it will automatically transfer as it is listed there, so there is no need to submit the course for review again.

• There are two ways to research how courses will transfer to the University of Colorado at ǸԹ. Pick the statement below that best matches your situation and follow the instructions to find courses:

"I know exactly which course(s) I need at CU ǸԹ and I want to find classes from other schools that are equivalent to the CU course(s)."

  • Click on "Find a Replacement Course" in the upper right. Type the four-letter code of the department of the CU course (e.g. EBIO, PSYC, MATH, etc.).
  • Then click on the + symbol to add the CU ǸԹ courses you are looking for. You may add as many courses from as many different departments as you wish.
  • Once you’ve added all your courses, click on "Search for Matches" above the list of courses.
  • Schools that have classes equivalent to one or more of the CU courses you picked will be listed. You can use the filters on the righthand side to narrow the list of schools.

"I know which school(s) I may attend and I want to research whether classes there can fulfill requirements for my CU ǸԹ degree."

  • Click on "Will My Courses transfer" in the upper right.
  • Type the School Name of the institution where you plan to take classes, the term (semester or quarter) you plan to attend, and the department(s) of the course(s) you may be taking.
  • Then click on the + symbol by the course(s) you are planning to take.
  • You may add as many courses from as many institutions as you wish.
  • Once you’ve added all courses you are considering, click on "Search for Matches" above the list of courses.
  • The ǸԹ should appear at the top of the list of schools. Click on the "%Match" button next to “ǸԹ.”
  • Courses appearing in the “Matches” tab have been previously evaluated and will transfer as indicated. Where available, click on the symbol for additional information about what requirements that course may apply toward. Courses appearing in the “Misses” tab do not transfer to CU ǸԹ. If you have further questions about how these courses might apply to your degree requirements, please consult your advisor.
  • Courses in “Maybe” tab have not been evaluated for transferability to CU and may be entered on the Transfer Credit Preapproval form below.

Upon completion of the transfer work, it is the student's responsibility to request that the transfer institution email an official transcript to transcripts@colorado.edu or mail an official transcript to: Admissions Processing, University of Colorado 552 UCB, ǸԹ, CO 80309. Once the work has transferred contact your advisor for necessary follow-up.

Note: Credits generally transfer as indicated on the final official transcript. Upper/lower division and number of quarter/semester credits completed are usually determined by the official transcript from the transfer institution. 1 quarter hour = .67 semester hour

Courses will be considered for transfer only if earned with grades of "C-" or better (or equivalent to 1.7 or better on a 4.0 scale) at an accredited university or college.

Though courses from other institutions may be fully transferable, use of transfer work in a degree program is subject to all limitations on course work specified in the Arts & Sciences section of the CU catalog and subject to final approval by the Dean's Office in consultation with faculty in the appropriate disciplines. Information about policies regarding transfer credit can be found in the .

We will NOT accept:
• Remedial courses or those courses that are necessary to correct academic deficiencies in English, Math (includes some business math courses), Reading, Science or
Developmental Reading.
• Vocational-technical courses that are offered at two-year institutions and proprietary institutions.
• Religion courses that constitute specialized religious training or are of a doctrinal nature.
• Credit earned through work experience or through a cooperative education program.
• Outdoor leadership and related courses through Outward Bound, NOLS or similar programs.
• Physical education activity courses.

Arts and Sciences students must complete a minimum of 45 credit hours in University of Colorado courses on the ǸԹ campus. Of these 45 credits, a minimum of 30 credits must be Arts and Sciences upper-division credit hours completed as a matriculated student in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Colorado at ǸԹ.

At least 12 of these upper-division hours must be in the major. A maximum of 6 credit hours taken at other University of Colorado campuses (CU-Denver and CU-Colorado Springs) can be counted toward the minimum 45 credits required on the ǸԹ campus. Courses taken while on CU-ǸԹ study abroad programs, through CU-ǸԹ continuing education, or CU-ǸԹ correspondence courses are considered to be in residence.


Student athletes- Check with Athletic Academic Coordinator for NCAA verification.

Students planning to go on a non-CU sponsored Study Abroad program or study independently at a non-U.S. Institution: We are not able to preapprove courses offered at schools outside the U.S.* or by study abroad programs not approved by CU’s Study Abroad office. Such courses may or may not receive transfer credit and may or may not apply to remaining degree requirements. This course work will be evaluated only after we receive an official transcript with grades.

*Although we will not preapprove courses for most international institutions, we have thoroughly reviewed the following courses taught by American professors during the summer session at certain institutions in China through the Lion Global Educational Consortium. If taken at one of the Lion Global Educational Consortium institutions, these courses will transfer with the course equivalencies listed below, so there is no need to submit these courses for preapproval. If a particular Arts and Sciences course you would like to take through this program is not listed, please submit it to our website for preapproval before taking the course. Non-Arts and Sciences courses should be submitted to TCHelp@colorado.edu for preapproval.

You must earn a grade of C- or higher to receive credit for transfer courses. The courses must transfer as 2.7 semester credits or more to receive exact equivalents and to meet a Core or General Education requirement. Courses that are listed as exact equivalents to a CU course will apply to all degree requirements that the equivalent CU course applies to and for all courses without a direct CU equivalent (courses ending in 999TC), the degree requirements they will apply to have been posted below.

Lion Global Educational Consortium Preapproved Courses:

Course Course Title CU Equivalent Applies to:

ANT115 Cultural Diversity in the United States ANTH1999TC General Education Social Science & U.S. Diversity

ART105 Intro to Photography ARTS1999TC General Education Arts & Humanities

ART110 History of Western Art 1 ARTH1999TC Core Literature & Arts, General Education Arts & Humanities

ART115 History of Western Art 2 ARTH1999TC General Education Arts & Humanities

ART116 History of Asian Art ARTH1999TC General Education Arts & Humanities

BIO101 Intro Biology for Non-Majors EBIO1999TC Core and General Education Natural Sciences

BIO102 Intro Biology Lab for Non-Majors EBIO1999TC Core and General Education Natural Sciences Lab

CHI101 Elementary Mandarin CHIN1999TC General Education Arts & Humanities (If Foreign Language requirement has been met)

CHM101 Intro to Chemistry CHEM1999TC Core and General Education Natural Sciences

ECO201 Intro to Microeconomics ECON2010

ECO202 Into to Macroeconomics ECON2020

ECO301 Money & Banking ECON3999TC General Education Social Sciences

ENG276 American Literature After 1900 ENGL2999TC General Education Arts & Humanities

ENV101 Intro to Environmental Studies ENVS1000

FMS101 Intro to Film/Media Studies FILM1999TC General Education Arts & Humanities

GEO101 Intro to Geology GEOL1010

HST107 Development of China HIST1999TC General Education Arts & Humanities

HST116 World History Since 1500 HIST1999TC General Education Arts & Humanities

HST216 American History 1865-Present HIST1025

MTH111 Calculus 1 MATH1300

MTH201 Intro to Linear Algebra MATH2130

MTH211 Calculus 2 MATH2300

MTH212 Calculus 3 MATH2400

PHI101 Intro to Philosophy PHIL1000

PHY101 Physics Fundamentals PHYS1010

POL215 Intro to International Relations PSCI2223

PSY101 Intro to Psychology PSYC1001

REL101 World Religions RLST1620

SOC215 Intro to Sociology SOCY1001

STA201 Intro to Statistics MATH2510

WMS101 Intro Women/Gender Studies WGST1016

WRT101 College Composition 1 WRTG1150

WRT110 Intro to Creative Writing ENGL1191

Please check out our FAQ page or email AS_Transfer@colorado.edu