International Students
The university invites applications from qualified international students. International applicants are those who already have, or will be applying for, a temporary U.S. visa such as F-1 and J-1. Applicants who are United States citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees are not considered international. These students should follow application and admission procedures for undergraduates or graduates as described elsewhere in this catalog.
More than 1,600 international students from more than 95 countries study at CU-Boulder. Applications for admission are processed by the Office of Admissions. International students who wish to pursue a full-time program of study at the undergraduate or graduate level should go to the international student website at www.colorado.edu/admissions for admission information and online application forms.
Assistance after admission is provided by International Student and Scholar Services, located in the Office of International Education (www.colorado.edu/oie/isss). Boulder offers a full range of services to international students, including a host family program, orientation, special programs and activities for international students, and personal attention to individual needs.
Intensive English instruction is also offered by the International English Center. For information, go to www.colorado.edu/iec or write or call the International English Center, University of Colorado Boulder, 63 UCB, Boulder, CO 80309-0063, 303-492-5547.
Prospective graduate students should go to the website at www.colorado.edu/prospective/graduate for information and application forms specific to the academic department in which they are interested. Prospective graduate students can also call the campus telephone operator at 303-492-1411 and ask to have the call transferred to the department of interest or write to the specific department, University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309.
International Nondegree Students
The University of Colorado Boulder welcomes visiting (nondegree) students from around the world. International students who are requesting a form I-20 (for an F-1 visa) are required to enroll full time (6 credits in the summer and 12 in the fall and spring semesters). Students are not allowed to drop below that limit and maintain their visa status. Students on a tourist visa may be eligible to take one class. An individual who holds a temporary nonimmigrant visa or temporary immigration status may register as a nondegree student after demonstrating English proficiency through the approval to register process administered by the International English Center, and only if the individual also meets academic prerequisites.
E-mail ceadvisor@colorado.edu or ssdean@colorado.edu for additional information.
