How to Apply and Send Official Transcripts

Residency is initially determined during the application process, and in most circumstances, your residency classification will affect your tuition rate.

Determine Your Residency Status.

Learn About the Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) program.

In the event that your residency status changes once you are admitted or at anytime during your studies here at CU Denver, you are encouraged to submit a Residency Petition form to the Office of the Registrar.

A non-refundable $50 application fee must be submitted with your application via PayPal or credit card. You may also mail a check directly to the university. Please make checks payable to University of Colorado Denver and write your name and date of birth on the front of the check.

 

Mailing Address:

University of Colorado Denver
Office of Admissions
Campus Box 167 PO Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364

*If you qualify for a fee waiver, please have your counselor email a fee waiver request.

• Submit your official or unofficial transcript to complete your application file.
  
  To be considered official, request an official high school transcript be mailed from your high school directly to the CU Denver Office of Admissions. A hand-delivered transcript may be considered official only if delivered to the admissions office in the original sealed envelope. Faxed transcripts are unofficial. Electronically delivered transcripts are only accepted from a high school counselor or through Parchment/Docufide, etc., and are considered official when received. A final official high school transcript showing your date of graduation will be required.
  
  
• If you did not graduate from high school, request official GED test scores be sent directly from the certifying agency to the CU Denver Office of Admissions.
  
  
• Request that Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT) scores be sent directly to the CU Denver Office of Admissions (SAT school code – 4875, ACT school code – 0533 (If test scores are posted on your high school transcript, a separate score report does not need to be requested from the testing agency.)
  

Please note: High school seniors graduating in 2023 are not required to submit ACT or SAT scores. Submitting test scores is optional, and won't negatively impact your application. Review our FAQ for more information.

Hard Copy Transcripts
To be considered official, transcripts must arrive in the original, sealed envelopes from the school or university.  Please have your transcripts mailed or hand delivered to the address below.

Mail University of Colorado Denver Office of Undergraduate Admissions Campus Box 167 PO Box 173364 Denver, CO  80217-3364	Hand Deliver University of Colorado Denver Student Commons Building Office of Undergraduate Admissions 1201 Larimer St Suite 1005 Denver, CO  80204

Deadline

Your final official transcript(s) must be submitted to our office by Monday, September 8, 2025 otherwise a hold will be placed on your account preventing you from registering for the next semester.

Please note: Failure to submit the missing transcript(s) listed above will result in a registration hold on your account. This hold will prevent you from registering for Fall 2023 classes. 

Questions? If you have questions or run into issues sending us your transcript(s), you may contact us at Admissions@UCDenver.edu.

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