Prerequisite Credit
Prerequisite credit may be accepted by the University of Colorado if:
- It has been earned at a regionally accredited college or university.
- A grade of C (not C-) or better has been attained.
- It is not vocational-technical or remedial course work.
Advanced Placement (AP) Credit
- Only specific prerequisites may be met using AP credit; view the INP AP Credit Transfer Guide.
- The minimum score shown is required to transfer the AP credit to meet prerequisites.
- The official transcript (score report) from the College Board is required to show the score(s) earned. This document needs to be sent directly to the University of Colorado College of Nursing.
- To ensure that your official score report is received by the College of Nursing, please request that the College Board mail the document to:
University of Colorado College of Nursing
Office of Admissions
13120 E. 19th Avenue, Mailstop C288-6
Aurora, CO 80045
International Baccalaureate (IB) Credit
- Only specific prerequisites may be met using IB credit. View the INP IB Credit Transfer Guide.
- The minimum score shown is required to transfer the IB credit to meet prerequisites.
- Instructions for ordering your IB diploma are available through on the IB Requesting transcripts and certificates page.
- To ensure that your official score report is received by the College of Nursing, please request that the International Baccalaureate program mail the document to:
University of Colorado College of Nursing
Office of Admissions
13120 E. 19th Avenue, Mailstop C288-6
Aurora, CO 80045
College Level Examination Program (CLEP) Credit
- Only specific prerequisites may be met using CLEP credit; view the CLEP Credit Transfer Guide.
- The minimum score shown is required to transfer the CLEP credit to meet prerequisites.
- The official transcript (score report) from the College Board is required to show the score(s) earned.
- To ensure that your official score report is received by the College of Nursing, please use the following school code when ordering the report from College Board: 5281.
Pass/Fail Credit
- Standard Policy for Prerequisite Requirements - For the College of Nursing, courses taken on a Pass/Fail (P/F) or Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) basis may not be used to fulfill prerequisite requirements.
- COVID-19 Exception for Prerequisite Requirements - The CU College of Nursing's strong recommendation is that students choose to have standard grades listed on their transcript and not the Pass/Fail grade option. However, for courses completed in Spring 2020 only, Passing (P) or Satisfactory (S) grades may be accepted to fulfill prerequisite courses, provided the P or S indicates that the student has earned a C grade or higher. For GPA calculation purposes, an approved P or S course grade will be converted to the lowest score associated with the P or S by the sending institution (e.g. a C grade will be calculated as a 2.0). For spring 2020 grades only, the student, via the sending institution, will have the option of submitting the underlying/actual grade earned, e.g. A, B, etc., which will be used in the GPA calculation for review purposes. There will not be a cap to the total number of prerequisite credits that may be taken on a P/F or S/U basis for spring 2020 coursework, provided that the aforementioned criteria are satisfied.
- Standard Policy for Academic Electives - The College of Nursing will accept up to 6 credits of P/F or S/U courses in transfer to fulfill Academic Electives, provided the P or S indicates that the student has earned a C grade or higher. Academic Elective credits may be needed for applicants to reach the minimum 60 semester credits required to transfer into the Traditional Pathway program.
Foreign Transcripts and Study Abroad Credits
Transcripts for all foreign (non-study abroad) coursework must be submitted directly to the University of Colorado College of Nursing for evaluation through the Office of International Affairs.
Transcripts for study abroad coursework from a non-U.S. institution may be required depending on how foreign coursework is posted on the domestic (receiving institution) transcript. If all course information (course title, credits hours and grades) is posted to the domestic transcript, applicants do not need to submit a separate transcript from the study abroad institution. If any course information is incomplete, or the grades are posed as Pass/Fail, a transcript for the study abroad coursework will need to be submitted directly to the University of Colorado College of Nursing Office of Admissions & Student Affairs.