Choose from the following application types based on your prior college experience:

• Freshman: You’ve never attended college or all your college credits were earned prior to high school graduation, aka concurrent/dual enrollment. You must apply using the Common Application.
• Transfer: You’ve attended a regionally accredited college or university after high school graduation or equivalent.
• Second Bachelor / Post-bachelor: You have completed or will complete a bachelor’s degree at another institution prior to starting at CSU.
• Returning: You previously attended CSU as an admitted, degree-seeking undergraduate student and want to return to complete a degree in progress or start a new CSU degree.
• Non-Degree (GUEST, Summer Only, Intensive English): You would like to enroll as a non-degree (non-admitted) student in courses fully on-campus OR in a hybrid on-campus/online schedule.
  • Contact CSU Online if you are seeking ONLY ONLINE non-degree enrollment.

Refer to the Graduate School website for instructions and links to apply to a graduate program (Masters, PhD, certificate, non-degree).

Need Help?
Contact us at admissions@colostate.edu or (970) 491-6909.

To change your term of entry, click on the "In Progress" application you wish to change (below). When the pop-up window appears, select the new term, click “Open Application,” and then continue your application. All the information you have entered will be retained.