M.S. and Ph.D. applicants:

Outline professional employment, collegiate work, volunteer activities, and any publications, exhibitions, service activities, prizes, awards, and other recognitions.

Please include the following additional materials in your application as applicable.

Immigration Document Request Form

This is required for international applicants to on-campus programs. This is not required for applicants to online degree programs who do not intend to move to the U.S. for school.

TOEFL/IELTS PTE Scores 

An official report of your TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE scores is required for all international applicants from non-English speaking countries. CSU requires a minimum TOEFL score of 213 (computer based), 550 (paper based), or 80 (internet based), IELTS score of 6.5 or better, or a PTE score of 58 or better for admission without condition.

Send TOEFL scores from ETS directly to Colorado State University. If you did not initially request that your scores be sent to CSU, you can order additional reports by contacting ETS. We generally receive your results within 4-6 weeks of your testing or request date.  Also see the IELTS and PTE websites to request scores.

The CSU Graduate School will only accept TOEFL, IELTS, or PTE scores taken within two years prior to admission. Copies of score reports issued to you or another party are not acceptable, but you only need to submit your official scores to CSU once regardless of the number of programs, departments, or colleges you are pursuing for admission.

Request official transcripts from every institution you have attended even if unrelated to the program(s) you wish to pursue.  When requesting electronic transcripts use institution code 4075.

A GPA of 3.0 or above from the highest, most recent degree earned is required for admission into CSU Graduate School. All international transcripts must include a certified translation into English.

There are two exceptions:

1. You do not need to submit Colorado State University transcripts.

2. If you participated in a study abroad program through a U.S. institution, transcripts are required from the foreign institution only when the U.S. school does not list the course names, credits and grades on its transcript.

Application materials that cannot be uploaded electronically should be sent to:

Graduate Admissions
Colorado State University- Office of Admissions
1062 Campus Delivery
Fort Collins, CO USA 80523-1062

Provide contact information (email and phone number) for three references. CSU will contact these individuals and explain how to submit a letter of recommendation. The references should come from at least two of the following categories (for example, one college professor and two supervisors):

• Previous or current college/university instructors
• Previous or current immediate professional supervisors
• Observers other than supervisors who can verify the specific impact of your professional or intellectual expertise.

Note: Letters from friends, relatives or character witnesses are only supplemental to the three required reference letters.