High School Concurrent Enrollment/Dual Enrollment

What does it mean to be a High School Concurrent Enrollment (CE) or Dual Enrollment (DE) Student?

  • Students take college classes while they are in high school.
  • The goal of taking these courses is to earn college credit that can be utilized toward an Associate Degree, Bachelor Degree or career training.
  • Students who take these courses will transfer them to a higher education institution or earn a credential that will assist them in their career path.

    Advanced Placement (AP) Program

    • College level courses taken in a high school that incorporate an exam at the end of the academic year.
    • Visit the AP website to send your scores to CU Denver. Make sure to add CU Denver as a recipient of your score report. CU Denver‘s ‘School Code’ is 4875.
    • Receiving specific exam scores will allow you to receive college credit.

    College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)

    • Exams that cover introductory level college courses.
    • Sign in to the College Board CLEP - Scores website. Make sure to add CU Denver as a recipient of your score report. CU Denver‘s ‘School Code’ is 4875.
    • Receiving specific exam scores could allow you to receive college credit.

    International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Program

    • Program offered at select high schools that is a rigorous, pre-university course of study emphasizing liberal arts from an international perspective.
    • Go to International Baccalaureate — Requests for Results Service. Make sure to add CU Denver as a recipient of your transcript. CU Denver’s ‘School Code’ is 01398.
    • As soon as possible, submit your final, official transcript(s) from all colleges/universities you attended. To do so, you can use an electronic service such as Parchment or by working directly with the institution that hosted the CE/DE classes to send transcripts to CU Denver. 
      • Important Note - your high school will not submit transcripts for concurrent enrollment or dual enrollment, you’ll need to submit directly from the college/university. 
      • Failure to submit your final, official transcript(s) will result in a registration hold on your account. This hold will prevent you from registering for the upcoming semester.
    • You will not be able to enroll in classes that depend on that transfer credit until the transcripts have been received and processed, which can take up to 30 days.
    • Some classes transfer to CU Denver as direct equivalents, and some classes require additional information to be evaluated. Watch for communication from CU Denver regarding possible additional documentation.
    • University Core Requirements are required for all students pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in all seven of the schools and colleges on campus.
    • When choosing courses or exams to meet these requirements, please be careful not to needlessly repeat coursework.
    • Credit will be transferred for only one occurrence of a course or exam if they are equivalent to the same course at CU Denver or from another source.