Degree Requirements
The various degree requirements of the departments, the University, and the Graduate School apply to all students. Before applying, you should acquire additional information about the degree from the department or college offering the degree, or the program coordinator listed on the degree page.
- Continuous Registration (graduate students only)
- Credit Requirements
- Graduation Procedures (Intent to Graduate)
- Time Limits
Continuous Registration
Graduate School policy requires that all graduate students are continuously enrolled in their degree programs in both fall and spring semesters. This policy applies from your first semester of enrollment through your graduation term. If you are graduating in the summer semester, you are required to register for at least one graduate level credit hour (500 level or above), or for Continuous Registration (CR CONRG) for the summer session. If you do not plan to remain continuously enrolled, you should contact your advisor.
Courses are recorded for a single term and cannot be counted towards Continuous Registration for more than one term. Courses that extend past the end of a term, such as open entry courses, do not count for more than one term but only satisfy the enrollment requirement for the term of registration. An "I" (incomplete) grade on a course from a previous semester does not constitute a registration for the current term.
If you do not maintain continuous enrollment, you will be dropped from your degree program and required to reapply for admission. Furthermore, if you are dropped from your degree program and still register for courses, these courses will not apply towards your degree requirements.
Speak with your advisor to verify if your degree program has particular conditions for continuous enrollment. Continuous Registration (CR CONRG) may not be an option in some degree programs.
Fees
If you register for Continuous Registration (CR CONRG) you will be assessed a $150 fee. A $50 late fee will be assessed for registrations received after the first day of the semester. You should speak with your student loan or financial aid officers to determine the impact of Continuous Registration (CR CONRG) on your loan status.
How to Register
Follow these steps to register for Continuous Registration (CR CONRG)
- Login to RamPoint using your Electronic Identity (eID).
- Click on the "RamWeb" tab.
- Click on "Class Schedule" under the term for which you are registering.
- Type "CR" into the Course Code search box and click the "Course Code Search" button.
- Check the box next to the CR CONRG course and click the "Register" button.
- Verify your enrollment in CR CONRG by reviewing your course schedule.
Credit Requirements
Undergraduate
A minimum of 30 credits must be earned at Colorado State after formal admission to the University. This credit requirement cannot be satisfied by transferring credits from other institutions.
Graduate
A minimum of 24 credits must be earned at Colorado State, 21 of which must be earned after formal admission to the University. This credit requirement cannot be satisfied by transferring credits from other institutions.
Graduation Procedures (Intent to Graduate)
All students are required to notify the University of their intended graduation term. View commencement dates.
Undergraduate
Students applying to graduate must complete an intent-to-graduate form with the Registrar's Degree Office, as listed above, no later than the third week of the term prior to the graduating term. By the first week of their graduation term, students must sign a contract for graduation.
More information is available through the Registrar's Office.
Graduate
Students applying for the first time to graduate must complete the Application for Graduation (GS Form 25) and submit it to the Graduate School. Students who applied to graduate in a previous term, and did not graduate, are required to file a Reapplication for Graduation and register for Continuous Registration.
More information is available through the Graduate School.
Time Limits
Courses to be applied toward fulfilling degree programs must have been completed within ten years immediately preceding the date of completion of requirements for the degrees. This includes courses transferred from another institution.