Admissions

A complete application includes:

1. Online Application
   • Summer 2025
2. Application fee: $50 for domestic applicants and international applicants.
3. Statement of Purpose (approximately 500 words)
   • Please describe your reasons for pursuing the MORE degree and how you envision your professional career advancing the outdoor recreation economy sector. 
4. A current résumé detailing your professional experience, education, awards, publications, volunteer activities, etc.
5. Recommendation letters are NOT required, but you have the option to add them to your application. 
6. Unofficial transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended. Successful applicants typically have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75.
   • Please submit unofficial copies with the application; official transcripts should only be submitted if you are admitted and enroll.
   • All international transcripts should be submitted in the native language and include each course completed and the grade/mark earned. Credentials written in languages other than English must also be accompanied by a certified English translation.
7. International students may also need to submit official scores from a test of English proficiency. Applicants should have at a minimum:

- a TOEFL score of 75 (internet-based),
- an IELTS score of 6.0​ or 
- a Duolingo score of at least 120.

• After your application is submitted, request that the TOEFL testing agency report your official score directly to the University of Colorado Division of Continuing Education. The institution code for CU Continuing Education is B880. To report your official Duolingo scores, click "Send Results" from inside the application, then choose University of Colorado Boulder - Continuing Education. IELTS scores should be reported in the application. In addition, you must provide the following information to your IELTS test center when requesting that your scores be sent to CU Boulder (IELTS does not use school codes):

CE Records - Graduate Programs
Division of Continuing Education
University of Colorado Boulder
178 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0178

• Test scores are not required for all international students. You are not required to submit test scores if your native language is English or if, within two years from your desired admission term at CU Boulder, you have completed at least one year of full-time study at either a U.S. college/university or at a non-U.S. college/university where English is the native language of instruction.
• This program is fully online. Please note that international students are not eligible for U.S. student visas if taking fully online programs. International students who do not require a visa are welcome and encouraged to enroll in the program. 

Transfer Credit

In order to receive the Master of Science in Outdoor Recreation Economy or a graduate certificate, you must complete only program-designated classes. No transfer credit will be accepted.