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What does it mean to be a business student in the 21st century? At Leeds, it means being inspired to take on the biggest problems. It means learning to be entrepreneurial in starting a breakthrough business or driving change in a large organization. And it means understanding the roles sustainability and ethics play in making better decisions.
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First-Year Application Requirements
CU Boulder is a Common Application school, and you can apply for direct admission to Leeds by selecting business as your intended major when you apply. Please visit our First-Year Student Selection Process to better understand our admission criteria and selection process. For a complete application, you will need to submit the following:
- Common Application
- Transcript
- Letter of recommendation
- Application fee
- Personal essays
- SAT / ACT Score (optional)
Important Dates
First-Year Applicants
Nov. 15
Early action deadline
(fall and summer start)
Jan. 15
Regular decision deadline
(fall and summer start)
Oct. 1
Spring admission deadline
Transfer Students
Students from outside CU Boulder who are interested in transferring into Leeds are required to have the following to be considered for admission:
- GPA Requirement:
- A cumulative college GPA of at least 3.0
- Required Coursework
- Completion of the following courses with a grade of B-minus or higher:
- Microbaby直播apps (equivalent to CU's ECON2010)
- Macrobaby直播apps (equivalent to CUs ECON2020)
- Statistics or Calculus
- Business statistics is strongly preferred, but general statistics is accepted
- If possible to take a course equivalent to CU's BCOR1025, that is ideal
- Completion of the following courses with a grade of B-minus or higher:
- GPA Requirement:
- A cumulative college GPA of at least 3.20
- Required Coursework
- Completion of the following courses with a grade of B or higher:
- Microbaby直播apps (equivalent to CU's ECON2010)
- Macrobaby直播apps (equivalent to CUs ECON2020)
- Statistics (business statistics is strongly preferred, but general statistics is accepted)
- If possible to take a course equivalent to CU's BCOR1025, that is ideal
- Completion of the following courses with a grade of B or higher:
- A Note on AP/IB/CLEP Exam Scores
- We will accept exam scores to satisfy the required courses listed above if scores qualify for direct equivalency credit through CU Boulder:
- Microbaby直播apps - ECON2010
- AP Microbaby直播apps score: 4/5
- CLEP Microbaby直播apps score: 54+
- Macrobaby直播apps - ECON2020
- AP Macrobaby直播apps score: 4/5
- CLEP Macrobaby直播apps score: 54+
- Statistics - MATH2510
- AP Statistics score: 4/5
- Please note: Students will be granted CU credit for MATH2510, and it will fulfill the statistics admissions requirement; however, students will still need to take CU's BCOR1025 as part of their degree requirements. AP Stats does not fulfill that course requirement specifically.
- Microbaby直播apps - ECON2010
- We will accept exam scores to satisfy the required courses listed above if scores qualify for direct equivalency credit through CU Boulder:
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For a complete application, you will need to submit the following:
- Application
- Application fee
- Academic interest statement
- College transcript (high school transcript also required if you have fewer than 24 college credits)
For more information about the transfer admissions process, please visit the CU Transfer Admissions webpage.
Students already enrolled at CU Boulder who are interested in transferring to Leeds from another CU major should visit the Intra-University Transfer Page.
Important Dates
Transfer Students
March 15
Regular decision deadline
(summer start)
Early action deadline
(fall start)
June 1
Regular decision deadline
(fall start)
Oct. 1
Regular decision deadline
(spring start)
Financial Support
Your Leeds degree is a powerful investment in yourself and your future. We offer many scholarships to help students pay for their degree and graduate on firm financial footing.
Starting off Strong
The transition from high school to college can be a challenge even for the best students. At Leeds, the First-Year Experience program was designed to provide a broad suite of resources to help freshmen adjust to life on campus, including peer mentoring, professional development opportunities, individualized support, cohort-style classes and more.
Explore the First-Year Experience >>
Faces of Leeds
Leeds is a community of scholars, entrepreneurs, visionaries and risk-takers who are out to create positive change in the world around them.
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鈥擡mma Spaulding (Bus鈥21)
Fellow, Venture for America (Operations Specialist at PerPay)
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鈥Eyob Abai (Bus鈥21)
Business Analyst, McKinsey
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鈥Frank Medina (Fin, Acct'23)
Founder, Leeds ESG Club; Intern, Social Capital