Colorado State University: Pueblo
Academics
- Graduation Rate35%
- Majors Available46
- Student-to-Faculty Ratio16:1
- Retention Rate65%
AP Credit Policy
Students who have taken the Advanced Placement Examination and who have received scores of 4, or 5 will be granted university credit. In some cases a score of 3 will be granted credit. CSU-Pueblo credit is awarded and posted on the transcript without a grade, is counted toward graduation, and may be used to fulfill specific requirements.
For more information, view the credit policy on the college's website.
Offers credits
Yes
Offers placement into advanced courses
Yes
| AP Courses | Min Score Required | Number of Credits | Course Equivalent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | Art Elective |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | General Education History Elective |
| 4 | 3 | SCSC Elective; General Education History Elective | |
| Art History | 5 | 6 | ART 211 & 212 |
| 3 | 3 | ART 211 | |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 181/L & 182/L |
| 3 | 4 | BIOL 100/L | |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 5 | MATH 126 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 5 | MATH 126 |
| 4 | 10 | MATH 126 MATH 224 | |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5 | CHEM 121/L |
| 5 | 10 | CHEM 121/L & 122/L | |
| 3 | 4 | CHEM 111/L | |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | WL 101 |
| 4 | 6 | WL 101 & 102 | |
| 5 | 9 | WL 101, 102 & Elective | |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLSC 202 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CIS Elective |
| 4 | 4 | CIS Elective | |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CIS Elective |
| 4 | 4 | CIS Elective | |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 141 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENG 101 |
| 5 | 6 | ENG 101 & 102 | |
| English Literature and Composition | 5 | 6 | ENG 101 & ENG 130 |
| 3 | 3 | ENG 130 | |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | CHEM 125/L |
| European History | 3 | 3 | General Education History Elective |
| 4 | 6 | General Education History Elective | |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | FRN 101, 102 & 201 |
| 3 | 3 | FRN 201 | |
| 4 | 6 | FRN 101 & 201 | |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GER 101 & 201 |
| 3 | 3 | GER 201 | |
| 5 | 9 | GER 101, 102 & 201 | |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | Geography Elective |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | ITL 201 |
| 5 | 9 | ITL 101, 102 & 201 | |
| 4 | 6 | ITL 101 & 201 | |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | WL 101 |
| 4 | 6 | WL 101 & 102 | |
| 5 | 9 | WL 101, 102 & Elective | |
| Latin | 3 | 3 | WL 101 |
| 4 | 6 | WL 101 & 102 | |
| 5 | 9 | WL 101, 102 & Elective | |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 201 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 202 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | Music Elective |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 201/L |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 202/L |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | General Education Physics Elective & Lab |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 5 | General Education Physics Elective & Lab |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYCH 100 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | SPN 101, 102 & 201 |
| 4 | 6 | SPN 101 & 201 | |
| 3 | 3 | SPN 201 | |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 3 | Spanish Elective |
| 4 | 6 | Spanish Elective | |
| 5 | 9 | Spanish Elective | |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 156 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLSC 101 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 201 |
| 4 | 6 | HIST 201 & 202 | |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 110 |
| 4 | 6 | HIST 110 & HIST 111 |
Study Options
Majors and Degrees
The college offers the following degrees: Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, and Certificate
A
- Accounting
- Athletic Training/Trainer
- Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
B
- Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- Business Administration and Management, General
- Business/Commerce, General
- Business/Managerial Economics
C
- Chemistry, General
- Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians
- Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
- Construction Management, General
- Criminology
E
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching
- Education, General
- Engineering, Other
- English Language and Literature, General
- Exercise Science and Kinesiology
F
- Fine/Studio Arts, General
- Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
H
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
- History, General
- Homeland Security
I
- Industrial Engineering
- Information Science/Studies
L
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
- Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
M
- Marketing/Marketing Management, General
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
- Mathematics, General
- Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
- Music, General
N
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General
- Natural Sciences
- Nursing Administration
- Nursing Education
- Nursing Practice
P
- Physics, General
- Political Science and Government, General
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing
- Psychology, General
R
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
S
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
V
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Need Help Choosing a Major?
Keep in mind most colleges don’t require students to declare a major until the end of their sophomore year, and many students change majors at least once.
Special Academics Program
- Accelerated Study
- Distance Learning
- Double Major
- Dual Enrollment of High School Students
- English as a Second Language
- External Degree Program
- Honors Program
- Independent Study
- Internships
- ROTC, Army
- Student-Designed Major
- Study Abroad
- Teacher Certification
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