General Studies

Description

Is a Pathway program right for me?

• Want to study for an undergraduate degree in the US
• Need to improve their English language or academic skills and abilities
• Want academic, language and cultural support during their studies

• Guaranteed progression to the second year of a CSU undergraduate program after successful completion of the program
• Living and learning with American and other international students
• Access to all of CSU's campus facilities - library, recreation center, student center, bus system
• Tutoring and academic advising for any subject
• Experienced and well-trained instructors
• Classrooms and accommodations located in the heart of campus

What will I study?

• Work together with leading faculty and students on projects
• Improve your English and academic study skills
• Attend lectures and presentations

Detailed Course Facts

• USD 30335 Year (International)

Accelerated Pathway: $17,445

• English

Course Content

Semester 1

• English for International Students I (Pathway students only)
• Introduction to Popular Culture AND Seminar
• Math (course depends on the results from CSU's Math Placement Exam given upon arrival)

Semester 2

• English for International Students II (Pathway students only)
• General Education Course AND Seminar
• Public Speaking
• General Education Course or Major Course (course depends on requirements for major)
• General Education Course or Major Course (course depends on requirements for major)

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 5.5 TOEFL iBT® test : 60

To study at this university, you have to speak English. We advice you to

Requirements

Standard Pathway:

Academic Requirements:

• 2.5 minimum high school GPA
• High school diploma
• All students must take the CSU Mathematics Placement Examination (MPE) upon arrival

• TOEFL/ IELTS/ PTEA/ Completion of Academic English (minimum 80% in all graded courses)

• 17 years and above

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than Colorado State University.

Funding

CSU offers several merit-based scholarships to qualified international students. Selection criteria include direct admission to CSU and high achievement in an academically rigorous college preparatory curriculum.

International students who have been educated in a US system with ACT or SAT scores can qualify automatically based on published GPA and test score criteria. International applicants educated in other systems without ACT or SAT are evaluated based on equivalent US criteria and evaluated for scholarship qualification.