Colorado Re-Engaged (CORE) Initiative

The Colorado Re-Engaged (CORE) Initiative (HB 21-1330) allows four-year institutions in the State of Colorado to award an associate degree to eligible students who have stopped-out from a baccalaureate program after earning at least 70 credit hours.

Eligibility

Eligibility for a degree through the Colorado Re-Engaged (CORE) Initiative is outlined through HB 21-1330.  The Office of the Registrar will determine student eligibility for an Associate of General Studies (A.G.S.) and work to contact students based on their contact information within our student information system. Students are required to confirm their desire to have their AGS degree awarded prior to CSU issuing the credential.

Student eligibility requirements:

• Earned at least 70 credit hours
• Did not earn a bachelor’s degree from CSU or another four-year institution
• Stopped-out (unenrolled) from a CSU bachelor’s program for at least two consecutive semesters; summer terms and Planned Leave semesters do not apply
• Stopped-out within the last 10 years
• Cannot be eligible for an associate degree through Colorado’s Reverse Transfer program (i.e., earned 15 or more credits from a Colorado two-year institution before transferring to the four-year institution)

Associate of General Studies eligibility:

Student completed at least 15 credits of distributed GT Pathway General Education coursework as it applies to the CSU All University Core Curriculum (AUCC) and a total of 15 credits in residence at CSU, in addition to having a total of 70 semester credits on record and a 2.0 GPA.*

*Note: Students who have been awarded the AGS degree and return to CSU to earn a bachelor’s degree will be required to complete any remaining AUCC requirements.

If you think you are eligible:

After reviewing and confirming the eligibility requirements above, please complete this form: https://col.st/Fe5Ng. If you do not have a CSU Dynamic Form account, you will need to create one, then attempt the link again to access the form.

After submitting this form, we will evaluate your eligibility for the Associates of General Studies and if we determine you have met all of the criteria, your degree will be awarded based on your first term of eligibility.  The first term available for an AGS at Colorado State University is Fall of 2023, degrees will be awarded after the completion of semester of your eligible term.