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The Colorado Re-Engaged (CORE) Initiative enables four-year institutions in Colorado to award an earned associate degree to eligible students who have stopped-out from a baccalaureate program after earning at least 70 credit hours. In enacting the supporting legislation, the Colorado Legislature recognized that the COVID-19 pandemic forced many students – particularly those from low-income communities – to stop attending the state’s colleges and universities before attaining a bachelor’s degree. These stop-out students have invested a significant amount of time and money to advance their knowledge and skills through higher education, but do not have an academic credential to reflect this investment. For more information from the Colorado Department of Higher Education, visit their site.
If you are looking for information regarding your MSU Denver undergraduate or graduate degree or diploma, please visit the MSU Denver Graduation webpage.
Eligibility Requirements:
Associate Degree Requirements:
To opt-in, please complete the AGS Opt-In Form.
Check out our Finish What You Started (FWYS) program and see if you qualify for the $1,000 scholarship. In addition to semesterly funds, you will receive personal, professional and academic support as you work to finish your degree. Learn more here (link to MSUDenver.edu/FWYS)!
Note: If you opt-in and are awarded the AGS degree you no longer qualify for this FWYS program.
Yes, you can still work towards completing your bachelor’s degree. You will need to reapply and be readmitted to the university and meet with an academic advisor to go over what you need to do to complete your Bachelor’s degree.
Note: If you opt-in and are awarded the AGS degree you no longer qualify for this Finish What You Started program.
Please contact the Degree Evaluation Team at [email protected] who will review your degree progress report and let you know what are your next steps.
No, the AGS does not cost you anything. If you qualify, the Degree Evaluation Team will award your degree based on already completed courses and will mail you a diploma free of charge. AGS degrees will be awarded once a year for the Fall semester. Diplomas will arrive 8-10 weeks after the end of the Fall semester.