Colorado Revised Statutes Title 22. Education § 22-11-104. Rules--college and career readiness achievement standards

(2)(a) For each of the demonstration options by which a high school student may demonstrate college and career readiness, as recommended by the state board in the high school graduation guidelines adopted pursuant to section 22-2-106(1)(a.5), the state board shall adopt achievement standards that indicate that a student has demonstrated a level of college and career readiness sufficient for high school graduation and higher achievement standards that indicate that a student is prepared, without needing remediation, to enroll in general education core courses. At a minimum, the higher achievement standards must include:

(b) Subsection (2)(a) of this section does not affect the authority of the Colorado commission on higher education and governing boards of the institutions of higher education to establish and implement the academic admission standards for students for all state-supported institutions of higher education and the policies and procedures for determining a student's need for additional supports to be successful in gateway courses in English and mathematics as provided in section 23-1-113.