Applied Music | Tuition & Fees

Find tuition and fee information for Continuing Education Applied Music students.

CE Tuition Policy and Billing

You will be billed for your Continuing Education registration. Bills are available through Buff Portal.

A 1% finance charge is added to an unpaid balance after the tuition due date, and a financial stop is placed on your student record. All tuition and refund determinations are subject to audit.

Current CU Boulder Students:

Non-Degree Students:

Applied Music Tuition Rates

Applied Music tuition for 2 credits is assessed at the in-state rate and charged in addition to any tuition paid on campus. If an out-of-state student exceeds 2 credit hours per semester, he/she is charged the full main campus out-of-state tuition rate.

Spring 2025 Tuition Rates

 

Credit HoursIn-StateOut-of-State
1$349$349
2$698$698
3$1,047$1,047
4$1,396$1,396
5$1,745$1,745
6(+)$2,094$20,160

The Board of Regents reserves the right to change the tuition and fee rates at any time.

Out-of-State Flat Rate CE Tuition Policy

Out-of-state students who are enrolled in a combination of classes including CE Evening Credit, ACCESS, Applied Music and Individualized Instruction will have their credits combined as a flat rate once they hit six (6) or more credits. To learn more about the tuition flat rate for 6+ credits, visit our Tuition and Fees section.

Residency

Tuition classification is based on your residency: Colorado resident or non-resident. If you have lived in Colorado for the past 12 months, you may be eligible for in-state tuition rates. You can find more detailed residency guidelines and exceptions on the Office of the Registrar’s website. The university is not free to make exceptions to the rules except as specifically permitted by state law. 

Cost of Attendance

Tuition and fees are just one part of the overall cost to attend CU Boulder. The full cost of attendance for an academic year could include expenses such as housing and food, books and supplies and items that are not billed by the university, such as personal expenses, transportation and medical insurance. View the full cost of attendance.

Discounts

Continuing Education offers the following discounts to University of Colorado staff:

Class Discounts

Current and retired staff from any of the CU campuses, including the CU System, are eligible for tuition discounts for classes offered through the following programs:

University of Colorado faculty, staff and professional researchers must be employed at least half-time and are required to provide a printed copy of their “job list” from Peoplesoft or some equivalent form of documentation when requesting a discount from Continuing Education.

For questions about, and to request a discount, please contact us at cebursar@colorado.edu or 303-492-5148. Once your discount status is approved, the Accounting team will apply the discount to your account. Please keep in mind that you must request the discount via email every semester.

Alumni receive a 10% discount off in-state tuition for one Continuing Education course per semester. For more information about how to obtain this discount, please contact us at cebursar@colorado.edu.

Offered in partnership with the University of Colorado’s Alumni Association. Members of the HERD and “New Graduate Members” are not eligible for this discount.

International English Center

The International English Center offers a 25% discount for the spouses and children of CU faculty, CU staff and current degree-seeking students. For more information about how to obtain this discount, please contact us at cebursar@colorado.edu.

Science Discovery

Science Discovery offers a 10% discount to the children of CU faculty, staff and students. For more information about how to obtain this discount, please contact us at cebursar@colorado.edu.