CE Evening Credit Format
CE Evening Credit courses give you more learning options during the fall and spring semesters. CE evening credits are just like those awarded on main campus. Grades count toward your GPA and your transcript doesn’t distinguish between evening and daytime courses.
Some of our courses are in a unique hybrid format, which consists of course work conducted both online and in the classroom. Please read the course description carefully to determine if your course is a classroom-online hybrid offering. These courses require consistent and dependable Internet access.
Vaccination Requirements for Nondegree Students and Auditors
All nondegree students and auditors residing in the state of Colorado must meet the campus vaccination requirements. In support of the university’s commitment to health and safety, CU Boulder will require nondegree students and auditors to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This includes the COVID-19 vaccination and booster(s).
Nondegree students and auditors born on or after January 1, 1957 must submit proof of two (2) doses each of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination. If you have previously submitted these during an earlier term, you do NOT need to resubmit.
Learn more about the vaccination requirements and submission for nondegree students and auditors on the Health & Wellness Requirements Page. NOTE: The deadline for nondegree students and auditors to complete the vaccination requirements has been extended to February 13, 2023. If you do not submit proof of the required vaccinations by February 13, 2023 you will be charged a nonrefundable $25 fee.
If you have questions about these requirements, please contact us at ceadvise@colorado.edu.
Final Exams and Grades for CE Evening Credit
Final exams are held the last day of the class. Final grades will be available on Buff Portal approximately 2 weeks after a class ends. If you need an official transcript, visit the registrar’s office website for information.
Parking and Campus Map
Course locations are included in each course description. For information about parking at night at CU Boulder, see the Parking & Transportation Services website. To find a building, refer to the CU Boulder campus map.
Financial Aid Advising
Students enrolled in university credit courses through Continuing Education may be eligible for financial assistance. Continuing Education has a financial aid advisor to assist you in exploring all the options available to you, whether you are a degree or nondegree student.
Detailed information about how to receive federal financial aid is available on the CU Boulder Financial Aid website.
Email questions to our Financial Aid Advisor at cefinaid@colorado.edu.
Academic Advising Through Continuing Education
Our academic advisors can help you plan your course of study and schedule. We are here to assist:
- Current main campus students looking for ways to earn credit and stay on schedule to graduate,
- Returning students interested in completing their degrees,
- New students focused on earning college credits without interrupting work and family schedules.
Schedule an appointment with our Academic Advisors. You can also call us at 303-492-5148 or email us at ceadvise@colorado.edu.
No matter the situation, we are committed to helping you explore your educational goals.
Online Composition Hub
The Online Composition Hub is a free tutoring service for writing open to students enrolled in Continuing Education Evening and Online Credit courses. The online platform uses tools to help students access experienced, peer tutors who provide guidance and review student work.
Tutors specialize in helping students with traditional papers, but they can also assist with web design, video, blogging, Prezi, PowerPoint, and other projects. Professional materials, such as resumes, cover letters, applications, and research projects are also acceptable.
Tutors and students share assignments via Google Docs. Students have the option of communicating with tutors synchronously—online at the same time as a tutor and talking via chat, Skype, or Google Hangout—or asynchronously—tutors provide feedback within 24 hours of the appointment time.
CE Evening Credit Course Availability
CE Evening Credit courses are offered only during the fall and spring semesters. If you are interested in taking courses during the summer, please visit the Summer Session website to learn more.
Eligibility to Enroll in Credit Courses
You need a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma to enroll in credit courses. If you are under 23 years of age as of Sept. 15 for fall or Jan. 15 for spring, and not officially admitted or enrolled in a CU Boulder degree program, you must submit unofficial copies of either your high school equivalency scores or your high school transcript for review. High school transcripts must include the degree conferral date and must show that you completed your high school degree with at least a 2.0 GPA. Please upload your unofficial documents with your online application. For questions, please email ceregistration@colorado.edu.
In addition, some courses at CU–including mathematics, engineering, language and all graduate-level courses–may be restricted. Proof of completed prerequisites or departmental permission may be required to enroll. Contact an academic advisor with any questions you have about the course(s) you intend to take.
Schedule an appointment with an advisor.
Students with University of Colorado with service indicators (financial, academic, student conduct, etc.) may not be eligible to enroll. Students should contact a Continuing Education academic advisor with questions about academic probation/suspension/dismissal from the Boulder campus. More about probation and suspension.
Enrollment for Current Students
If you are a current student and you have enrolled in a CU Boulder course within the past 12 months, you are automatically enabled to enroll for Continuing Education courses through Buff Portal, the CU Boulder student portal.
If less than 12 months have passed since you last enrolled as a nondegree student at CU Boulder, you may need to term-activate yourself before you can enroll in classes. To do so:
- Log in to Buff Portal.
- On the term activation card, click “Term-activate yourself.”
- Complete your preregistration items (if necessary).
- On the enrollment dates page, open the main menu and click “Term Information.”
- Click “Activate new term for enrollment.”
- Find your nondegree program, tick the checkbox to select that row, then click “Continue.”
- Select the correct term from the drop-down, then click “Continue.”
If more than 12 months have passed since you were last enrolled as a nondegree student, you must submit an enrollment application through the Division of Continuing Education.
Enrollment for New Nondegree Students
If you are new to CU as a nondegree student, complete and submit the Enrollment Application for Continuing Education.
Note: if you already have a bachelor’s degree and intend to take undergraduate courses, you must choose “Undergraduate” as your status on the application. Otherwise you will be charged the graduate tuition rate and will not be eligible to use the College Opportunity Fund.
If approved, you will receive a student identification number to activate your Identikey and search/enroll in courses via Buff Portal.
Enrollment for Former CU Students
Former Degree Students
If more than 12 months has passed since you enrolled in a CU Boulder course but you were previously admitted to a degree program at CU, you should fill out and submit our CE Readmission form. You will receive an email confirming receipt of your application.
If you graduated from CU Boulder and wish to enroll in university courses as a nondegree student, you will be considered a new student. Visit the Enrollment for New Nondegree Students page for information on how to get started.
Former Nondegree Students
If less than 12 months has passed since you last enrolled as a nondegree student at CU Boulder, you must term activate yourself before you may enroll in classes. In order to self-term activate:
- Log in to Buff Portal.
- Open the term activation card, click “Term-activate yourself.”
- Complete your preregistration items (if necessary).
- On the enrollment dates page, open the main menu and click “Term Information.”
- Click “Activate new term for enrollment.”
- Find your nondegree program, tick the checkbox to select that row, then click “Continue.”
- Select the correct term from the drop-down, then click “Continue.”
You are now term-activated. You will need to term-activate every semester as long as you are a nondegree student.
If more than 12 months has passed since you were enrolled as a nondegree student at CU Boulder, please complete and submit the Enrollment Application.
If approved, you will receive a student identification number to activate your Identikey and search/enroll in courses via the CU Boulder Class Search.
Buff Portal and IdentiKey
Buff Portal is the online campus portal and an important tool. It gives you access to credit course enrollment, your CU student email account, campus announcements, semester schedule, tuition bill, book lists, clicker registration, Canvas, and your final grades. Learn more about Buff Portal.
You’ll need an Identikey, or a unique username, to log in to and access Buff Portal. An Identikey allows you to register for CU courses and provides you with access to online services and campus computing facilities. Use your student identification number to activate your IdentiKey at identikey.colorado.edu.
If you have questions, contact us at ceregistration@colorado.edu or 303-492-5148.
Consenting to Do Business Electronically
When you log in to Buff Portal for the first time, you’ll be asked to consent to conduct business electronically at CU. If you don’t consent, you’ll lose access to the portal and instead receive information about how to conduct your official university business offline.
If you have questions, contact us at ceregistration@colorado.edu or 303-492-5148.
CE Evening Credit Academic Calendar
Spring 2023
| Full Session (14 weeks) | |
| Full Session Classes Begin | Jan 23 |
| Add/Waitlist Deadline | Jan 31 |
| Deadline to Drop**, 100% Tuition Adjustment* | Feb 6 |
| Deadline to Withdraw***, 60% Tuition Adjustment* | Feb 20 |
| Deadline to Withdraw***, 40% Tuition Adjustment* | Mar 6 |
| Deadline to Request Pass/Fail | Apr 3 |
| Deadline to Request Grade Replacement | Apr 3 |
| Deadline to Withdraw*** without Petitioning^, No Tuition Adjustment | Apr 3 |
| Deadline to Withdraw† from All Courses in Session | May 3 |
| Course Ends | May 4 |
| 10-week Session | |
| 10-week Classes Begin | Feb 20 |
| Add/Waitlist Deadline | Feb 24 |
| Deadline to Drop**, 100% Tuition Adjustment* | Mar 1 |
| Deadline to Withdraw***, 60% Tuition Adjustment* | Mar 8 |
| Deadline to Withdraw***, 40% Tuition Adjustment* | Mar 15 |
| Deadline to Request Pass/Fail | Apr 12 |
| Deadline to Request Grade Replacement | Apr 12 |
| Deadline to Withdraw*** without Petitioning^, No Tuition Adjustment | Apr 12 |
| Deadline to Withdraw† from All Courses in Session | May 3 |
| Course Ends | May 4 |
All times are in Mountain Time.
* Students may be eligible for a possible tuition adjustment or refund.
**Drop by 11:59 p.m. online using Buff Portal.
**Withdraw by 11:59 p.m. online using Buff Portal, submitting an online withdrawal form, or by email to ceregistration@colorado.edu. A grade of W will appear on your transcript.
†Withdraw by 11:59 p.m. by submitting an online withdrawal form or send an email to ceregistration@colorado.edu. A grade of W will appear on your transcript.
^ Petitioning is designed to provide students who experience unavoidable, extenuating circumstances, the opportunity to waive a University policy that, if enforced, would result in unsatisfactory academic progress or financial consequences.
Nondegree students must petition the dean of CEPS and must have an instructor signature. Degree students must petition the dean of the college in which they are enrolled, and must have an instructor signature.
Continuing Education Important Dates
Spring 2023
| Oct 31 | Continuing Education Spring Enrollment Begins |
| Dec 19 | CE Online Flexible Enrollment Begins |
| Jan 10 | ACCESS/Nondegree Registration Begins |
| Jan 16 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – University Closed |
| Jan 23 | CE Full Session/Session 1 Classes Begin |
| Jan 31 | Nontraditional Student Spring Scholarship Deadline |
| Feb 20 | CE 10-week Session Classes Begin |
| Feb 24 | Spring Fees Waiver Form Deadline |
| Mar 9 | Session 1 CE Online Credit Courses End |
| Mar 13 | Session 2 CE Online Credit Courses Begin |
| Mar 27-31 | Spring Break (No Classes; University Closed Friday, March 25) |
| May 4 | CE Full Session/10-week Session and Session 2 Classes End |
Add, Drop, and Withdrawal Info
Enrolled students must add or drop courses by the dates and deadlines listed in their program’s academic calendar. You may add, drop, or withdraw via Buff Portal or Class Search using the instructions outlined under Review Your Registration Actions. You may also submit an online withdrawal form or send an email to ceregistration@colorado.edu.
If you fail to drop by the deadline you may receive a grade of F and you may be liable for any tuition and fees. You may withdraw from a credit course after the published drop deadline. Withdrawals will result in a W on your academic record.
CE Evening Credit Tuition Rates
CE Evening Credit tuition is determined by your class status (undergraduate or graduate) and residency. Graduate students are charged a higher tuition rate than undergraduate students. CE Evening Credit tuition is also assessed in addition to any tuition paid on campus.
However, the in-state undergraduate tuition rate for CE Evening Credit is charged when a nonresident undergraduate degree student pays full CU Boulder out-of-state undergraduate tuition and also enrolls in additional CE Evening Credit courses.
Undergraduate Tuition
Spring 2023
| Credit Hours | In-State | Out-of-State |
| 1 | $460 | $1,364 |
| 2 | $920 | $2,728 |
| 3 | $1,380 | $4,092 |
| 4(+) | $1,840 | $18,821 |
| 5 | $2,300 | |
| 6 | $2,760 | |
| 7 | $3,220 | |
| 8 | $3,680 | |
| 9 | $4,140 | |
| 10 | $4,600 | |
| 11 | $5,060 | |
| 12 | $5,520 | |
| 13 | $5,980 | |
| 14+ | $6,440 | |
Graduate Tuition
Spring 2023
| Credit Hours | In-State | Out-of-State |
| 1 | $676 | $1,843 |
| 2 | $1,352 | $3,686 |
| 3 | $2,028 | $5,529 |
| 4 | $2,704 | $7,372 |
| 5 | $3,380 | $9,215 |
| 6 | $4,056 | $11,058 |
| 7 | $4,732 | $12,901 |
| 8 | $5,408 | $14,744 |
| 9 | $6,084 | $16,587 |
| 10 | $6,760 | $18,430 |
| 11 | $7,436 | $20,273 |
| 12 | $8,112 | $22.116 |
| 13 | $8,788 | $23,959 |
| 14 | $9,464 | $25,802 |
The Board of Regents reserves the right to change the tuition and fee rates at any time.
Tuition Policy
You will be billed for your Continuing Education registration. Bills are available through Buff Portal. A 1% service 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:
Nondegree students:
- CE Evening, CE Online, and Applied Music tuition is charged in addition to ACCESS rates when enrolled in both programs concurrently.
Residency
If you have lived in Colorado for the past 12 months, you may be eligible for in-state tuition rates. To learn more or provide documentation of residency, contact our classification coordinator at 303-492-5148.
CE Evening Credit and CE Online Credit Student Fees
Denver-metro area nondegree students enrolled in CE Evening Credit or CE Online Credit courses may elect to purchase an optional student fee packages to obtain additional resources. Main campus degree-seeking students enrolled in a combination of main campus and CE Evening Credit / CE Online Credit courses do not need to opt in or pay additional fees. However, main campus degree-seeking students exclusively enrolled in CE Evening Credit and CE Online Credit courses will be charged the student fees package if enrolled in 6 or more credits.
Complete the student fee package request form. Please see the rates below for the current cost of the student fee package before submitting your request. You can call 303-492-2212 with questions or for more information.
Students with unpaid fees will incur a 1% monthly finance charge of the total remaining fee balance. In addition, students must also purchase a BuffOne ID card. BuffOne cards can be purchased for $30 in room N180 of the Center for Community (C4C), just east of Regent Hall. Visit www.buffonecard.com for more information.
Fees for Spring 2023
Spring 2023 cost is $500.94 and includes the Student Activity Fee, Bikes Program Fee, Transit Fee, and access to the Student Recreation Center. Students can elect to pay an additional $174.49 to add the Student Health Fee and Mental Health Resource Fee.
Discounts
CU Employee 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:
• The International English Center offers a 25% discount.
• The CE Evening Credit program offers a 50% discount.
• Applied Music and CE Online Credit programs offer a 20% discount on all courses with the exception of term-based WRTG courses and courses within the MSOL Program.
University of Colorado faculty, staff, 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.
Degree Discount
The Master of Science in Organizational Leadership program offers a 40% tuition discount to permanent, full-time staff of CU Boulder. Contact us for more information.
Alumni Discounts
Alumni Association members receive a 10% discount off in-state tuition for one Continuing Education course (excluding the MSOL Program). For more information call 303-492-5148.
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.
Other Discounts
The International English Center offers a 25% discount for the spouses and children of CU faculty, CU staff, and current degree-seeking students.
Science Discovery offers a 10% discount to the children of CU faculty, staff, and students.
Financial Aid Advising
Students enrolled in university credit courses through Continuing Education may be eligible for financial assistance. Continuing Education has a financial aid advisor to assist you in exploring all the options available to you, whether you are a degree or nondegree student.
Detailed information about how to receive federal financial aid is available on the CU Boulder Financial Aid website.
Email questions to our Financial Aid Advisor at cefinaid@colorado.edu.
Nondegree Student Scholarships
Continuing Education offers scholarships for nondegree students.
Application and Award Process
- Submit the appropriate application along with a minimum-250 word essay addressing your past educational history, your future goals, and the way in which the scholarship will assist you in meeting those goals.
- The award amount is based on available funding and a competitive essay review.
- Awardees will be notified via the email given on the application.
If you have any questions or are unable to log into the appropriate application form, please contact us at ceadvise@colorado.edu.
Nontraditional Student Fall & Spring Scholarships
Eligibility
- Nondegree student at CU Boulder (not formally admitted to a degree program)
- Must be enrolled in courses for credit offered through main campus, CE Evening Credit, CE Online Credit, and Applied Music
- Must be 22 years or older
Scholarship Details
- The maximum award for the scholarship is $1,000, not to exceed 80% of the resident tuition rate of a three-credit course.
- Students may be awarded a Continuing Education scholarship only once during their time as a nondegree student.
- Scholarships offered through CE are classified as general fund (i.e. compatible with VA benefits).
The spring 2023 application deadline is January 31, 2023.
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