Finish What You Started | Admitted Students

Your Finish What You Started academic coach offers holistic, tailored coaching with a focus on deepening self-awareness, enhancing motivation and self-confidence, developing academic and life skills, and facilitating goal setting and accountability. Topics are highly varied but may include time management, active learning strategies and stress reduction. Schedule an appointment by emailing michelle.pagnani@colorado.edu or calling 303-735-4743.

The BuffOne Card serves as your campus identification, and it allows you to add funds to dine in campus restaurants, print documents and enter sporting events. It also serves as a transit pass for all fee-paying CU students and benefited employees, which allows you free use of the RTD bus system across Boulder County and Denver including to and from DIA.

Students are required to carry a comprehensive medical plan while attending CU. You may elect coverage through a CU plan or waive this option in favor of private insurance. Students must meet this requirement their first semester and at the beginning of each academic year.

• If you are taking six or more credits, you must complete the health insurance requirement process. Students taking fewer than six credits do not need to complete this process.
• Please see the Student Health Insurance page for all dates related to coverage and open enrollment.
• If you do not take action to enroll or waive by the appropriate deadline, you will be automatically enrolled in the Anthem Gold SHIP and charged for this coverage. There will be no refunds granted following the deadline.
• If you are taking only CE classes and waive the insurance plan, you are not eligible for the Student Fee Package, which includes the RTD bus pass, access to the Student Recreation Center, etc. (Students taking Main Campus courses will still be assessed the Student Fee Package if they waive the insurance plan.) Notably, students taking CE Online Credit or Evening Credit classes may complete the student fee package request form including electing to pay the Mental Health Resource Fee for access to a counselor at CAPS. You may also use free Telehealth by AcademicLiveCare services 24/7 without paying this fee. Please see the Mental Health Support section below.

Please go into the MyCUHealth portal to submit your proof of vaccinations including MMR. See the Immunization Requirements page for proof of vaccination deadlines.

• To request a medical exemption, you will need documentation from a healthcare provider.
• To request a non-medical exemption, you can either include provider documentation or complete a 20-min educational video. Once you complete this video, you will fill out a CO Department of Public Health form indicating the vaccinations for which you are requesting exemption.
• If you are unable to find your MMR records, you may get a titer (blood test to determine if you need an MMR) at Wardenburg Student Health or through a medical clinic that takes your insurance. You should then upload the results into your health services portal.

Students purchase their parking permits based on the order of total credits earned, so seniors with 90+ credits have priority, then juniors, etc. You will need to know your total credit hours to determine the date when you can purchase your permit. You will also need to have your IdentiKey username and password, vehicle model and license plate number, the specific parking lot where you would like to park, and payment.

• Tip: If you prefer to park at a kiosk in front of CE (1505 University Ave), spots across the street from this building are “back in” only. Cars are ticketed if they do not back into the spot.
• Tip: A lot of students park in the neighborhood on the west side of Broadway or along Baseline. There are restricted areas with posted signs limiting the amount of time someone can park in the neighborhood(s) next to campus, so make sure to pay attention to those signs.
   

All CU Boulder students are charged the CU Book Access fee, but you can opt out of this fee. See which textbooks and materials are required for each course at the bookstore. If you determine that the cost of materials is less than the CU Book Access fee, you may opt out by going into Canvas, searching for My Course Materials and following the steps to opt out. If you are interested in printing your digital readings, you may do so at various printing kiosks on campus. Reference librarians in the Norlin Library are available for assistance.

Free computer support is available through the Office of Information Technology, including help with your colorado.edu email, your Identikey and any issues with your personal computer. If you are having difficulty during business hours, you will get a quicker response by calling their phone number: 303-735-HELP. You can also schedule a remote or in-person Buff Techs Desktop Support appointment. If you make an in-person appointment, they are located in the CASE Building E276 and in Norlin E105. They will ask you to swipe your BuffOne Card at the walk-in console when you arrive.

• If you are in need of a computer but don’t want to buy one, the CU Bookstore rents Macs, PCs and Chromebooks by the day, week, month and semester.
• CU has also partnered with Dell to offer a student discount.

Canvas is a learning management system that instructors use for managing the online components of their classes. Watch a few of these helpful videos to become familiar with the various elements of Canvas, including assignments, quizzes and discussion groups.

• If you are taking your first online class or if it has been a while since your last online class, you might have questions about what to expect. To get started, please view this helpful webinar: “What to Expect in an Online Class.”