Campus Resources | Health and Wellness
Access health and wellness resources to support your well-being.
The CU Basic Needs Center offers food assistance through Buff Pantry (open by appointment on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays), mobile food pantries and SNAP support. Additionally, Community Food Share in Louisville is open Wednesdays through Fridays and is accessible to CU Boulder students. Just bring your student ID.
Fee paying students have access to Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), which is located in the Center for Community. Other students have access to mental health services through CU Boulder Telehealth by AcademicLiveCare.
The Office of Victim Assistance (OVA) offers free and confidential support, consultation, advocacy and short-term trauma counseling to all CU Boulder students, staff and faculty who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic, disturbing or life-disrupting event. They also offer support for those who are helping a friend, partner, family member or colleague through a traumatic experience.
- Degree-seeking students must 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.
- Non-degree students may elect to enroll in health insurance coverage offered by Wardenburg Health Center.