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CU Boulder Remote/Online Coursework

Considerations for Taking Remote/Online Coursework

The partnership program is designed so that students take their coursework in person in Gunnison, CO. This includes all major-specific coursework, as well as humanities and social science/writing requirements (from Western coursework). Students are highly encouraged to complete their degree in this manner, via humanities and social science and major coursework with Western and CU Boulder in Gunnison.

However, students who are interested in taking CU Boulder coursework online or remotely are able to do so as long as they meet the pre-requisite requirements and have discussed this with their Partnership Program Director/Academic Advisor. Although not the preferred option, this is one way to fulfill humanities and social science coursework, MAPS deficiencies, or minor requirements (amongst others). Taking online/remote coursework through CU Boulder also tends to incur additional costs, as detailed here.

Courses offered remotely (synchronous) for Western partnership students normally incur the same tuition as coursework offered from CU Boulder in Gunnison. However, they incur additional campus fees (usually in the amount of about $800+) due to the fee structure of the Western partnership. Students wishing to pursue a main campus remote option should first connect with their Partnership Program Director or Academic Advisor to discuss options for offering this course in a different modality.

Courses offered online (asynchronous) for Western partnership students should incur no additional fees and tuition will be based on CU Boulder tuition rates (with the exception of courses offered through Continuing Education, which are discouraged due to the additional fee structure, as described below)..

Keep in mind also that courses offered online through Continuing Education are billed separately. If you enroll in both main campus (in Gunnison) and Continuing Education classes in the same term, Continuing Education tuition will be billed in addition to your main campus tuition. These courses are not eligible for the College Opportunity Fund and will cost at least $460 per credit hour on top of any main campus tuition. Students are encouraged to waive the campus fees if they choose this option. However, for part-time students (below 12 credit hours) often Continuing Education courses are less expensive than per-credit CU Boulder engineering tuition.

Online and remote courses can be found in classes.colorado.edu.

Screenshot showing online class search option in classes.colorado.edu.

To search only non-Continuing Education courses, select Boulder Main Campus Semester (or any of the shorter weekly schedules) on the 'Any Session' dropdown:

Screenshot of classes.colorado.edu search for Boulder Main Campus

Additionally, students can search for only humanities and social science credit (again, encouraged to take non-continuing education sections) by utilizing the 'General Education/Core Courses Search' and selecting 'ENGR GenEd: Humanities & Social Science':

Screenshot of classes.colorado.edu H&SS CEAS search

Questions can be directed to your Partnership Program Director or engineeringpathways@colorado.edu.