First, talk to your high school counselor and your parent/guardian about your interest and how the program will work for you. Next, complete the application and approval process. If you are planning to enroll in the fall, the process will begin in April. If you are planning to enroll in the spring, the process will begin in October. You must complete the application and approval process EACH semester you intend to enroll. Request an application folder by e-mailing Kathryn.Tisdale@colorado.edu. If you are enrolled in Boulder Valley or St. Vrain Valley school district, you can also obtain an application folder from your counseling office. Once your application is processed, you will receive an Invitation to Register, complete with all the information you will need to enroll in courses when ACCESS registration opens.
Students are responsible for paying their tuition by the deadlines established by Continuing Education. Students who are eligible for district reimbursement will be reimbursed by their school district at the end of the term for the successful completion of the previously approved courses. Note - the district will not reimburse for course fees, books, supplies, transportation, and other expenses associated with their university course work. In addition, only approved ACCESS (Boulder Main campus) courses are eligible for reimbursement.
Questions regarding eligibility should be directed to the student’s high school counselor or the district superintendent’s office.
Your eligibility to enroll is separate from your eligibility to be reimbursed, however, your counselor and parent/guardian must approve your enrollment regardless.
As a High School Concurrent student, you are considered a nondegree-seeking student. This means you are not formally admitted to a specific degree program and will register for Boulder Main campus (daytime) courses via ACCESS on a space-available basis.You will not be able to register until after CU degree-seeking students, but this does not mean you will not be able to get in. Most courses will have space available or offer a waitlist to which you can add your name so that as other students drop the course, you can be rolled in automatically.
Visit Schedule Planner. Choose Boulder Main Campus to view ACCESS courses. Next, click on Search Courses, and use the drop-down boxes to identify a department and a course level (lower division indicates college freshman/sophomore level courses).
CU Connect is the online campus portal that gives you access to your CU student e-mail account, campus announcements, semester schedule, book lists, clicker registration, assignments posted by your professor, your final grades, and more. The short answer is yes – you have to use it! To access CUConnect, you will need to activate your IdentiKey (login) and create a password after you enroll in a course. Go to CUConnect and follow the instructions on your Invitation to Register.
Both the BuffOne ID card ($25) and student fee package (approx $450) are OPTIONAL for high school concurrent students. The fee package includes recreation center membership, an RTD bus pass, and more. Note - students who choose not to purchase the fee package and/or BuffOne card still have library and computer lab privileges across campus.
Your grades will not be mailed to your home. You will access your grades by logging on to CUConnect.
All appropriate college credit accrued at the University prior to high school graduation will be accepted toward an undergraduate degree at the University of Colorado at Boulder as long as the grade is satisfactory. If you intend to attend a college or university other than CU-Boulder, chances are great that the credit will transfer, however, we encourage you to contact that college in advance to be sure.
Keep in mind – when you participate in this program, you are beginning your collegiate career, and your transcripts are a permanent record. Successful completion of college course work can be an excellent boost in your ability to be admitted to the college of your choice. However, if you earn a GPA of less than a 2.0 (this is a C- or lower) in your college course work, you may negatively impact your chances for admission.
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