Enrollment Options and Tuition Information
As a nondegree Individually Designed Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health student, you may select among CU Boulder courses offered in a variety of formats. You may mix-and-match among course formats, but please be aware that each course format has its tuition rates and its own set of dates and deadlines.
Tuition Information
You will be billed for your Continuing Education registration. Bills are available through . You may be eligible to set up a . Any unpaid balance after the tuition due date will be subject to a 1% service charge; in addition, a financial stop will placed on your student record. All tuition and refund determinations are subject to audit.
Tuition Tips for In-State Students
- 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.
- In-state students may be eligible for a tuition discount through the . The COF rate is determined by the Colorado legislature and is subject to change each year. For reference, the COF discount for the 2021-2022 school year was $94 per credit hour.Â
Fall/Spring Enrollment Options
* Use the course search to identify "Main," "Evening," and "Online" sections of a given course in the "Campus" column.Â
| Format | Description | Dates and Deadlines | Tuition         |
|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional main campus courses | Individually Designed Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health students may enroll in CU Boulder's main campus courses alongside degree-seeking undergraduate students on a space-available basis. Course enrollment typically opens one week before the fall and spring semesters begin.* Using historical enrollment data, our academic advisors can help you identify courses in advance that are likely to have space available in a given semester. This course format is referred to as . | ||
| Evening courses |  cover the same material as our main campus courses and are transcripted identically. Registration typically opens 2-4 months prior to the start of the semester. | ||
| Online courses | Although it may be possible for you to complete some of your prerequisites in an , please be aware that not all professional schools will accept prerequisite coursework completed online, and that online courses do not lend themselves well to strong letters of recommendation for applicants to professional school. At CU Boulder, online courses are taught in an asynchronous manner. |
* Individually Designed Post-Baccalaureate Pre-Health students are granted early enrollment privileges in select main campus sections of certain courses in the fall and spring: Anatomy lecture and lab, Physiology lecture, and Organic Chemistry 1 and 2 lectures and labs. Please refer to this webpage for information on how to be enrolled early in these courses.
Summer Enrollment
| Format | Description | Dates and Deadlines | Tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| All summer courses | Summer Session courses are taught at an accelerated pace; most are five weeks in duration. Due to the intense time demand of these courses, this format is most appropriate for students who can focus exclusively on academics for the duration of their summer enrollment. These courses cover the same material as traditional fall and spring courses and are transcripted identically. Course enrollment for Summer Session opens in early March. | Summer Session: Dates and Deadlines | Summer Session: Nondegree Tuition Rates |