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Offered in conjunction with CU-Boulder’s academic departments, the Boulder Evening Program provides credit courses in the evening on the Boulder campus. These affordable, smaller-sized classes are provided through various departments including anthropology, communication, economics, English, film studies, art and art history, geography, mathematics, philosophy, psychology, sociology, Spanish, theatre, and more.

The Independent Learning Program offers online and print correspondence courses representing and approved by more than 20 departments on campus. Term-based courses follow a traditional semester schedule and allow for rich interaction with the instructor and other classmates. Self-paced courses offer students the flexibility of progressing through the course at their own pace, and to finish in less than a full semester or take up to a full year.

The Applied Music Program offers students the opportunity to earn CU credit for beginning or continuing music lessons on guitar, piano, voice, organ, winds, brass, drums, percussion, or strings. Instruction is available in individual or group sessions depending on instrument.

Individualized Instruction provides an opportunity for students to receive credit for university courses by meeting with faculty members outside the regular classroom setting. This option may be used when the student cannot reasonably be expected to enroll in the main campus course.

CAETE, a partnership between the College of Engineering and Applied Science and the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies, serves as the distance learning and professional studies arm of the college. CAETE provides graduate engineering and technical education and professional development for practicing engineers and managers of technology. Course sequences may lead to a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, engineering management, or telecommunications. Elective courses are also offered in civil/environmental and mechanical engineering. Graduate certificates and short courses are available in some fields. CAETE also provides ongoing access to over 100 pre-recorded courses via its virtual library. These courses are available for academic course work, rental, or purchase by companies for in-house training.

In conjunction with CU-Boulder academic departments, ACCESS (Available Credit Courses for Eligible Special Students) enables nondegree students to enroll in Boulder main campus undergraduate and graduate credit courses after most degree-seeking students have registered. Colorado high school juniors and seniors interested in the challenge of university course work may enroll in ACCESS as part of the High School Concurrent Program. In addition to earning college credit, students may also earn credit toward high school graduation requirements.

Through Continuing Education, academic departments can offer special courses that target audiences both on and off campus and provide academic credit for those offerings. Once a course proposal is submitted, Continuing Education coordinates the approval process and provides administrative support to the course initiator. Programs initiated from outside the university community are also considered for approval as well as noncredit and certificate programs.

These noncredit classes are designed to meet students’ personal enrichment and professional development goals. The program offers classes in science, arts, foreign languages, writing, theatre, and more.

Executive Education Programs is a partnership between the Leeds School of Business and the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies, offering certificate and custom programs. Executive Education offers professional development opportunities through programs such as the 50 for Colorado program for business professionals and the CU Business Intensive Certificate (CUBIC), which provides an intensive exposure to business education for nonbusiness undergraduate students.

The International English Center (IEC) offers language learning, cultural adjustment, and academic preparation programs for international students planning to matriculate at universities and for members of the campus and local community with limited English proficiency. The IEC also contracts with corporate groups to provide language training and professional development courses.

Extending educational opportunities to the citizens of Colorado is a vital part of the university as well as the mission of the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies. CU-Boulder faculty and students provide a wide variety of outreach programs to communities across Colorado. These programs extend the scholarship of the faculty and the educational resources of the university and serve various educational, social, economic, and cultural needs. The division annually supports these efforts by designating funds for the CU-Boulder Outreach Committee along with contributions from the offices of the chancellor and the provost. The committee awards funding to faculty projects designed specifically for external audiences that highlight faculty research, creative work, and teaching. Projects feature an extensive range of disciplines, including everything from history, dance, and musical arts to physics, math, and engineering.

Summer Session offers over 500 campus courses and enrolls more than 7,500 students in a relaxed, comfortable learning environment. Courses are available to students who wish to enhance or accelerate their academic progress. Courses are also open to students visiting from other colleges, teachers, high school students, or others interested in pursuing their professional development or enrichment.

Maymester is a special three-week Summer Session term immediately following the end of spring semester. It provides intense, accelerated courses for those who need academic credits in an abbreviated time period.

ANNE HEINZ, dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies; associate vice chancellor for summer session. BS, Southern Illinois University; EdM, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

ARMANDO PARÉS, assistant dean of the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies. BS, University of Colorado at Boulder; MPA, University of Colorado Denver.