How to search for undergraduate electives
Searching for Humanities & Social Science (HSS) Electives
Approved HSS electives include:
- All courses classified as A&S GenEd Arts & Humanities
- All courses classified as A&S GenEd Social Sciences
- All ENES courses (Herbst Program for Engineering, Ethics & Society)
- All EHON courses (Engineering Honors Program)
- All ENLP courses (Engineering Leadership Program)
- Most foreign language courses
- Selected first‐year seminar (FYSM) courses
- Specific courses approved by the College of Engineering & Applied Science to count as HSS electives
You can see the full list of approved courses on the Student Support & Advising Services website.
Identifying HSS Courses in the Class Search
In the CU Boulder Class Search (https://classes.colorado.edu/) use the General Education / Core Courses Search:

Use the other criteria to narrow your search based on your preferences.
REMEMBER! Always double‐check your HSS elective selections in your degree audit after enrolling – if they do not
show up in the HSS area of the audit, contact your advisor.
Identifying Natural Science Courses in the Class Search
In the CU Boulder Class Search (https://classes.colorado.edu/) use the General Education / Core Courses Search:

Use the other criteria to narrow your search based on your preferences.
REMEMBER! Always double-check your HSS elective selections in your degree audit after enrolling – if they do not show up in the HSS area of the audit, contact your advisor.