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:

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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:

Image of drop down selecting GenEd: Natural Sciences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.