Admissions and Logistics: Individually Designed Studies
Access the Courses and Support You Need to Reach Your Goals
Enrolling as an individually designed post-baccalaureate student allows you to take courses alongside CU Boulder's undergraduate students as a nondegree student while still accessing our dedicated post-baccalaureate pre-health advising services.
Key Features of the Individually Designed Studies Program:
- Noncompetitive application process: Applying to become an Individually Designed post-baccalaureate student at CU Boulder is quick, easy, and free. (No interview or letters of recommendation required.) Incoming students seeking to join the Individually Designed post-baccalaureate program must meet minimum eligibility requirements. Those who do not yet meet the eligibility requirements may start taking courses as a non-degree seeking student at CU Boulder and then apply to join the Individually Designed Studies program once they have met the eligibility requirements.
- Enrollment flexibility: You may enroll in any upcoming start term (fall, spring, or summer) and follow a personalized coursework plan, taking classes as a full- or part-time student depending on your schedule.
- Course enrollment on a space-available basis: Nondegree students may enroll in CU Boulder's main campus courses on a space-available basis. Our advisors can help you design a strategic term-by-term coursework plan, as informed by historic enrollment data.
- Dedicated pre-health advising services: You have full access to our pre-health advising services. Once you have been accepted into the Individually Designed program and you are ready to enroll in courses, you may start working with our pre-health advisors, who will help you map out a strategic term-by-term coursework plan that fits your needs and who will help you make strategic choices throughout your pre-health preparation to help you become a competitive applicant to professional school.
- Advising and enrollment support: Our academic advisors and enrollment specialists in Continuing Education provide you with dedicated logistical support while you take your courses as a nondegree student at CU Boulder.
- Personal coaching on your written application materials for professional school: Pre-health advising includes expert 1:1 coaching on your personal statement and your experience descriptions.
- Interview prep: In addition to offering individual mock interviews with detailed feedback and coaching, we also provide a series of workshops annually to help our students prepare for both traditional professional school interviews and Multiple Mini Interviews.
- Program mentors: Each year, we select students to serve as mentors to their peers. They are able to offer insights, advice, and encouragement from the student's perspective while also organizing educational and social group events throughout the year.
- Thoughtfully designed and information-packed group meetings and special events designed for post-baccalaureate students held throughout the year: Full list on our Upcoming Events page.