Current students

The MS-EE on Coursera program is unique among graduate programs at the University of Colorado Boulder in its modality, admissions policies, course design, and has a number of special policies. These policies are listed in the student handbook.

Student Handbook

The Buff Portal is known as the student portal that will serve as a one-stop-shop for students to find the important resources such as managing transactions, viewing class schedule, checking current status, and much more.

Buff Portal Features

Upon first logging into Buff Portal, students must consent to conduct business electronically during their time at CU Boulder. 

Log in to Buff Portal

Drop and Refund: Each student may drop a class if they are within 14 days from the class start date or their enrollment date (whichever is later) and have not accessed the proctored assessment. When a course is dropped under the conditions listed above, it will not appear on the student’s record.

Drop a course

Withdrawal: Students who request to drop the course after the 14-day period and have not accessed the proctored assessment may withdraw from the course but will not receive a refund. When a student withdraws from a course under these conditions, the student will receive a grade of W on their academic record. W grades have no bearing on the GPA and credit total.

Withdraw from a course

Obtain a copy of your tuition statement and 1098T Tax Form. 

Account Statements

The Office of the Registrar can provide confirmation of enrollment or degree status for current or former students.

To get started, send an email to reg-specialprograms@colorado.edu.

Before ordering the official CU Boulder transcript, students must check for holds by logging into the Buff Portal. If there are financial obligations with CU, the student transcript will not be released. 

Student Transcript

Note: Click on the "Students with an IdentiKey" button to get started.

CU Boulder is proud to offer the certified electronic diploma (CeDiploma). Students who complete an official certificate program also have the option of downloading a certified electronic certificate (CeCertificate). For more information, visit the Certified Electronic Doplomas & Certificates website.

Note: CU Boulder issues both diplomas and graduate certificates 3x a year - July, October and February.

Download your CeDiploma & CeCertificate

This policy only applies to admitted students (successfully completed a pathway specialization) on the MS-EE degree program. Admitted students can replace up to six credits in the cumulative GPA calculation. In this process, all courses attempted will still appear on the transcript, but only the last attempt will be calculated in the cumulative GPA and credit totals.

To get started, visit the Retake a Course for Grade Replacement website.

The Professional Conversations Seminar series provides an opportunity for MS-EE students to hear directly from industry leaders to discuss about their profession, how their role plays in their organization, the methods and techniques being used, and their own career trajectory.

Professional Conversations

• Office of Information Technology (OIT)
  • ​Note: Include "MS-EE on Coursera" in the subject line
• Office of Registrar
• Bursar's Office
  • Note: For tuition account, payment and refund questions, please contact sf-specialprograms@colorado.edu.
• Coursera Learner Help Center
• ProctorU Resource Center
• Engineering, Math, and Physics Library
• Hardware and Software Requirements
• Direct access to IEEE Xplore
  • ​Note: Requires CU IdentiKey login
• New York Times FREE digital subscription​ 
  • Note: Sign up with @colorado.edu email address