Fall 2026 Courses
To request a course, please discuss your plans with your advisor, then either self-enroll or request a RAP course during your New Student Orientation or submit a course request form. Learn more about RAP Class registration.
The following course schedule is subject to change. The table of courses below shows the Fall 2026 Environment and Natural Sciences RAP courses organized by General Education Requirement (Arts & Humanities, Natural Science, Skills, Social Science) and department pre-fix (i.e., alphabetically: EBIO, PHIL, WRTG...). If you have any questions about our courses, please contact Carmen Jura by emailing ensrap@colorado.edu.
Enrollment Status | General Education Requirement | Subject | Section | Course Title | Instructor | Meeting Pattern | Credits |
FULL | Arts & Humanities | 430R | America Through Baseball | MWF 2:30pm-3:20pm | 3 | ||
FULL | Arts & Humanities | 430R | Knowledge, Mind, and Reality | TTh 12:30pm-1:45pm | 3 | ||
FULL | Arts & Humanities/Natural Science | 430R | Philosophy and the Sciences | TTh 12:30pm-1:45pm | 3 | ||
FULL | LD Written Communication | 430R | First-Year Writing and Rhetoric | TTh 9:30 am - 10:45 am | 3 | ||
| Natural Science | 430R | General Biology 1 - a | MWF 10:10am-11am | 3 | ||
| Natural Science | 431R | General Biology 1 - a | MWF 11:15am-12:05pm | 3 | ||
| FULL | Natural Science | 430R | Exploring Earth | MWF 11:15am-12:05pm | 3 | ||
| FULL | Natural Science | 430R | Introduction to Nutrition | MWF 12:20pm-1:10pm | 3 | ||
| Quantitative Reasoning | 430R | Calculus 1 | MTWThF 11:15am-12:05pm | 5 | ||
FULL | Quantitative Reasoning | 430R | Introduction to Statistics | MWF 1:25pm-2:15pm | 3 | ||
| Social Science; Diversity-Global Perspective | 430R | Exploring a Non-Western Culture: The Maya | MWF 12:20pm-1:10pm | 3 | ||
| FULL | Social Science | ANTH 1200 | 430R | Culture and Power | Carol Conzelman | TTh 11:00 am - 12:15 pm | 3 |
| Social Science | 430R | Creating a Sustainable Future | MWF 9:05am-9:55am | 3 | ||
FULL | Social Science | 430R | Principles of Microeconomics | TTh 2pm-3:15pm | 4 | ||
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| 431R | Principles of Microeconomics Recitation | Zuchegno, Daniel | Th 5pm-5:50pm |
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| FULL | Social Science | ENVS 1500 | 430R | Sustainability, Social Innovation, and Entrepreneurship | Carol Conzelman | TTh 2:00 pm - 3:15 pm | 3 |
FULL | Social Science | 430R | Introduction to Sociology | TTh 12:30pm-1:45pm | 3 |
Notes:
a. Biochemistry majors are encouraged to avoid taking EBIO 1210 until their second year. Please ask your advisor if you have any questions.
Register for your fall 2026 RAP class at your New Student Orientation (NSO)* this summer!
*All new students who will be starting at CU in the fall semester are required to attend New Student Orientation (NSO).
How to Register for your RAP class
• Choose your registration method:
Option 1 - RAP Course Selection Form- Students can request the RAP course of their preference independently on June 5th via the RAP Course Selection Form which will be emailed to all Environment & Natural Sciences RAP students (i.e. Baker Hall residents). Please check your colorado.edu email to locate this form.
Option 2 - New Student Orientation - Students can meet with a Program Coordinator in-person at a New Student Orientation in order to help identify a RAP course that aligns with their academic interests.
• When: Registration begins June 5th via the RAP Course Selection Form, and the following week via New Student Orientations. The RAP Course Selection Form is available until the class add deadline, Aug 28th 11:59pm.
• Find Your Time: You can find your assigned enrollment window on the Registration Card within your Buff Portal. You may request a RAP course via the RAP course selection form before your assigned enrollment window.
• First Year Students: Your specific enrollment window is tied to your new student orientation date.
If you miss your enrollment window, please submit a class request via our form (link coming soon). If you have any questions or issues, please email the RAP Program Coordinator at ensrap@colorado.edu.
How to register for your RAP class via the RAP Course Selection Form:
Submit the Course Selection Form emailed to your colorado.edu email address from qualtrics_survey@cusurveys.colorado.edu with your 4 course choices. We will try to get you into your 1st choice preference for a RAP course, but you may be given another choice you selected if there is an issue getting you into your 1st choice preference (e.g. the course filled before you requested it). If you want to include comments or concerns with your course choices, please feel free to do so. The more information we have the better, however please know that it may not be possible to honor all requests. If you need to make a change to your RAP course preferences after submitting the survey, please email ensrap@colorado.edu.
RAP Course Selection Forms have been sent! Check your colorado.edu email inbox for a welcome message and to access the RAP Course Selection Form. If you are a Sewall Hall resident starting in Fall 2026 and missed our welcome email and course selection form, you may use the button below to access the Environment & Natural Sciences RAP Fall 2026 Course Selection Form.
How to register for your RAP class during New Student Orientation (NSO):
In Person NSO
After attending your advising registration session, you will have the opportunity to meet with a RAP Program Coordinator to enroll in your RAP class. RAP Program Coordinators will be located in the Eaton Humanities (HUMN) 1st floor lobby during new student orientation dates.
| New Student Orientation (NSO) Dates | |
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| In Person | Virtual |
| June 9 (Tues.) | July 14 (Tues.) |
| June 10 (Weds.) | July 17 (Fri.) |
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Virtual NSO
Virtual NSO students will be sent the Zoom link for their Advising Registration session approximately a week before their NSO date. A Zoom link will be sent for RAP course registration to meet with RAP Program Coordinators to select a RAP class. Upon connecting via Zoom, you will join a waiting room, and the host will let you join the meeting once they are free to meet with you. You may need to wait approximately 15 minutes before being connected to the Program Coordinator if the sessions are busy, or there may be no waiting period before being connected. Please contact Joel Chabrier at joel.chabrier@colorado.edu if there are any issues connecting to a Program Coordinator for RAP course registration during a virtual NSO.