
UNIV 1110
College Success
Our general College Success course is a great option for students looking to build up their college success skills, from time management, study skills, critical thinking, and more!UNIV 1110
College Success
Our general College Success course is a great option for students looking to build up their college success skills, from time management, study skills, critical thinking, and more!UNIV 1112
Career and Major Exploration
This course is all about exploring your major or other majors offered at CU Denver and discovering career pathways you can enter into. This course builds on your goals, leadership skills, and more to set you up for success!UNIV 2110
Financial Literacy
This course goes over a variety of financial topics to make sure you learn the basics of financial literacy. From credit, investing, financial aid, loans, and more, this class will teach you skills to be financially well in college and beyond!UNIV 3110
Student Success and Development
Created for students who want to take their UNIV experience further, this course applies various student development and leadership theories to goals, assessments, and skills to help you be the best student leader and future leader in your desired career!New to college? Worried about what to expect? Not sure how to prepare? Relax. We've got you covered.
UNIV Courses
These tuition-FREE first-year courses dedicate the entire fall semester to four primary goals, helping you learn the ins and outs of college life and get prepared for the challenges and opportunities ahead. In addition to developing academic skills and strategies, the class serves as your own first-year community on campus. You’ll get added support and mentoring from faculty, staff, and peer leaders. By the end of the semester, you'll feel capable, confident, and ready for success.
Check out our UNIV sample syllabus to get a picture of what you can expect to do in our UNIV 1110 classes this fall!
These UNIV courses are open to any student, regardless of major. They're not paired with other FYE program courses so when you choose one of them, it's the only FYE course you will take during your first semester at CU Denver.
Course | Day | Time |
UNIV 1110-001 (Condensed - occurs over the first 8 weeks of the fall semester) | Monday and Wednesday | 11:00am-12:15PM |
UNIV 1112: Career and Major Exploration | Thursday | 9:30am-10:45am |
UNIV 3110: Student Success and Development | Wednesday | 4:00pm-6:15pm |
These UNIV courses are specific to certain majors or programs. Depending on which one you choose, you will be taking one or two FYE classes your first fall semester at CU Denver. Learning more about these sections is simple, just check our Spring FYE course list for details.
Course | Day | Time |
UNIV 1110-002: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Tuesday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
UNIV 1110-E03: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Online | Online |
UNIV 1110-004: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Wednesday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
These UNIV courses are open to any student, regardless of major. They're not paired with other FYE program courses so when you choose one of them, it's the only FYE course you will take during your first fall semester at CU Denver.
Course | Day | Time |
UNIV 1110-001 (Condensed - occurs over the first 8 weeks of the fall semester) | Tuesday and Thursday | 2:30pm-3:45pm |
UNIV 1110-002 | Tuesday | 9:30am-10:45am |
UNIV 1110-003 | Tuesday | 2:00pm-3:15pm |
UNIV 1110-004 | Wednesday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
UNIV 1110-005 | Thursday | 9:30am-10:45am |
UNIV 2110-001: Financial Literacy | Tuesday | 9:30am-10:45am |
These UNIV courses are paired with other specific ones under our Learning Communities program. That means you'll be taking two to three FYE courses during your first fall semester at CU Denver. Interested? Get the complete rundown on what Learning Communities offer and how they work in our Fall 2022 FYE guide above.
Course | Day | Time |
UNIV 1110-011: Criminal Justice (Criminal Justice Majors Only) | Wednesday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
UNIV 1110-012: Curious Teacher Learning Community (First-Year Students and Transfer Students) | Wednesday | 12:30pm-1:45pm |
UNIV 1110-111: Entering Biology (Biology Majors Only) | Thursday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
UNIV 1110-112: Entering Biology (Biology Majors Only) | Thursday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
UNIV 1110-113: Entering Biology (Pre-Health Majors Only) | Monday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
UNIV 1110-114: Entering Biology (Pre-Health Majors Only) | Thursday | 12:30pm-1:45pm |
These UNIV courses are specific to certain majors or programs. Depending on which one you choose, you will be taking one or two FYE classes your first fall semester at CU Denver. Learning more about these sections is simple, just check our Fall 2022 FYE Guide above for details.
Course | Day | Time |
UNIV 1110-007: CAM Residential Creative Community (Must be living on the CAM RCC floor in City Heights) | Friday | 9:30am-10:45am |
UNIV 1110-009: CAM Residential Creative Community (Must be living on the CAM RCC floor in City Heights) | Friday | 9:30am-10:45am |
UNIV 1110-014: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Tuesday | 9:30am-10:45am |
UNIV 1110-015: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Tuesday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
UNIV 1110-016: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Tuesday | 12:30pm-1:45pm |
UNIV 1110-017: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Wednesday | 9:30am-10:45am |
UNIV 1110-018: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Wednesday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
UNIV 1110-019: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Wednesday | 12:30pm-1:45pm |
UNIV 1110-020: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Thursday | 9:30am-10:45am |
UNIV 1110-021: Business Section (Open to first-year Business majors only) | Thursday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
UNIV 1110-E22: Online Business Section (Open to first-year Online Business majors only) | Online | |
UNIV 1110-E23: Online Business Section (Open to first-year Online Business majors only) | Online | |
UNIV 1110-024: Computer Science Section (Open to Computer Science majors only) | Tuesday | 9:30am-10:45am |
UNIV 1110-025: Engineering Section (Open to Engineering and Pre-Engineering majors only) | Tuesday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
UNIV 1110-029: Engineering Section (Open to Engineering and Pre-Engineering majors only) | Thursday | 11:00am-12:15pm |