We’ve got all sorts of combos to choose from. We’ve got LCs paired with College Success, LCs with First Year Seminars, LCs with cool Core classes, LCs for Criminal Justice majors, and one just for Engineering students!
Need more details? Check out our Fall 2023 guide!
Learning Communities are identified as high impact practices that are designed to increase student success and persistence in college. CU Denver LCs have five goals.
Registration for Learning Communities occurs during New Student Orientation. After the academic advising session is complete, you will visit the registration labs. Simply choose both courses for your selected learning community and register for them at the same time.
LDAR 1100 "Be The Change"
This class is for people who want to make the world a better place and have questions such as: Does my voice matter? Can I make the world a better place? Is it possible to have a joyful career that pays me enough and supports positive change at the same time? We will explore how each of us can answer all these questions for ourselves with a resounding “Yes!” by looking at how the tools of ecological design can be applied to all areas of life. Over the course of the semester we will approach making change at all levels from our inner selves to our personal relationships to our social systems by looking to patterns from the natural world. Along the way, we’ll be applying these frameworks to real-world projects while building deep and meaningful connections with our fellow students. Throughout the course we will focus on supporting each other as we develop answers and ideas that are meaningful to our own lives. This learning community is open to all majors.
Course | Day | Time |
LDAR 1100-001- Be The Change | Tuesday and Thursday | 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. |
*We recommend students also select a UNIV 1110 class of their choice to pair with this LDAR course* |
Criminal Justice
Calling all Criminal Justice majors! This LC offers many opportunities to connect to your classmates, professors, and professionals in the community. In your CRJU course, you will explore the world of criminology and criminal justice. You
will also have the opportunity to connect with your classmates through the UNIV course, where you will learn together about how to engage and succeed in college. Workshops will boost your study skills, connect you to campus and offer guidance for getting along with faculty.
Course | Day | Time |
CRJU 1000-004: Criminology and Criminal Justice: An Overview (Social Sciences) | Tuesday and Thursday | 9:30 a.m. -10:45 a.m. |
UNIV 1110-006: College Success | Tuesday | 11:00 a.m. -12:15 p.m. |
The Curious Teacher
Curiosity is the heart of great teaching and that's the focus of this major-based Learning Community. See the world through the eyes of a learner and nurture a curiosity about children, adolescents, families and communities. This learning community is for EDHD majors.
Course | Day | Time |
CLDE 2000-H05: : Foundations of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education (Hybrid course) | Monday | 2:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. |
MTED 3040-002: Mathematics for Elementary Teachers | Wednesday | 2:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. |
UNIV 1110-007: College Success (First-Year and Transfer EDHD Students) | Wednesday | 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
Engineering
Join the Engineering Learning Community and explore the world of engineering with like-minded students. You're eligible to enroll in this LC if you're one of these majors—Bio-Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, Pre- Engineering, or Math. You will benefit from a connected curriculum (three courses) that fosters collaboration and community, as well as smaller class sizes!
Course | Day | Time |
MATH 1130-111: Pre-Calculus Mathematics or
| Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday | 10:00 a.m. -10:50 a.m. |
MATH 1401-111: Calculus I or | Monday and Wednesday
| 10:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.
|
MATH 2411-111: Calculus II and | Monday and Wednesday | 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. |
ENGR 1200-111: Interdisciplinary Freshman Design and | Monday and Wednesday | 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
ENGL 1020-111: Core Composition I or | Monday and Wednesday | 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. |
ENGL 2030-111: Core Composition II | Monday and Wednesday | 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. |
Entering Biology Learning Community (1) Open to Biology Majors only.
Course | Day | Time |
BIOL 2010 -111: Biology | Tuesday and Thursday | 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |
BIOL 2011-111: Lab | Monday | 2:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. |
UNIV 1110-111: College Success | Thursday | 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Entering Biology Learning Community (2) Open to Biology Majors only.
Course | Day | Time |
BIOL 2010-E12: Biology | Online | Online |
BIOL 2011-112: Lab | Thursday | 8:00am-10:45am |
UNIV 1110-112: College Success | Thursday | 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. |
Entering Biology Learning Community (3) Open to Pre-Health Majors only.
Course | Day | Time |
BIOL 2010-113: Biology | Monday and Wednesday | 9:30am-10:45am |
BIOL 2011-113: Lab | Tuesday | 2:00pm-4:45pm |
UNIV 1110-113: College Success | Monday | 11:00 a.m - 12:15 p.m. |
Entering Biology Learning Community (4) Open to Pre-Health Majors only.
Course | Day | Time |
BIOL 2010-114: Biology | Tuesday and Thursday | 11:00am-12:15pm |
BIOL 2011-114: Lab | Wednesday | 8:00am-10:45am |
UNIV 1110-114 : College Success | Thursday | 12:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. |