Community Classes

The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is a nationally recognized method of quantifying the time spent in the classroom during professional development and training activities. Ten hours of instruction = 1.0 CEU. One hour of instruction = 0.1 CEU. CEUs appear on your Western Colorado University transcript; however, they are not college credits and do not fulfill degree requirements.

Center for Learning & Innovation offers a $100 credit for Western faculty/staff per semester. This credit does not include Continuing Education Units cost, credit costs, material fees, tour course fees or outdoor program course fees. This credit does not apply to student employees.

Some classes are offered for graduate credit (510 level). Students must have a bachelor’s degree to register for graduate credit courses.

Mailing Address:

Center for Learning & Innovation

1 Western Way – 303 Taylor Hall

Gunnison CO 81231

Email: center@western.edu

Prerequisites for some classes listed in this brochure are mentioned in the course descriptions. Students who enroll in graduate credit must be within 12 hours of receiving their undergraduate degree or must already have graduated.

Our office waits until we have several applications for the course. Once we get close to the minimum number of students required for the course, we will begin registering students for the course.  We provide an invoice to you with an email confirming your registration. We will reach out via email if your course is cancelled.

Payment: The link below provides instructions and access to the cashier’s office, as well as information on how to pay your bill. You can use Guest User.  You will need your student ID and the amount due, which will be provided in your registration confirmation email.

https://western.edu/campus-life/financial-services/cashiers-office/

There is a $25 service charge for checks returned for non-payment. Payments with credit cards will be assessed a 2.95% fee.

To withdrawal or drop your community course you have to inform our office in writing seven (7) business days seven (7) days before course state dat. Communications should be to (center@western.edu). Non-attendance or non-payment does not constitute a drop. There are no refunds if you want to cancel three (3) days prior to your course start date.

Seniors, ages 62 and older, may register for Center for Learning & Innovation non-credit courses at half price. This discount will be applied at the time of registration and may not be combined with any other discounts. Course fees payable to another agency, materials fees, or courses which involve travel do not qualify for discounts. The Center for Learning & Innovation is a part of the Colorado Statewide Extended Campus. State funds were not used to produce this document.

Transcripts for credit courses can be obtained by visiting www.parchment.com

Undergraduate credit classes offered through the Center for Learning & Innovation are based on semester credits and have the same academic expectations, including class time, as those offered through resident instruction.

Online Registration

Call: 970.943.2885 (questions)

Email: center@western.edu

The Center for Learning & Innovation reserves the right to cancel classes and to make changes when warranted. Participants will be notified via email if a class is cancelled and will receive a full refund.

Students have an opportunity to evaluate class content and their instructor at the conclusion of the class. Input from students is important, as it helps improve future classes. Evaluations are anonymous.

Students attending the Center for Learning & Innovation classes are not required to be immunized or sign an immunization waiver.

Classes which present a degree of risk may require a signature on a waiver of liability. Waivers will be e-mailed with registration confirmations. Please return these to the Center for Learning & Innovation prior to the start of your course.

Photos of students and instructors in various classes are often taken to promote Western Colorado University Center for Learning & Innovation. Such photos are used in schedules of classes, flyers, and other marketing pieces.

Drops from a course will result in a refund if they occur prior to the week before the start date (unless otherwise specified). Non-attendance or non-payment does not constitute a drop. Full refunds are not given after the last day to drop. All drop requests must be in writing to the Center for Learning & Innovation at center@western.edu

Males who are 18 years of age or older, born after 1960, and who are not permanent residents of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands or the Northern Mariana Islands MUST be registered with the Selective Service to comply with Colorado law and to register for credit classes. Individuals not in compliance are subject to penalty of law and to withholding of transcripts.