Courses & microcredentials

Combine science + love in your studies.

Our research is always connected to programs, practices, and policies that impact the daily lives of young people, families, and educators. That’s true here at CU Boulder, too.

See the list below for how the Crown Institute’s science and practice are informing courses at CU Boulder.

Mindful Campus Series

Credits
1
Title
ARSC 1490-401R: Mindful Campus
Unit
Miramontes Arts & Sciences Program
Curriculum
Mindful tools and techniques to support your wellness
Instructor
Teaching Professor Michele Simpson
Dates Offered
Fall 2025
Spring 2026

Mindful Campus Series

Credits
1
Title
ARSC 1490: Mindful Campus: Meditation and Mindfulness for Students
Unit
Students Academic Success Center
Curriculum
Mindful tools and techniques to support your wellness
Instructor
Shubham Sapkota, PhD
Dates Offered
Fall 2025
Spring 2026

Mindful Campus Series Microcredential

Credits
N/A
Title
N/A
Unit
Renée Crown Wellness Institute
Curriculum
For Mindful Campus Series participants: extend your learning to earn this microcredential
Instructor
Various
Dates Offered
Ongoing

Prevention Science

Credits
3
Title
PSYC 4931: Field Internship Placement Course
Unit
Department of Psychology & Neuroscience
Curriculum
The science and practice of prevention of mental health issues, with a focus on body acceptance
Instructor
Samantha Strife, PhD
Dates Offered
Fall 2025

Please check back next year

Awareness & Intention

Credits
2
Title
EDUA 5019: Awareness & Intention
Unit
CU Boulder Online, Teacher Leadership Program
Curriculum
Cultivating Compassion & Dignity in Ourselves and Our Schools graduate certificate
Instructor
Marisa Mendoza-Maurer & Ashley Potvin, PhD
Dates Offered
Ongoing

Self-Compassion & Dignity

Credits
2
Title
EDUA 5020: Self-Compassion & Dignity
Unit
CU Boulder Online, Teacher Leadership Program
Curriculum
Cultivating Compassion & Dignity in Ourselves and Our Schools graduate certificate
Instructor
Marisa Mendoza-Maurer & Ashley Potvin, PhD
Dates Offered
Ongoing

Compassion in its Fullest

Credits
2
Title
EDUA 5021: Compassion in its Fullness
Unit
CU Boulder Online, Teacher Leadership Program
Curriculum
Cultivating Compassion & Dignity in Ourselves and Our Schools graduate certificate
Instructor
Marisa Mendoza-Maurer & Ashley Potvin, PhD
Dates Offered
Ongoing

Compassion in Action

Credits
4
Title
EDUA 5022: Compassion in Action
Unit
CU Boulder Online, Teacher Leadership Program
Curriculum
Cultivating Compassion & Dignity in Ourselves and Our Schools graduate certificate
Instructor
Ashley Potvin, PhD & Distinguished Professor William Penuel
Dates Offered
Summer annually

Undergraduate Research Fellowship Semester 1

Credits
1
Title
ARSC 4040-800: Research Foundations I
Unit
Renée Crown Wellness Institute
Curriculum
Develop the foundations of psychological research; learn about wellness research and practices
Instructor
Chelsea Taylor, PhD
Dates Offered
Fall annually
‍
By application only in spring of students’ first year of college

Undergraduate Research Fellowship Semester 1

Credits
1
Title
ARSC 4040-800: Research Foundations II
Unit
Renée Crown Wellness Institute
Curriculum
Develop and apply practice of psychological research; learn about wellness research and practices
Instructor
Chelsea Taylor, PhD
Dates Offered
Spring annually
‍
By application only in spring of students’ first year of college

Undergraduate Research Fellowship Year 2

Credits
2
Title
ARSC 4040-802: Applied Research I
Unit
Renée Crown Wellness Institute
Curriculum
Collaboratively design a wellness-based psychological research project with fellow students
Instructor
Chelsea Taylor, PhD
Joey Levy, M
Dates Offered
Fall annually

By application only in spring of students’ first year of college

Undergraduate Research Fellowship Year 2

Credits
2
Title
ARSC 4040-802: Applied Research II
Unit
Renée Crown Wellness Institute
Curriculum
Collaboratively execute and analyze a wellness-based psychological research project with fellow students
Instructor
Chelsea Taylor, PhD
Joey Levy, MA
Dates Offered
Spring annually

By application only in students’ spring of their first year of college

Undergraduate Research Fellowship Year 3

Credits
1
Title
ARSC 4040-801: Honors Thesis I
Unit
Renée Crown Wellness Institute
Curriculum
Receive mentorship to develop and design an independent research project that will culminate in an Honors thesis
Instructor
Chelsea Taylor, PhD
Dates Offered
Fall 2025
Spring 2026

By application only in spring of students’ first year of college

Undergraduate Research Fellowship Year 3

Credits
1
Title
ARSC 4040-801: Honors Thesis II
Unit
Renée Crown Wellness Institute
Curriculum
Receive mentorship in the execution of an independent Honors thesis
Instructor
Chelsea Taylor, PhD
Dates Offered
Fall 2025
Spring 2026

By application only in spring of students’ first year of college

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