ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½RE Cookbook

Resources

What is a ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½RE?

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½RE is an acronym for ‘Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience’. ÌýIt's a form of classroom-based course that offers students hands-on experience doing original research and offers faculty the opportunity to generate new information.

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder's ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½RE Center

This resource was developed by ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder faculty and funded by NSF's TRESTLE (The Transforming Education, Supporting Teaching and Learning Excellence).

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ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½REnet was established in 2012 to support networking among faculty developing, teaching, and assessing ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½REs, to share ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½RE projects and resources, and to develop new tools and strategies for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½RE instruction and assessment.Ìý

EvaluateUR-ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½RE (E-ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½RE) provides an assessment of the value of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½REs by documenting student growth in critical academic and workforce-related knowledge and skills without placing a significant evaluation burden on students and mentors.

Video Interviews with ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder Experts

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Summer 2025

Open Opportunities

Explore funded, open opportunities mentored by ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder faculty!

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Academic Year 2025-26

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) represents an opportunity to enable student-centered education that makes the most of ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder’s global leadership in research and creative production. With well-documented benefits from persistence to postgraduate success, engagement in the research and creative life of the university can clarify career paths and prepare students for the future of work. Donations support empowering opportunities in all fields of study. .