Early Start Program | August 11-15, 2024
Early Start Program registration launches April 1 in your applicant portal. Log in with the email address and password you use to apply for admission.
If you are a fall athlete in a sport that is participating in the Athlete Early Start Program, you will be prompted accordingly on your registration form.
CMU's Early Start Program (ESP) is designed to give first-time traditional students valuable knowledge about their college journey.
You will gain insight about how to be successful in college such as study skills, test-taking strategies and time management techniques. Take advantage of this opportunity to meet your Mavily and learn how to navigate campus before the semester starts.
After the initial class meeting the afternoon of Sunday, August 11, you will meet for a full-day class from Monday-Thursday. New Mav Days will take place on Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17 before the first day of the semester on Monday, August 19.
During the ESP week, you will complete the UNIV 101 First Year College Success course valued at two credit hours. The program fee includes housing (if staying on campus), food and program materials. The program fee and tuition charge will be automatically added to your student account for Fall 2024.
On-campus residents: $405 program fee and two credit hours
Commuter students: $350 program fee and two credit hours
If you are a Compass student, UNIV 101 will fulfill your UNIV 100 program requirement.
If you are a fall athlete in a sport that is participating in the Athlete Early Start Program, your start date is Monday, April 5.
The Engineering Summer Bridge Program registration will launch in your applicant portal in April. You will select the bridge program in the Early Start Program (ESP) registration form.
You may be eligible for a $1,800 scholarship through the Summer Bridge Program at Colorado Mesa University (CMU). To qualify for the Summer Bridge Program scholarship, you must meet three requirements:
- Be admitted to one of these engineering degree programs at CMU:
- Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Complete precalculus during summer 2024 at CMU, or another institution, and receive a grade of C or higher.
- If taken at another institution, the course must transfer to CMU as MATH 119. To verify course transferability, use the Transfer Equivalency Self Service (TESS) tool. Examples of approved courses include: MAT 1440 at any Colorado community college, MATH 1130 at CU Denver, MATH 127 at CSU and MATH 1150 at CU Boulder.
- Complete the one-week in-person Introduction to Engineering (ENGR 101) course at CMU from August 11-16, 2024, and receive a grade of C or higher.
- If you earned a C or higher in your summer pre-calculus course, the cost of ENGR 101, as well as your room and board during the one-week program, are free as part of the Summer Bridge Program.
If you meet all three requirements, you qualify for this scholarship from CMU of up to $1,800 to reimburse the cost of the precalculus course.
If you are an engineering student who has already completed precalculus or you do not take precalculus over the summer, you can RSVP to participate in the Early Start Program detailed above.