What is A&S Open Option or OPNO?
In the College of Arts and Sciences, we believe creativity and innovation occur when we explore widely, synthesize disparate ideas and treat AND as a verb by actively drawing together fields of study and interests.
The ampersand represents this collision, and A&S OPNO students live out ANDing by exploring A&S' 48 majors, 49 minors and 23 certificates.
Keep your A&S options open and discover:
The alchemy of ANDing.
Why choose A&S OPNO?
The benefits of starting your academic journey is A&S are vast:
- Dedicated A&S advising and coaching professionals to support your exploration and deciding.
- Access to the A&S Honors program and Honors classes.
- Eligibility for A&S-only college and departmental scholarships.
- Declare your A&S majors as soon as you are ready without having to Intra-University Transfer (IUT).
- Seamless connection to your departments and faculty.
- Referrals between A&S advising for curricular and co-curricular planning and A&S coaching for students who need more frequent planning and skill-building.
- Group advising sessions to help you navigate a range of topics like major exporation and connecting with faculty.
- Access to A&S faculty mentors.
- Eligibility to participate in a themed A&S Residential Academic Program (RAP).
- Subscription to A&S' research and student opportuities newsletter, Make Your Tracks.
- Opportunities designed for A&S OPNO students to explore majors and minors, such as the A&S Majors & Minor Fair.
What's your AND?
A&S minors let you riff on your studies. Mash together natural sciences, arts, humanities AND social sciences to see what sparks your interests.
How does ANDing look in day-to-day life?
Listen to stories of CU Boulder students, faculty and staff finding their weird and living out the alchemy of ANDing.
When it's over, I want to say: all my life
I was a bride married to amazement.
MARY OLIVER