CCA

The Center for Cognitive Archaeology Online Credit Program (CCA)

Provides students the opportunity to study the evolutionary development of cognition in humans and other primates through the lenses of psychology, anthropology and philosophy.

The CCA offers a variety of online courses

...taught by professors from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and by experts from all over the world  Students who successfully complete four courses (two core courses plus two electives) may earn a Certificate of Cognitive Archaeology at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Registration

How to register for CCA online courses

  • FIRST: If you wish to apply for either the Undergraduate or Graduate Certificates in Cognitive Archaeology, click the "CCA Certificate Information" icon above. It is not required that you be on a certificate track to take these credit courses.
  • SECOND: Access your UCCS Extended Studies registration packet. Download the Graduate credit registration packet; OR, download the Undergraduate credit registration packet. These instructions are meant for those who have not enrolled at UCCS previously; they provide step-by-step instructions for the Academic Outreach/Extended Studies online application, registration and payment. If you are a regular student at UCCS or you already have access to your myUCCS student portal account, you can find your course (see below) using the course search function in the portal.
  • THIRD: Using your myUCCS student portal username and password, access the online coursework on the UCCS Canvas login page.
  • FOURTH: Request your official UCCS transcript using your myUCCS student portal account. Go to the Transcript Request Page for instructions.

IMPORTANT SPRING 2025 INFO

  • Course Dates: January 21-May 17, 2025
  • Deadline To Register: February 5, 2025
  • Graduate tuition: $2,425 per course (inclusive of all fees)
  • Undergraduate tuition: $1,480 per course (inclusive of all fees)

SPRING 2025: CURRENT COURSES AVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION

  1. INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY

    Graduate: n/a

    Undergraduate: ANTH 2250-780, Class# 39431

  2. NEUROCOGNITION OF ART

    Graduate: ANTH 5105-780, Class# 39434

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4105-780, Class# 39432

  3. SOCIAL LEARNING AND COGNITION

    Graduate: ANTH 5200-780, Class# 18207

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4200-780, Class# 18206

  4. NEUROARCHAEOLOGY

    Graduate: n/a

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4200-781, Class# 39438

  5. EVOLUTIONARY NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

    Graduate: n/a

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4650-780, Class# 39440

  6. HISTORY OF EVOLUTIONARY COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY SINCE 1969

    Graduate: ANTH 5915-780, Class# 39442

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4915-780, Class# 39441