The Center for Cognitive Archaeology Online Credit Program (CCA)

The Center for Cognitive Archaeology Online Credit Program (CCA)

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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.

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How to register for CCA online courses

  • FIRST: If you do not already have access to the UCCS portal, go to the Application Page at the Center for Cognitive Archaeology web site and follow the instructions to apply to the certificate program, at either the undergraduate or graduate level.
  • SECOND: Review the course listings below for the current semester.
  • THIRD: NEW FOR SPRING 2027 - all Center for Cognitive Archaeology courses now require permission to enroll. To request a permission number, please email LAS Extended Studies. In your e-mail, make sure to include your 9-digit UCCS Student ID, the course(s) you wish to enroll for and which level (undergraduate or graduate).
  • FOURTH: Once you receive your permission number, then login to your myUCCS portal account, locate your course(s) using the course search function, and utilize your permission number when prompted. For help, consult the UCCS Registrar's Class Registration Guide.
  • FIFTH: At the beginning of the semester, access your online coursework via the UCCS Canvas login page. Use your portal username and password to login to UCCS Canvas.
  • SIXTH: At the end of the semester, request your official UCCS transcript using your myUCCS student portal account. Go to the Transcript Request Page for instructions.

IMPORTANT SPRING 2027 INFO

  • Course Dates: January 19-May 15, 2027
  • Deadline To Register and Pay Tuition: February 3, 2027
  • Graduate tuition: $2,485 per course (inclusive of all fees)
  • Undergraduate tuition: $1,561 per course (inclusive of all fees)

SPRING 2027: CURRENT COURSES AVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION

  • SOCIAL LEARNING AND COGNITION

    Graduate: ANTH 5200-780

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4200-780

  • NEUROARCHAEOLOGY

    Graduate: n/a

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4200-781

  • ARCHAEOLOGY OF NUMBERS

    Graduate: ANTH 4515-780

    Undergraduate: ANTH 5515-780

  • HISTORY OF EVOLUTIONARY COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY SINCE 1969*

    Graduate: ANTH 5915-780

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4915-780

    *Certificate core course

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