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 wish to apply for either the Undergraduate or Graduate Certificate 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. Students taking courses at the graduate level and/or working toward the graduate certificate need not apply to the UCCS Graduate School.
  • 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 FALL 2026 INFO

  • Course Dates: August 24-December 19, 2026
  • Deadline To Register and Pay Tuition: September 10, 2026
  • Graduate tuition: $2,485 per course (inclusive of all fees)
  • Undergraduate tuition: $1,561 per course (inclusive of all fees)

FALL 2026: CURRENT COURSES AVAILABLE FOR REGISTRATION

  • INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE ARCHAEOLOGY

    Graduate: n/a

    Undergraduate: ANTH 2250-780, Class# 39601

  • MATERIAL ENGAGEMENT THEORY

    Graduate: ANTH 5200-780, Class# 13487

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4200-780, Class# 13486

  • COGNITION AND COSMOLOGY

    Graduate: ANTH 5200-781, Class# 13492

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4200-781, Class# 13493

  • COGNITIVE EVOLUTION

    Graduate: ANTH 5310-780, Class# 13483

    Undergraduate: ANTH 4310-780, Class# 13482

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