CU Pre-Health Scholars Program
The CU Pre-Health Scholars Program (CUPS) serves grades 6 through 12 and exposes scholars to high-impact events, research, STEAM, and Healthcare careers. At the same time, preparing our scholars to be competitive applicants for post-secondary education and matriculation into professional health careers or graduate school programs.
- CUPS Programming is at the Anschutz Medical Campus
- There is no financial cost to our program
- The cost is your time and commitment
- Lunch and snacks are provided
CUPS Middle School and High School 2024-2025 Schedule
- Formal Induction, Continuation, and Senior Graduation - Saturday, May 11, 2024, 11:00 am
- Orientation/Transcend Thursday, June 6, and Friday, June 7, 2024 (High School Scholars)
Summer Intensive
- Middle School - 1 Week - Monday, June 10 - Friday, June 14, 2024 - 10:00 am -12:30 pm
- Freshmen - 1 Week - Monday, June 10 - Friday, June 14, 2024 -10:00 am -3:30 pm
- Sophomores - 2 Weeks - Monday, June 10 - Friday, June 21, 2024 -10:00 am -3:30 pm
- Juniors - 3 Weeks - Monday, June 10 - Friday, June 28, 2024 -10:00 am -3:30 pm
- Seniors - 4 Weeks - Monday, June 10 - Friday, July 12, 2024 -10:00 am - 3:30 pm
- No Classes The Week of July 1, 2024
Saturday Academies -10:00 am -3:00 pm
- September 7, 2024
- October 19, 2024
- November 16, 2024
- February 22, 2025
- March 15, 2025
- April 12, 2025
- Seniors will have extra dates, as they will be earning 3-6 credits from the University of Colorado Denver
The CU Pre-Health Scholars Program (CUPS) serves grades 6th through 12th and exposes scholars to high-impact events, research, STEAM, and Healthcare careers. At the same time, preparing our scholars to be competitive applicants for post-secondary education and matriculation into professional health careers or graduate school programs.
The CU Pre-Health Scholars Program envisions education and medical systems that provide quality service to all. Through a holistic understanding of social determinants of health, researchers and practitioners center on historically marginalized communities' values, experiences, and needs.
- Holistic approach to student engagement
- Addressing health inequities
- Providing inclusive curriculum
- Improving cultural sensitivity and responsiveness
- Fostering a welcoming, inclusive environment for the campus community
- Providing mentorship and leadership opportunities through networking and community involvement
- Promoting excellence and innovation
- Bridging underrepresented populations through the P-20 spectrum to healthcare, STEAM, and research disciplines
- Infusing empowerment by increasing social capital
The CU Pre-Health Scholars Program (CUPS) serves scholars from middle school and high school grades 6th through 12th. It is an academic enrichment and integrative support program designed to build cultural confidence and expose first-generation, underrepresented, and low-income students to high-impact events, research, STEAM, and Healthcare careers while preparing our scholars to be competitive applicants for post-secondary education and matriculate into a professional health career program or graduate school program.
Scholars participate in once-a-month Saturday Academy during the academic year and annually in the summer intensive session. Our application is open to any student in Colorado from 6th through 12th grade. We prioritize students from Title 1 Aurora Public Schools and Denver Public Schools who identify as first-generation students or students with financial need.
Additional Opportunites for K-12 Students
The Community Engagement Office offers career exploration and science exposure opportunities for students of all ages, from elementary school to graduate school. To request an activity, please use the forms below. Please note that we depend on the availability of campus partners and content experts. We cannot guarantee your request will be fulfilled. The more time we have for planning, the better, but we require two months' advance notice. All requests must be for groups of students associated with a school or educational program, not single students.
Please submit a general inquiry if you cannot find what you need in the forms below.
Our office can offer a limited number of sponsored career exploration days for *qualifying schools and programs throughout the year. During these visits, students will hear from different academic programs, participate in at least one hands-on activity, and engage with a panel of current CU students and professionals. Career Exploration Days are scheduled from 10 am - 2 pm on a mutually agreed upon date. This activity is most appropriate for high schoolers, and we ask that group sizes be capped at 25 students (not including school chaperones). *Qualifying Schools/Programs: this has been defined as an institution, school, or program serving a majority of students/participants from backgrounds underrepresented in the health sciences (60%+) and/or a majority of students receiving free or reduced lunch (60%+).
Submit Request
If you cannot sign up for a sponsored career exploration day or have specific requests for a campus visit, please use this form to help us understand your needs.
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Get your career and education questions answered from current CU students and professionals representing a variety of disciplines in the health sciences.
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Request CU volunteers to support your career exploration program, wellness event, or other community activity.
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Find a CU student or professional to speak with your students about various health sciences topics.
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Visit a research lab on campus. Due to the limited space in research labs, we can only allow seven visitors in at a time and they must be at least 14 years of age.