How to Enroll

Access your campus portal at my.cu.edu, select your campus, and enter your username and password.

If you need a login and password credentials, please see campus-specific assistance with your user ID and password.

 

Once you have logged in to the portal, select the CU Resources tab. (If you do not see a CU Resources tab, it is your homepage.)

On your homepage, select the Open Enrollment tile.

Select Open Enrollment.

When you try to access a protected page in the portal's CU Resources area, a page like the one below will appear. You will be asked to authenticate your identity.

You will have authentication two options: Receive a phone call or receive a text message with a passcode. 

 

Note: You'll need to read and accept the Acknowledgement before you can begin selecting your benefits.

All benefits plans for which you are eligible will be listed. On each tile, click the Review link to see your options, enroll, change or waive benefits plans.

Please note: If you are currently enrolled in a Flexible Spending Account — either the Health Care FSA or the Dependant Care FSA marked with red boxes below — you will need to re-enroll in order to have access to an FSA for the next plan year.

Changing any of these benefits is simple. For example, if you select the Dental tile, you will reach a page where you can elect your plans and enroll any dependents you want covered. The first section you'll see on the Dental enrollment page is the Enroll Your Dependents section. Click Add/Update Dependent to reach a page where you can add dependents or update the information for any dependents or beneficiaries already listed on your plan.

Below the dependent enrollment section, you can choose among the available plans and select whether you want your coverage premiums deducted from your pay before or after your taxes are deducted. If you would like to see charts of the costs for each plan type and coverage level (individual, individual + spouse, etc.), click the "Overview of All Plans" button and a popup window will open.

You can compare medical plans within the portal. Select the plans you'd like to see, and you can compare rates, deductibles, urgent care costs and more within the portal.

Some plans will require you to list your primary care provider. You can use the Primary Care Provider List to find their provider ID. If you don't have a provider yet, you can choose one from the provider list and select "No" where it says "I have visisted this provider before."

Once you've finished making any elections or updates you wish to make on any given plan page, be sure to click Done in the upper right-hand corner of the enrollment page.

Review the page and verify that you have made all of your benefits selections.

To complete your enrollment, click the Submit Enrollment box on the bottom right of the page. 

A message will appear that all benefit choices have been successfully submitted to the Employee Services benefits department. 

Once you submit your enrollment,  you'll recieve an email confirmation. In the enrollment tool, your Enrollment Summary status will show as Submitted.

You may review your selections through the portal's Benefits Summary on the next business day.

To access your Benefits Summary: Select the Open Enrollment tile on your homepage and then select Benefits Summary.

To view your new elections, enter "7/1/2023" in the date field and press the Refresh button.

The benefits enrollment tool allows you to enter your benefit elections online for the plan year starting July 1 and ending June 30. Access it through the employee portal. See our step-by-step instructions on how to enroll on the first tab of this page.

Once you're logged in, you can view your current benefits (if you have any) and enroll in plans for the upcoming plan year. Once you've completed your enrollment, you can view your new enrollment elections right in the portal. This is your confirmation of enrollment.

Need the paper form?

The fastest way to complete your enrollment is by using the benefits enrollment tool, but for some tasks you will need a paper form. For a qualifying life event, complete one of benefits enrollment/change forms below to request your changes.

• Retiree
• Classified Staff
• Faculty, Officers and University Staff
• Surviving Spouse

 

Retiree portal access

If you are a retiree who has never enrolled online, please review these instructions to get your portal username and password.

Eligible dependents include:

• Spouses, Common-Law Spouses, Civil Union Partners and Domestic Partners
• Dependent children up to age 27
• Qualified disabled children over age 27

Complete the Dependent Eligibility Verification and submit it with the documentation listed upon completion of your self-service elections. Documentation must be received by Employee Services by your enrollment deadline or within 31 days of a qualifying event.

Dependents only have to be verified once; verification carries over year-to-year.

Qualifying life events include marriage, divorce, birth, gaining/losing other coverage, gaining/losing eligibility, change in employee residence and changes in dependent care needs.

For a qualifying event, complete a Benefits Enrollment/Change Form to make benefits changes that are effective before July 1.

• Benefits Enrollment/Change Form for Faculty, Officers and University Staff
• Benefits Enrollment/Change Form for Classified Staff
• Benefits Enrollment/Change Form for Retirees
• Benefits Enrollment/Change Form for Surviving Spouse/Partner

• To apply to increase your coverage, you must submit a Medical History Statement Form to The Standard Insurance Company as evidence of insurability (EOI).  If you are approved, Standard will notify CU, and you will be enrolled in the approved amount on the first of the month following the date of your approval.
• If you want to remain enrolled, but would like to decrease your coverage, you may do so using the Benefits Enrollment tool within the employee portal.