You must either enroll in or waive your offered benefits within 31 days of your hire date. If you do not take action, you will be automatically enrolled in the following:
| Medical Plans | Coverage | Cost | |
| CU Health Plan - High Deductible | Employee Only | $0/month | |
| Dental Plans | Coverage | Cost | |
| CU Health Plan - Essential Dental | Employee Only | $0/month | |
CU’s plans will act as your primary health coverage to any other health care plan you may already have. If you do not want this coverage, simply waive it.
How to enroll using the employee portal
You can easily waive or enroll in your benefits by using the benefits enrollment tool in your employee portal. As a new hire, your elections will remain effective for the remainder of the plan year (July 1– June 30).
Step 1: Log in to the portal.
Access your campus portal at my.cu.edu, select your campus, and enter your username and password. You may also find campus-specific assistance with your user ID and password.
Step 2: Find the Benefits Enrollment link in the menu.
Once you have logged in to the portal, select the CU Resources tab. There are two ways to access Benefits Enrollment: 1) Select Benefits and Wellness from the dropdown menu at the top of the screen and choose the Benefits Enrollment tile. or 2) go to the NavBar, click the CU Resources tile, select Benefits and Wellness and choose Benefits Enrollment.
Step 3: Click Select to begin.
Step 4: Choose your plans.
All benefits plans for which you are eligible will be listed. Click Edit to enroll or change benefits plans.
Please Note: If you are adding a dependent, you will be asked to complete Multi-Factor Authentication.
Step 5: Click the Submit button.
After you have made all of your elections, make sure to click Submit twice to complete your enrollment. A message will appear that all benefit choices have been successfully submitted to the Benefits department.
Step 6: Review your benefits
Once you submit your enrollment, you may review your selections through the portal's Benefits Summary on the next business day.
There are two ways to access Benefits Summary: 1) Select Benefits and Wellness from the dropdown menu at the top of the screen and choose the Benefits Summary tile or 2) go to the NavBar, click the CU Resources tile, select Benefits and Wellness and choose Benefits Summary.
To view your new elections, enter the effective date of your benefits enrollment (ex. 7/1/2018) in the date field and press the Refresh button.