Course undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) have been shown to be important in improving student critical thinking skills by requiring them to apply concepts learnt in the laboratory. However, the time limitations prevent full application of CUREs within a typical semester. This symposium seeks to identify effective strategies and best practices that can used by chemical educators from two and four-year institutions for the continuation of the CURE beyond the classroom. Educators are invited to share examples of projects that started off as CUREs in the classroom, but continued well and beyond the CURE duration. Educators are invited to share examples of projects that resulted into the student continuing with the CURE in a PI’s lab. Submissions of projects that started off as a CURE in the classroom, and transgressed into bigger endeavors such as grant ideas, scientific publications in peer review journals, and so on are highly encouraged.