Summer Session

How to Register

All students register for courses through the Web - you can choose your courses, register, view your schedule, drop and add classes, and put your name on course wait lists. When you register, you receive immediate confirmation of your enrollment.

Note: If you require accommodations because of a disability, call 303-492-4822, or notify us by writing to:

Office of the Registrar
University of Colorado at Boulder
20 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0020

Here's how to register for summer

• Look for the dates and times you may register (continuing degree students, new degree students, former/readmitted degree students, or nondegree students).
• Look through the special courses (Maymester, FIRST Faculty in Residence, Featured Courses) and the schedule of courses on PLUS or CUConnect to find the courses you want to take this summer.
• Print the summer registration planning form pdf and fill it out.
• Use web registration to register for courses, to drop or add courses, and to verify your schedule.

Register for Courses Early (All Sessions)

Because summer registration is conducted on a first-come, first-served basis, you have a better chance of getting the courses you want if you register early. Therefore, try to register as soon as possible after your registration time assignment begins.

You are assessed a financial penalty if you register for summer courses and then decide not to attend after May 11 (if registered for Term M or Q or registered for Term M in combination with any other term), after June 1 (if registered for any combination of term A, B, C, or D courses), or after July 7 (if only registered for term B, independent study, or thesis hours). Read Withdrawing from Summer Session. Nondegree students should call Continuing Education at 303-492-5148 for withdrawal information.

If you register for summer courses and then decide not to attend summer session, you may be assessed a financial penalty. Read Withdrawing from Summer Session.

Web Registration

To register, first complete the registration planning form. Then go to CUConnect, the CU-Boulder web portal, at cuconnect.colorado.edu. After you log in with your CU login name and IdentiKey password, choose the Courses tab and then Register for Courses to go to the registration feature. Or go directly to PLUS at plus.colorado.edu, select the Registration Log-on button, and enter your CU student ID number and your PIN (personal identification number). Follow the instructions from there for CUConnect or PLUS. You will need to enter the five-digit course call numbers to register for courses. Every time you want to process a request, click on the Submit button. When you are done registering, verify your schedule by clicking on the Schedule tab at the bottom of the page. Be sure to exit the web registration site when you are done.

You can register via the Web Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to midnight and on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to midnight (including holidays). Web registration is not available on Saturdays. If you have problems or questions concerning web registration, call the registrar's office at 303-492-6970 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Mountain Time, Monday through Friday (except on university holidays) and press 1 to speak with a registration assistant. You may call this number 24 hours a day and press 2 to hear recorded registration information. IdentiKey help information is also available on the CUConnect login page.

IdentiKey

Your IdentiKey plays a large role in computing at CU-Boulder allowing you to:

• log in to CUConnect, the secure campus web portal
• log in to CULearn, the campus online course management system
• log in to CULink, the campus web-based email and calendaring service
• access wireless networking throughout campus
• log in to computers in ITS, Housing, and other campus computing labs
• log in to my Chinook, your online library record IdentiKeys, which consist of

IdentiKeys, which consist of your CU login name and a unique password, are automatically assigned to all incoming CU-Boulder degree and nondegree students. New IdentiKeys must be activated before they can be used. To activate your IdentiKey, go to CUConnect at cuconnect.colorado.edu and click on the IdentiKey/Login Help link in the login box. The next screen that is displayed will include an “activate your IdentiKey” option.

If you are having problems with your IdentiKey, or have not yet received an IdentiKey and need one, contact the IT Service Center at 303-735-HELP (303-735-4357), or stop by the IT Service Center located on the first floor of the Telecommunications Center, east of the University Memorial Center, Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (summer hours 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.).

Course Repetition Program

The Course Repetition program allows students who received a grade of D+ or lower in a course (for graduate students, a grade of C+ or lower) to repeat the course. The original grade will still appear on the transcript, but will be removed from both the total credit hour calculation and GPA.  This gives students the ability to try to improve their GPA by repeating a course in which they did poorly the first time. Additional deadlines, rules, and guidelines can be found at registrar.colorado.edu.

Other Registrations

Registering for Term M (Maymester)

Continuing degree students, as well as readmitted degree students, new graduate students, and nondegree students are eligible to register for term M, which runs May 11-29. Incoming freshman, new transfer students and engineering students on academic suspension are not eligible to enroll in term M courses.

Registering for Term B Only

If you want to take term B courses only, you may register through July 13, the drop/add deadline for term B.

If you register only for term B, an independent study course, or thesis hours and then decide not to attend after July 7, you are assessed a financial penalty. Read Withdrawing from Summer Session.

Registering for Intensives

Intensives are those courses that meet three weeks or less (does not include Maymester). You may register for intensive courses through the drop/add deadline for the intensive class (see Drop/Add Deadlines). After the drop/add deadline for the class, you must get a special action form signed by both the instructor and the dean and turn in the form to the Office of the Registrar, Regent Administrative Center 105, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Check each course for class beginning and end dates and for the final exam.

Concurrent Registration Beginning April 30

If you plan to take at least one course at CU-Boulder in the summer but cannot register for all course work required for your degree program, you may be able to register concurrently on another CU campus. If the following conditions are met, you can register for up to two courses or 6 credit hours, whichever is greater, on another CU campus:

• you must remain registered for at least one course at CU-Boulder the entire semester
• you must have your dean's permission (except for Arts and Sciences and Journalism students)
• the courses cannot be available at CU-Boulder without an unavoidable conflict

Note: Graduate students should check with the Office of the Registrar for exceptions to the home-campus registration requirement and limitation on credit hours at the host campus.

Concurrent registration forms and instructions are available at the registrar's office in Regent 105 beginning April 30 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The registrar's office will register you concurrently after schedule adjustment has begun on the other campus. Boulder students pay Boulder tuition rates for all courses. For information about concurrent registration, call 303-492-6970.

Information about Summer Courses

Refer to this information before you fill out your summer registration planning form. Click here to download the summer registration planning form pdf.

Changing Your Major

If you want to change your major or declare your major before you register, go to that department and ask about the required procedures. Your change is entered into the computer system when it has been approved by the new department. If your change of major involves moving into another college or school, it is considered an intrauniversity transfer (IUT).

Intrauniversity Transfer

If you would like to transfer into another CU-Boulder college or school, check with that dean's office for admission criteria and information on enrollment levels, application procedures, and deadlines. Policies vary among the different colleges and schools.

If you have already submitted an IUT application, register as if you have been accepted into the new program. If you are not able to register for some courses because you have not yet been accepted, you may change your schedule through the drop/add deadlines for the term(s) for which you are registered.

Credit-Load Limit

The maximum credit load allowed for all colleges and schools during summer session (except the law and education schools) is 15 credit hours. Law students may register for no more than 8 credit hours. Graduate students in the School of Education may register for no more than 9 credit hours.

Independent Study and Controlled Enrollment Courses

If you want to take a course with an 800-level or above section number, you must contact the department for permission and the five-digit course call number before you can register. Enrollment in these courses is limited by each department.

You have through July 13 to register for independent study course work and thesis hours. Both are subject to term B withdrawal and drop/add deadlines.

Linked Courses (Lectures/Recitations/Labs)

Linked courses are lecture courses that have required recitations and/or labs. In the course listings, you can identify a linked course because the call numbers for linked lectures are not listed. Only the call numbers for the linked recitation or lab are listed. (For courses that have a required lecture, recitation, and a lab, the call numbers are not listed for the lecture and recitation; they are listed only for the lab.)

To register for linked courses, enter the call number for the lab or recitation only. When you enter the call number, the system automatically “links” all other sections of the course and either enrolls you in all sections of the course or gives you the option of placing your name on a wait list, if available, for all linked sections of the course.

No Credit

If you want to register for course work for no credit, you must select the no credit option when registering, or go to the registrar's office in Regent 105 before the appropriate drop/add deadline.

Note: If you want to make a change to no credit status after you've registered, you must do so in person at the registrar's office by the drop/add deadline for the course.

Tuition is the same, whether or not credit is received in a course.

Courses taken for no credit cannot apply toward a graduate degree.

No changes in registration for credit are permitted after the drop/add deadline for each term.

Pass/Fail (P/F)

If you want to take a course on a pass/fail basis, you must indicate this when registering by selecting the pass/fail option or go to the registrar's office in Regent 105 before the appropriate drop/add deadline (see Drop/Add Deadlines).

Note: If you want to make a change to pass/fail status after you have registered, go to CUConnect and choose the Academics and Research tab. The pass/fail form is in the registrar forms column. Check with your college or school's dean's office; there are restrictions on the number and type of courses that can be taken pass/fail.

If you register on a pass/fail basis, your name appears on the final grade list, and a letter grade is assigned by the instructor. When grades are received in the Office of the Registrar, your grade is automatically converted to P or F. Any grade of D- and above converts to a grade of P and is not calculated into the GPA. Grades of F are included in your GPA.

Courses taken pass/fail cannot apply toward a graduate degree.

Wait Lists

Throughout summer registration and through midnight on May 11 for term M, midnight on May 12 for term Q, midnight on June 2 for terms A, C, D, and E, and midnight on July 8 for terms B and F, you may be able to put your name on a computerized wait list if you are eligible to take a course but find it is full. Each department determines if a wait list is offered for a course and what type of wait list is used.

There are two types of wait lists, automatic and resequenced.

Automatic wait lists are set up on a first-come, first-served basis. As a vacancy occurs in a course, the person at the top of the list is automatically enrolled.

Resequenced wait lists use a priority system to determine who enrolls in a course as spaces open up. Priorities are established by the department and are usually based on class standing and/or major.

Web registration informs you if a class you have requested has a wait list and gives you the option of adding your name to the list. Select the wait-list option and then select submit and wait for verification.

Note: Web registration does not tell you what type of wait list is used for the course.

When you place your name on a wait list, the total number of students already on the list is displayed. As wait-list positions constantly change during the registration period, it's a good idea to check your schedule frequently to find out your position on the wait list. Check your wait-list position by viewing your schedule on CUConnect or in web registration through PLUS. You will see your wait-list position for a course under “status” on the schedule page. Wait-list positions are updated in real time on the Web.

Placing your name on a wait list does not guarantee that you will be able to enroll in the course even if you're first on the wait list.

When a space opens up for you in a course, you are enrolled automatically in the course from the wait list. An e-mail message notifying you of your enrollment from the wait list is then generated, but if you don't receive the e-mail, you are still responsible for knowing if you get enrolled from a wait list. If you choose not to remain on a wait list or if you find that you have been enrolled in a course you no longer want, drop the course as soon as possible.

It is your responsibility to find out if you have been enrolled in a course from a wait list. Also, if you do not attend a course you have been enrolled in, you will receive an F for that class.

Deadlines for Wait Lists

You can place your name on course wait lists for term M through midnight on May 11, for term Q through midnight on May 12, and for terms A, C, D, and E through midnight on June 2. For terms B and F, you can place your name on course wait lists through midnight on July 8. At that time, all wait lists for the terms indicated are frozen. This means you cannot add your name to a wait list for term M after May 11; or for term Q after May 12; or for terms A, C, D, and E after June 2; or terms B and F after July 8. There is no automatic enrollment from wait lists after these dates.

If you are still on a wait list as of May 12 for term M, May 13 for term Q, June 3 for terms A, C, D, and E, or July 9 for terms B and F and are still interested in taking the course, check with the department offering the course. You must let the department know you are still interested in the course, should an opening occur. Department wait lists are cancelled at 4:30 p.m. on May 12, for term M; at 4:30 p.m. on May 15 for term Q; at 4:30 p.m. on June 5, for terms A, C, D, and E; and at 4:30 p.m. on July 13, for terms B and F.

Searching for Available Courses

You may need to search for a new section of a course for the following reasons:

• Sometimes academic departments must change the time a course is offered. When this happens, the department cancels the original section and adds a new section that reflects the time change.
• The section you request is full.

You can search for available sections in the following ways:

• Use the schedule planner feature available on CUConnect at cuconnect.colorado.edu (on the Courses tab) or on PLUS at plus.colorado.edu (select Planning Tools). The schedule planner is a web tool to find out about course availability as well as additional course information. Using this feature, you can also search for courses by subject, core requirements, meeting time, and summer session term. When a course is displayed, you can access the course description, required books, and student ratings. In addition, you can map out your schedule to show when you have courses and other scheduled commitments, such as work. The schedule planner is updated on a daily basis during registration periods, so it is a good planning source, but does not display up-to-the-minute course availability.
  
  
• Use the course search feature in web registration, which you can access via CUConnect or via PLUS. The course search feature allows you to search by subject, level, course number, core requirements, meeting time, summer session term, and for courses that are still open. The course search is updated on a real-time basis, so if you find a course you want to sign up for, you immediately know whether there is room in the course. Also, if you try to register for a course via web registration but you're denied the course (due to the section being closed or cancelled), you can conduct a section search to see if there are any available sections of that same course that fit in with your schedule. When you're denied a course, click on the word “search” next to the course and then click on the submit button. If there are any available sections of the course that fit your schedule, you'll be given the option to add the course (just click on the add button for the section you want).
  
  

Verifying Your Schedule

Once you have registered, you can verify your schedule and check your wait-list positions (if you are wait listed for any courses) via CUConnect or PLUS.

Adjusting Your Schedule

You can adjust your schedule by dropping and adding courses through web registration. To drop or add a course, follow the procedures you use to register (see the following Drop/Add Deadlines section for time limitations).

If you want to change your credit hours or adjust pass/fail or credit/no credit status after you initially register for the course, go to the registrar's office in Regent 105 by the appropriate drop/add deadline to have the change made for you. This is for your own protection. If you make these changes via the Web, you must first drop the course before changing your status, and there is the possibility you won't be able to add the course again once you have dropped it.

Drop/Add Deadlines

If you drop a course by the appropriate drop/add deadline listed below, your bill is adjusted and you won't have a W (withdrawn) grade on your transcript. If you are dropping ALL of your summer courses, read Withdrawing from Summer Session.

The drop/add deadline (see the chart below) is the last day you can:

• add a course
• drop a course and receive a tuition adjustment (see Dropping All of Your Summer Courses if you are dropping all of your summer courses or your only course)
• drop a course without receiving a W on your transcript
• designate pass/fail status changes
• change credit/no credit status
• designate a different credit load
• make variable credit-hour changes

If you drop a course after the appropriate drop/add deadline listed (see chart below), you are assessed full tuition and fees for the course and it appears on your transcript with a W grade.

Arts and sciences and nondegree students – You may drop a course after the drop deadline through the drop deadline to drop without signatures (see the chart below).  Visit registrar.colorado.edu for instructions on how to drop a course during this time period. 

All other students – To drop a course after the drop/add deadline through the deadline to drop without petitioning your dean (see chart below), you must obtain your instructor’s signature on a special action form. Thereafter, you may not drop a course unless there are circumstances clearly beyond your control (e.g., accident, illness). In that case, in addition to the instructor’s approval, you must also obtain approval from your academic dean.

No adds are permitted after the drop/add deadlines unless there are extenuating circumstances. To add a course after the drop/add deadline, you must petition your dean’s office.

Drop/Add Deadline Chart

(To drop one or more, but not all your summer courses)
Term	Course Section Number	Deadline (4:30 p.m.) to drop/add, change pass/fail or no-credit status and receive a tuition adjustment for dropped courses and not have a W (withdrawn) on your transcript	Deadline (4:30 p.m.) for all students (except arts and sciences and nondegree students) to drop without petitioning your dean--no tuition adjustment made (full tuition and fees are charged) for dropped courses and dropped courses appear on your transcript with a W grade	Deadline (4:30 p.m.) for arts and sciences and nondegree students to drop without any approval signatures--no tuition adjustment made (full tuition and fees are charged) for dropped courses and dropped courses appear on your transcript with a W grade
M	001-099 or 800-809	May 12*	May 15*	May 15*
Q	001-099 or 800-809	May 15*	May 22*	June 2*
A	100-199 or 810-819	June 5*	June 12*	June 23*
B	200-299 or 820-829	July 13*	July 20*	July 29*
C	300-399 or 830-839	June 12*	June 23*	July 7*
D	400-499 or 840-849	June 12*	June 23*	July 16*
	900-999 (independent study, thesis,and doctoral dissertation hours)	July 13*	July 20*	July 29*
E & F	500-699 or 850-869:
	intensives lasting 2 weeks or less	Second day of class*	Third day of class*	Third day of class*
	intensives greater than 2 weeks but not greater than 3 weeks	Third day of class*	Fifth day of class*	Fifth day of class*
	intensives greater than 3 weeks	Fifth day of class*	Sixth day of class*	Sixth day of class*
*Note: See Withdrawing from Summer Session if you are dropping all of your summer courses or your only course.

Administrative Drops

Administrative drops are initiated by departments. If you have not met all the prerequisites for a course, or if you do not attend your courses regularly during the first few weeks, you may be administratively dropped from any course. Check with departments for policies concerning administrative drops. Note: Nonattendance does not constitute withdrawal and you may still be charged for your classes unless you officially withdraw before the published deadline.

Withdrawing from Summer Session (Dropping All of Your Summer Courses)

If you are dropping all of your courses, you will be withdrawn from summer session. Refer to the Summer Withdrawal Assessment Schedule for deadlines to withdraw without penalty and the financial penalties assessed for withdrawing after the deadlines. Withdrawing from the summer session only does not affect your fall and spring main campus registration status.

If you have received a grade (excluding W grades) for any summer course, you cannot withdraw and should refer instead to the Drop/Add Deadlines chart for information on how to drop your remaining courses. For example if you completed a Maymester course and are registered for a term B course, you cannot withdraw and must instead drop the term B course according to the Drop/Add Deadlines chart.

Withdrawals from summer session (dropping all of your summer courses) after the drop/add deadline may require your dean’s approval, depending on your college or school, or if you have previously received a grade (including a W) in any summer term. If you do not withdraw, you receive failing grades in the courses for which you were registered and you must pay full tuition and fees. If you stop attending a course without officially dropping it, you receive a grade of F in that course. If you are dropping a summer course but remain enrolled in any other course(s), then you need to refer to the drop/add deadlines and information.

If you are a degree-seeking student, you can request to be withdrawn from the summer session by completing a withdrawal form at the Registrar’s office, located in the Regent 105, or by sending an e-mail from your CU e-mail account to withdraw@colorado.edu. For more information visit registrar.colorado.edu/students/withdraw.html or call 303-492-6970.

Nondegree students should contact the Division of Continuing Education and Professional Studies at 303-492-5148 for withdrawal information.

Summer Withdrawal Assessment Schedule

(If dropping all of your courses)
Term	There is no financial penalty if you drop ALL your courses by the date below. NOTE: This applies only to continuing degree and nondegree students. New and readmitted students are assessed $100 in tuition and fees.	You are assessed $100 in tuition and fees if you drop ALL courses or your ONLY course during the dates below. EXCEPTION: There is no financial penalty for dropping a course during the following dates if you remain registered for at least one Boulder main campus summer course, or if you are a nondegree student.	You are assessed full tuition and fees if you drop ALL courses (withdraw from summer) during the dates below.
M	Through May 11 (4:30 p.m.)	Not applicable	May 12-28
Q	Through May 11 (midnight)	May 12-15	May 16-June 10
A	Through June 1 (midnight)	June 2-5	June 6-July 1
B	Through July 7 (midnight) (also applies to independent study, thesis hours, doctoral dissertation hours, or math modules)	July 8-13	July 14-August 6
C	Through June 1 (midnight)	June 2-12	June 13-July 23
D	Through June 1 (midnight) Exception: Through July 7 (midnight) for 900-999 independent study, thesis, and doctoral dissertation hours	June 2-12   July 7-13	June 13-August 6   July 14-August 6
E & F (2 weeks or less)	Prior to the first day of class	First day-second day of class	Third day-last day of class
E & F (greater than 2 weeks but not greater than 3 weeks)	Prior to the first day of class	First day-third day of class	Fourth day-last day of class
E & F (greater than 3 weeks)	Prior to the first day of class	First day-fifth day of class	Sixth day-last day of class
Note: If you are dropping a summer course but still remain enrolled in another, refer to the Drop/Add Deadlines and information. Also, refer to this information if you have a W grade in a summer course and wish to drop your remaining summer course(s).

Final Examinations

Final examinations are given during the last class period in the term. Early examinations are not permitted.

Final Exam Schedule
Term M	May 29
Term Q	June 5
Term A	July 2
Term B	August 7
Term C	July 24
Term D	August 7
Term E Intensives	Check each course
Term F Intensives	Check each course

Grade Information

Grade reports are not mailed at the end of the semester. You can access summer term 2009 grades in the following ways:

• Via CUConnect according to the following schedule:

Term M	June 4
Term Q	June 18
Term A and E	July 9
Term C	July 30
Terms B, D, and I	August 13

• order an official transcript with any of the following options:

online for rush or normal processing visit www.colorado.edu/transcripts, choose Easy Online Ordering, and create an account

faxing a signed request to 303-492-4884

mailing a signed written request to

Transcript Request
68 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0068

on the Web using PLUS.

• Unofficial transcripts are available on PLUS at plus.colorado.edu. The only student identification on this transcript is the appearance of the last four digits of the student ID number at the top of the document.

Official transcripts are free and are mailed first class within four business days from the date of request. Visit www.colorado.edu/transcripts for information regarding request forms and rush fees or call 303-492-8987.

Note: Transcripts can be withheld for both financial obligations to the university or disciplinary actions that are in progress.

Class Rank

Beginning in the summer of 2008, undergraduate students can download a form that indicates their rank in class compared to those students graduating within the last year. Students in the College of Arts and Sciences, as well as the College of Engineering and Applied Science, will have a ranking within their major degree program. Students in the Leeds School of Business, the College of Music, the College of Architecture and Planning, and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication will have a ranking within students in their college. These forms are available on CUConnect.

Registration Miscellany

Colorado Benefits and Colorado House Bill 1023

The Colorado House Bill 1023 requires anyone applying for state-funded benefits in which any payment or financial assistance is given, must provide proof that they are lawfully present in the United States.  Examples of these benefits at the University of Colorado include in-state tuition, the College Opportunity Fund, some types of institutional and state-sponsored financial aid, and any other benefit requiring an application, excluding any employment benefits.  More information about this new legislation can be found at www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006b/csl.nsf (go to bill number 1023).

New and readmitted students who have applied for College Opportunity Fund benefits (in-state undergraduates) or completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) will be waived, as both processes already determine lawful presence within the United States. In addition, all nonresidents who do not receive any state benefit, such as reduced tuition benefits or scholarship/departmental aid, do not have to comply with this requirement. All other students will need to come in to one of the following offices to present an approved photo ID (as determined by the state of Colorado) and sign an affidavit stating that they are a citizen of the United States, a legal permanent resident, or are otherwise lawfully present in the U.S. pursuant to federal law:

Office of the Registrar, Regent 105
Office of Financial Aid, Regent 175
Bursar’s Office, Regent 150

Nondegree students can complete the process at Continuing Education, 1505 University Avenue.

For more information regarding HB 1023 visit registrar.colorado.edu.  You are encouraged to read the FAQ document to determine appropriate compliance with House Bill 1023.

Updating Your Address

A correct address is vital for you during the summer because the university mails important documents. You are responsible for updating your address. The university is not responsible for outdated or invalid addresses.

Once summer classes begin, all mailings related to summer (except for bills) will be sent to your mailing address. An accurate local mailing address is also important in case the university needs to reach you due to a family or personal emergency.

You can look up any of your addresses on CUConnect and, if needed, update your address. Or you can change your address at the registrar's office in Regent 105, Continuing Education at 1505 University Avenue, or via e-mail at address@colorado.edu.

Part-Time/Full-Time Course Load Definitions (for Enrollment Verification)

Undergraduate
In the summer, a course load of 6 to 11 semester hours is considered half time and 12 or more is considered full-time for financial aid purposes. Students must be enrolled at least half-time to be eligible for federal loans and "in-school" loan deferments.

For enrollment verification for academic purposes (not related to financial aid), 6 hours is considered full time in the summer.

Graduate
For academic purposes, during the summer semester, master’s students are considered full time if they are enrolled for at least 3 semester hours of course work at the graduate level, 4 semester hours of combined undergraduate and graduate hours, 6 hours of course work at the undergraduate level, at least 1 master’s thesis hour, or 1 master’s candidate for degree hour. In order to be part time/half time, master’s students must be enrolled in 2 semester hours of graduate-level course work, 3 semester hours combined graduate and undergraduate hours, or 3-5 hours of undergraduate course work.

During the summer semester, doctoral students who have not passed the comprehensive examination are considered full time if they are enrolled for at least 3 semester hours of course work at the graduate level, 4 semester hours of combined undergraduate and graduate hours, 6 hours of course work at the undergraduate level, or at least 1 doctoral dissertation hour. In order to be part time/half time, doctoral students who have not passed the comprehensive examination must be enrolled in 2 semester hours of graduate-level course work, 3 semester hours combined graduate and undergraduate hours, or 3-5 hours of undergraduate course work. DMA students who have not passed their comprehensive examination can also be considered full time if they are taking 1 hour of course work numbered 8200–8399 or TMUS 8019. PhD students who have passed the comprehensive examination must register for at least 5 doctoral dissertation hours to be considered full-time students. In order to be part time/half time, doctoral students who have passed the comprehensive exam must be enrolled in 3 doctoral dissertation hours. DMA students who have passed the comprehensive examination must register for 1 hour of course work numbered 8200–8399 or TMUS 8029 to be considered full time.

Exception: law students need 5 or more hours for full-time status. For financial aid purposes, graduate students must be enrolled at least half time to be eligible for federal loans and deferments.

For further information and guidelines regarding other course load regulations, check the specific college and school sections of the University of Colorado at Boulder Catalog. Your college may have different guidelines than those used for enrollment verification purposes above.

For financial aid in the summer, a course load of 4 to 8 term hours is considered half time and 9 or more hours is considered full time. Students must be enrolled at least half time to be eligible for federal loans and ‘in-school’ loan deferments.

If you receive financial aid, veterans' benefits, or are living in university housing, check with the appropriate office regarding course load requirements.

Viewing Your Records Online

You can go to cuconnect.colorado.edu to:

• view your class schedule and corresponding final exam schedule
• view your grades
• experiment with the GPA calculator
• view your degree program information (primary and secondary college, major, and class standing)
• find books required for your classes
• view and/or pay your current semester bill
• authorize others to view and pay your tuition billing statement
• review your financial aid records, apply for summer aid, and access the scholarship application
• view your unofficial transcript (via the PLUS tab)
• view degree progress report for certain colleges (via the PLUS tab)
• manage your current addresses
• set your campus alert preferences
• access CULearn course information
• request semi-privacy status
• register for classes
• register your clicker
• select your student health plan
• explore and apply for Study Abroad
• submit a variety of forms to the Registrar (late drop request, course repetition request, selective service forms, etc.)

Federal privacy laws and university policies guarantee your right to access your own data and protect this data from unauthorized access by others. Unauthorized access can result in student conduct disciplinary actions and/or civil and criminal proceedings. The university provides reasonable physical and electronic security for this data, but it is up to you not to compromise the security of this information. If you feel that your IdentiKey password and/or PIN are not secure, you may change it at any time on CUConnect.

Time Out Program (TOP)

The Time Out Program (TOP) allows degree-seeking students in good academic and ethical standing to take one or two semesters off and return to the university without reapplying for admission. TOP students register for their return semester with the same registration priority as continuing students. A nonrefundable $50 application fee is charged for the program. Students who withdraw from summer session only do not need to apply for TOP in order to return to Boulder main campus.

For more information or to obtain an application visit registrar.colorado.edu/students/timeoutprogram.html, stop by the Registrar’s office in Regent 105, e-mail timeout@colorado.edu, or call 303-492-8673.

Registering for Fall

If you are a new or readmitted degree student this summer and are eligible to register for fall semester 2009, fall registration materials will be sent to you via e-mail starting in early April. You will receive registration instructions, when you may register, a helpful checklist of things to consider prior to your arrival on campus, and links to the various offices that you may need to access. If you do not receive registration materials for fall within two weeks of registering for summer, or by August 1, come to the Office of the Registrar, Regent 105, between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., or call 303-492-6970.

Note: Fall registration for new and readmitted degree students enrolled in summer doesn't begin until April 28 and you must register for summer before you are eligible to register for fall. Students readmitted for summer only will not receive fall registration materials.

If you are a new freshman or transfer student in the College of Arts and Sciences, the Leeds School of Business, or the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, you become eligible to register for fall by attending New Student Orientation. For information on orientation sessions and fall registration, go to www.colorado.edu/orientation or call 303-492-4431.

If you are a nondegree student this summer and interested in registering as a nondegree student in the fall, call Continuing Education at 303-492-5148 for more information.

E-Mail the Registrar

If you have a question about academic records or registration or would like to share your comments with us about any of our programs or processes, you may e-mail the registrar’s office at registrar@colorado.edu. Your questions and comments are read by a staff member in the registrar’s office and then forwarded to the appropriate person for a response. We encourage you to use this student service.

Need help?

Call the registrar's office for personal assistance, 303-492-6970 and press 1, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Mountain Time, Monday through Friday, except university holidays. Recorded registration information is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week (press 2 to hear the recorded information).