The faculty have established a deadline for students to drop classes. Deadlines are posted on the Office of the Registrar’s website. Students are responsible for knowing and adhering to posted deadlines.

This petition may only be used for students solely enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. Students enrolled in multiple programs or colleges must adhere to the deadlines and policies of their primary college of record.

Submitting the petition does NOT result in automatic approval. Students are expected to keep attending class and submitting work until they have received the official outcome of their petition. Petitions will be accepted until 5 p.m. (MT) on the last day of classes for full session fall and spring classes, or by the withdrawal deadline for any Continuing Education or special session classes.

Students wishing to request a full term withdrawal should submit an online withdrawal form through the Office of the Registrar instead of a late drop petition.

In and of themselves, the following are not sufficient reasons to drop a class beyond the posted deadline. Students are encouraged to speak with their academic advisor to explore whether Grade Replacement is appropriate and to discuss additional options.

  • Poor performance in class.                 
  • GPA protection.
  • Academic standing/financial aid concerns.
  • Failure to verify class schedule through Buff Portal.
  • Failure to monitor waitlist position.
  • Change of major or program that results in a class no longer being a requirement.    
  • Failure to attend/participate in class on a regular basis.
  • Failure to abide by withdrawal deadlines.

A complete late drop petition must have 3 different files attached. Petitions submitted without all of the required documents will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed. 

     1). Attach a TYPED statement explaining the unforeseen extenuating circumstances that occurred and that are the grounds for your petition. 

        Your statement must include: 

  1. Why/How these extenuating circumstances impacted your engagement in this one class.  
  2. Why/How these extenuating circumstances did not impact your engagement in your other class(es).
  3. Why you did not drop the class by the posted deadline within the semester.

    2). Attach thorough supporting documentation of your extenuating circumstances, including the specific dates of occurrence. 

All documentation must be submitted with this petition, no further documentation will be accepted at a later date. 

Official letterhead from your health care provider is required when citing health related issues.

If you have questions about documentation, please contact your academic advisor.   

    3). Attach a completed instructor evaluation form.

Instructor evaluation forms must be filled out and signed by the instructor of the requested late drop course.

For questions about this process and potential impacts on degree progress, please consult with your academic advisor. For other questions about this process, please contact the Arts and Sciences Academic Operations team at asoperations@colorado.edu.

All petition decisions are final.

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Mandatory Reporting and Petitions

CU Boulder has a responsibility to provide a safe and nondiscriminatory environment. If you disclose having been impacted by sexual misconduct, protected-class discrimination or harassment, intimate partner violence, stalking or related retaliation, we are required to share that information to the CU Office of Institutional Equity and Compliance (OIEC) for outreach regarding support and reporting options. You are not required to respond to OIEC. If you are in need of support, here is a list of resources, including confidential assistance. 

If you have questions before you want to submit this type of information, please contact the confidential Office of Victim Assistance.

Additionally, please note that the university takes disclosures around threat of harm to self or others seriously and when information of this nature is received, it will be shared with the appropriate offices to offer additional support and resources.