Reinstatement and Readmission

Academic Suspension Reinstatement Options

After academic suspension, there are multiple pathways students may pursue to earn reinstatement. Students on academic suspension may pursue any of the following options to earn academic reinstatement:

Note: Students may combine Options 1 and 2 (as described below). Once reinstatement is initiated under Options 3 or 4, students may not change to another reinstatement option.

Option 1:
Students may enroll in classes through CU Boulder’s Division of Continuing Education (evening or online courses) to raise their cumulative CU GPA, and are eligible for reinstatement when they have reached a cumulative CU GPA of 2.000 or higher. Students on academic suspension who enroll in Continuing Education classes must maintain a 2.300 term GPA or above for each fall or spring term enrolled in Continuing Education to avoid being placed on Academic Dismissal.

Students on academic suspension pursuing this option who return to good academic standing by earning a cumulative CU GPA of 2.000 or above based on coursework taken through Continuing Education classes will have their hold automatically removed by the Office of the Registrar (typically done three business days after the final grading deadline of that most recent semester) and no petition process is needed.

Option 2:
Students on academic suspension may enroll in Summer Session classes to raise their cumulative CU GPA and are eligible for reinstatement when they have reached a cumulative CU GPA of 2.000 or higher.

Students on academic suspension pursuing this option who return to good academic standing by earning a cumulative CU GPA of 2.000 or above based on coursework taken through Continuing Education classes will have their hold automatically removed by the Office of the Registrar (typically done three business days after the final grading deadline of that most recent semester) and no petition process is needed.

Option 3:
Students may enroll in courses at another accredited academic institution. To be reinstated to main campus, the cumulative CU GPA combined with the grades and credit hours resulting from all work done at other institutions after academic suspension from CU must average a cumulative CU GPA of 2.000 or higher. This is referred to as a “virtual GPA”. Note: after reinstatement, transferable coursework will be applied as appropriate to the degree, but grades in transferred courses will not be calculated into the cumulative CU GPA. For that reason, students who are reinstated based on a virtual GPA will have two semesters in which to work on raising their cumulative CU GPA to a 2.000 or above. The deadline to submit a reinstatement petition for a semester is the third day of classes at 5:00pm (MT).

Students on academic suspension pursuing this option must provide Academic Operations a reinstatement petition at aspetitions@colorado.edu, as well as an official transcript of all coursework completed elsewhere. The official transcript must include final grades for the most recent term of enrollment, an interim report or in-progress grades will not be accepted.

Option 4:
Students may take at least one academic year (three consecutive terms including a fall, spring and summer term) off with no enrollment at any institution. After returning, the student will have the same cumulative CU GPA as when they were suspended but will have two terms, in addition to summer, to raise their cumulative CU GPA to a 2.000 and be in good academic standing. The deadline to submit a reinstatement petition for a semester is the third day of classes at 5:00pm (MT).

Students on academic suspension pursuing this option must provide Academic Operations a reinstatement petition at aspetitions@colorado.edu.

Reinstatement Petition 

Students may contact their academic advisor with questions, or Academic Operations at asoperations@colorado.edu or 303-735-5591 with additional questions.

Academic Dismissal Reinstatement Option

Students placed on academic dismissal may only enroll in Summer Session classes to raise their cumulative CU GPA, and are eligible for reinstatement when they have reached a cumulative CU GPA of 2.000 or higher.

Students on academic dismissal who return to good academic standing by earning a cumulative CU GPA of 2.000 or above by taking coursework through Summer Session classes will have their hold automatically removed (typically done three business days after the final grading deadline of the most recent semester) and no petition process is needed.

Students may contact their academic advisor with questions, or Academic Operations at asoperations@colorado.edu or 303-735-5591 with additional questions.

Readmission Process

If a student has not been active at CU Boulder for 3 or more semesters, they may need to apply for readmission to the university through the admissions office. 

The admissions office will accept an application, even though a student may have a suspension notation on record. However, they cannot process the application until reinstatement is granted. Please be sure to submit your readmit request well in advance of the semester for which you plan to return.