Forms
Do you want to transfer into Arts & Sciences?
If you are a CU Boulder student in the College of Engineering, Business, ENVD, Music or CMCI, you can apply to transfer to the College of Arts and Sciences or declare a major using the intra-university transfer (IUT) process. For questions about this process, please contact the Arts and Sciences Academic Operations team at asoperations@colorado.edu or call (303) 735-5591. IUT applications are generally processed within 2 weeks of submission.
Are you planning to take a class at another school?
Check to see if it will transfer before you take it!
- First check Transferology to see if the classes you’re considering have already been evaluated.
- If your class is not in Transferology, use this form to request for the class to be reviewed.
Petitions
Would you like to petition to drop a class beyond the posted drop deadline?
Late drop petitions are requests to drop a class beyond the withdrawal deadline, which can be found on the Office of the Registrar’s website. The petition is used only for unforeseen extenuating circumstances which prevented the student from dropping the class by the posted deadline.
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 their primary college of record’s policies.
Filling out the petition does NOT result in automatic approval.
Students are expected to keep attending classes 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. 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 or call (303) 735-5591. Late drop petitions are generally processed within 2 weeks of submission of complete petition.
Do you want to add a class after the add deadline?
- If you aren't registered in the class, ask your instructor for permission to add.
- Write the department who is teaching the class (e.g. if it is an English class, go to the English department).
Is it the last week of the term or has the semester just ended?
- If you have completed a class but mistakenly were not registered for it, please complete the retroactive add petition below.
- Print the petition and ask for your instructor's help, as they will need to fill out part of it and sign it!
- Electronically submit your petition to ascurriculum@colorado.edu or bring your completed petition to the Curricular Affairs office in Old Main 1B90 or send it via campus mail UCB 275.
- If your petition is approved, your instructor will then submit a change of record form to add the class to your record.
Are you appealing to be reinstated into main campus classes?
If you have taken coursework outside of the CU system and your cumulative GPA from CU combined with your grades and credits taken at another institution after your suspension is higher than a 2.000, you can submit this petition.
For questions about this process, please contact the Arts and Sciences Academic Operations team at asoperations@colorado.edu or call (303) 735-5591. Reinstatement petitions are generally processed within 2 weeks of submission of complete petition.
Do you want to take more than 21 credit hours during the fall or spring semester, or more than 16 credit hours during the summer?
For information on credit hour limitations, please see the Registrar's "Get Ready to Register" section. To see the impact on tuition, please see the Bursar's "Tuition and Fee Rate Sheets" page. Credit overload petitions are generally processed within 2 weeks of submission of complete petition and will be reviewed during open enrollment for the requested semester.
Are you taking a class pass/fail that you want to take for a grade?
- For more information on arts and sciences' policy on pass/fail credit limitations, visit the CU Boulder Catalog's A&S "Requirements" page, click "Credit Limitations," and scroll down to the "Pass/Fail Credit" section. Do have a conversation with your advisor before electing to take a class pass/fail.
- If you are taking a class pass/fail that is not allowed to be pass/fail, please complete the Pass/Fail-to-Graded petition.
- Note: You cannot petition to change a class from graded to pass/fail.
For questions about this process, please contact the Arts and Sciences Academic Operations team at asoperations@colorado.edu or call (303) 735-5591. Pass/Fail-to-Graded petitions are generally processed within 1 week of submission of complete petition.
Declaring a Major or Minor in the College of Arts & Sciences
Are you currently declared in a major (including open option) in the College of Arts & Sciences and plan to change your major? Do you plan to add or drop an additional major and/or minor? You can meet with an advisor during their open hours or during a major declaration meeting to change/add to your academic plan.
Advisors’ open hours are posted in Buff Portal Advising. New major meetings are also listed in Buff Portal Advising.
Students* who wish to add, drop and/or change a major or minor without meeting with an advisor can navigate the menus below their student success team photos in Buff Portal Advising to an online major/minor add/drop request form. These requests are generally processed within 3-5 business days of submission.
*First-year students are required to meet with their advisor to add, drop or change majors and minors.