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Action Required: Review Your Fall 2025 COF Authorization Status Before Jan. 9 (Targeted)

Who Received This Email?

We sent this email on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, to students whose COF authorization selection was affected by a UIS system error.

Dear [first],

We identified a system error that impacted your College Opportunity Fund (COF) authorization. When you completed your preregistration tasks for Spring 2026, you made a selection for COF authorization. This selection also updated your authorization for the Fall 2025 semester in addition to spring, which you may not have wanted.

How to Review Your Current COF Authorization

  1. Go to the College Opportunity Fund (COF) card in Buff Portal (you may be required to log in).
  2. Click View your COF status.
  3. On the COF Authorization/Review page, view the COF Details section for your Fall 2025 status. If the section doesn’t display for you, click Update Authorization to review. 

Your Next Steps

If you are happy with your COF status for Fall 2025, no action is needed on your part. 

If you’d like to refuse COF for Fall 2025, please contact us before Friday, Jan. 9 and we can assist in updating your COF authorization. After this date, we can no longer change your COF status for Fall 2025, only your status for future terms.  

About COF

COF is a stipend that pays a portion of your in-state tuition on a per-credit-hour basis. When you authorize COF, you can choose lifetime authorization or refuse authorization. If you refuse authorization, you’ll be responsible for paying full tuition for the term indicated. 

Office of the Registrar | University of Colorado Boulder
303-492-6970 | registrar@colorado.edu