Complete Preregistration

You need to complete preregistration before you're allowed to register for classes each semester.

Access Preregistration

Once a semester's classes are posted in CU Boulder Class Search, follow the steps below to access preregistration from that system or Buff Portal.

Buff Portal
CU Boulder Class Search

To access preregistration from Buff Portal:

Follow this link to Buff Portal's class registration guide card (you may be prompted to log in).
Select "Prepare" to expand that section, then select "Go to Preregistration." (Note: If you don't see this link, then you've already completed preregistration for the chosen semester.)
If prompted, select the term you're enrolling in, then select "Continue."
Complete all preregistration steps (see section below for details).

To access preregistration from CU Boulder Class Search:

Log in to CU Boulder Class Search.
Click the cart icon on the upper right.
In the "Complete Preregistration" alert, click the "complete preregistration" link. (Note: If you don't see this alert, then you've already completed preregistration for the chosen semester.)

Troubleshooting

If you get an error message when you click the preregistration link, please either:

Clear your browser cache and try again (instructions by browser: Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox).
Access preregistration through Buff Portal instead (follow the steps on the "Buff Portal" tab above).

If prompted, select the term you're enrolling in, then select "Continue."
Complete all preregistration steps.
Once finished, go back to CU Boulder Class Search and click the refresh icon to the right of the "Complete Preregistration" alert to clear it.

About Your Preregistration Items

This first preregistration page contains three sections:

Addresses

Both a home and a local address are required.

Home: You probably already have a home address in the system; confirm that it's correct. To make a change, select "Edit." If you have an international address, be sure to select "Change Country."
Local: If you know the address you'll be at while taking classes this semester, select "Add a New Address" to provide it. If not, re-enter your home address for now and replace it later by following the steps on Update Your Contact Information.
Tick the verification checkbox.

Phone Numbers

A cell/mobile number is required.

Select "Add a Phone Number" to provide your domestic cell/mobile number (phone numbers requiring a country code are not accepted). If you don't have a domestic cell number, enter 000-000-0000.
A home phone number is not required; however, if one is listed, confirm that it's correct.
Tick the verification checkbox.

Emergency Contacts

If you're involved in or experience a health or safety emergency, the university will contact whoever is listed here. At least one emergency contact is required.

Select "Add an Emergency Contact" and enter the information for your primary contact.
If there are other people you'd like to include as emergency contacts, add them as other contacts.
Tick the verification checkbox.
Select "Continue" to move on.

Students at CU Boulder are obligated to pay all tuition, fees and charges, as outlined in the tuition and fee agreement and disclosure. For details or to download a copy of the agreement, see Payment Agreement on the Bursar's Office website.

Read the disclosure carefully.
Click "I Agree" to move on.

This is the last page of preregistration for out-of-state and graduate students. Undergraduate Colorado residents proceed to a third preregistration page.

This page only appears for undergraduate Colorado residents; all other students have now completed preregistration.

Undergraduate Colorado Residents Approved for COF

Now that you've applied for and been granted a COF stipend, you need to authorize CU to apply it to your tuition and fees bill.

Find the correct term and click "Update Authorization."
Tick the checkbox next to "Authorize," then click "Submit."
Click "Confirm."
Click "Continue to Enroll" to complete preregistration.

You can authorize COF or revoke your authorization at any time.

Undergraduate Colorado Residents Who Haven't Applied for COF

The College Opportunity Fund (COF), created by the Colorado Legislature, provides a stipend that pays a portion of total in-state tuition for eligible undergraduate students who attend a Colorado public institution or a participating private institution.

There's no limit to the number of eligible students who receive COF, and you never have to pay it back.

Follow the link to apply for COF.
Select "Continue to Enroll" to complete preregistration.

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