How to Enroll

Summer Session is an excellent time for students who stopped taking courses for academic or personal reasons to resume their studies at CU Boulder.  

Students in Good Academic Standing

• If you're an undergraduate student who registered for classes within the last two semesters, you may enroll in classes directly through CU Boulder Class Search. 
• If you're a graduate student who received a grade in one or more classes in the most recent semester (spring), or you have applied for an official leave of absence to remain an active student, you may enroll in classes without reapplying to your program.
• If you're an undergraduate student who last registered for classes more than two semesters ago, you must complete the Application for Readmission at least two weeks before the start date of your intended summer session and pay a $200 deposit. To submit the readmit application, please visit the Readmit Students page on the Admissions website. If accepted, you'll receive information about enrolling.
• If you're a graduate student who last received a grade prior to the most recent semester (spring) and have not applied for an official leave of absence, you must reapply to your program. 

Students on Academic Suspension or Academic Dismissal

Undergraduate students wishing to conditionally enroll while on Academic Suspension or Academic Dismissal may use summer classes to raise their GPA.

• If it's been less than 12 months since you last enrolled, complete the online Course Request Form through Continuing Education to be registered in summer courses.
• If you’ve been away from CU Boulder for more than 12 months, you must complete the Readmission Form through Continuing Education and include the summer classes in which you'd like to enroll.
• We recommend that you schedule an appointment with a Continuing Education academic advisor to discuss your options and academic standing requirements.

If you're on academic suspension from the graduate business program, the Graduate School or the Law School, you may not register for summer classes in that same college or school. Consult your advisor for options.

If you are eligible to have the hold removed once your summer coursework is completed and you are not an undergraduate, contact your dean’s office.

Former Non-Degree or Guest Students

If less than 12 months has passed since you last enrolled as a non-degree student at CU Boulder, you may need to term-activate yourself before you can enroll in classes. To do so:

1. Log in to Buff Portal.
2. On the term activation card, click "Term-activate yourself."
3. Complete your preregistration items (if necessary).
4. On the enrollment dates page, open the main menu and click "Term Information."
5. Click "Activate new term for enrollment."
6. Find your non-degree program, tick the checkbox to select that row, then click "Continue."
7. Select the correct term from the drop-down, then click "Continue." 

If more than 12 months has passed since you were last enrolled as a non-degree student, you must submit an enrollment application through the Division of Continuing Education. See the How to Apply section for more information.

If you have problems or questions concerning summer registration, contact Continuing Education at ceregistration@colorado.edu or 303-492-5148.

Non-Degree Requisite Approval

If the course you wish to enroll into has requisites in the Registration Restriction area of a course in the CU Boulder Class Search and you believe you satisfy that requisite through non-CU coursework, a Continuing Education academic advisor must manually review your transcripts from other institutions to confirm enrollment eligibility. Outside coursework is not included in your student account, even if you have attached transcripts to your non-degree application.

Undergraduate Course Enrollment

Schedule an appointment with an academic advisor, or email ceadvise@colorado.edu for a transcript review.

If emailing, please include:

• Your 9-digit student ID # included in your welcome email;
• The course(s) for which you would like to register, including the section number;
• The courses on your transcript that you believe fulfill the required requisites.

If prior coursework is approved by an advisor as eligible for a requisite, the advisor will place a class permission for you to self-enroll; or, they will direct you to complete the Course Request Form and attach approval. If you have not had your transcripts manually reviewed and approved, you will receive a requisite error message when enrolling.

Graduate Course Enrollment

Most graduate-level classes are restricted. You must contact the instructor or the department to get permission to enroll. This can often be done via email. To find instructor email addresses, you may search the online directory.

After you receive written permission from the instructor, please submit a Course Request Form and attach the approval email to the form using the 'Browse' button.

There are some exceptions to this process, as some departments prefer to approve their own requisites. A Continuing Education academic advisor can provide more information if your course request needs further approval.

Enrollment Dates

Enrollment for returning or readmitted and non-degree students is Monday, March 10.

If you have problems or questions concerning online registration, contact the Office of the Registrar at 303-492-6970 or registrar@colorado.edu.