June 1 – July 2, 2021
 

Registration Begins
Date Student Group
March 3 Continuing degree students
See Enrollment Dates
March 8 Readmitted degree students
New undergraduate degree students
New graduate degree students
Nondegree students

Session Course Schedule
Date Important Event
May 31 Memorial Day, CU Boulder closed
June 1 Classes begin
July 3 Independence Day, CU Boulder closed
July 2 Final exams
August 19 Degree conferral date

See your syllabus for specific dates for each course.

Add/Drop/Withdrawal Deadlines 

Course section numbers 100–199 or 810–819
Date Milestone Additional Information
June 2 (11:59 p.m.) Last day to join a waitlist Use CU Boulder Class Search
June 3 (4:30 p.m.) Class waitlists are canceled  Waitlisted students lose access to online course materials
June 4 (11:59 p.m.) Last day to add a class Use CU Boulder Class Search
June 4 (11:59 p.m.) Last day to drop an individual class without penalty Use CU Boulder Class Search or Buff Portal; no W grade is recorded or tuition assessed
June 4 (11:59 p.m.) Last day to request to take a class for no credit (audit) Submit an online no-credit request
June 21 (11:59 p.m.) Last day to drop an individual class Use CU Boulder Class Search or Buff Portal; a W grade is recorded and full tuition and fees are assessed 
June 21 (11:59 p.m.) Last day to change a class's grade mode to or from pass/fail Use CU Boulder Class Search or Buff Portal 
June 21 (11:59 p.m.) Last day to request grade replacement if retaking a course Submit an online grade replacement request
June 28 Last day to petition to add a class late Contact the course department
July 1

Last day to petition to drop individual classes late

Instructor’s and dean’s signatures required; a W grade is recorded and full tuition and fees are assessed
July 1 Last day to request a full term withdrawal  Submit an online withdrawal form

See the withdrawal section if you are dropping all of your classes in Session A.

Tuition

Bills for tuition and fees are available in Buff Portal by the second Thursday of each month depending on your registration date. Payments are due on the fifth day of the following month. See the Tuition and Financial Aid section for detailed information.  

Registration for Any Session by/between Billing Available Tuition Due
May 11 May 13 June 5
May 12 – June 8 June 10 July 5
June 9 – July 13 July 15 August 5
July 14 – August 10 August 12 September 5
August 17 – September 7 September 9 October 5

Specific due dates are listed on your bill. Students can log in to Buff Portal anytime and view their billing information. See the Bursar's Office website for additional details.