How to Enroll

Current Degree-Seeking Students

If you're placed on academic suspension or academic dismissal at the end of the spring 2025 semester, you can still register for Summer Session through  prior to receiving the suspension hold. After the final summer grading deadline, if your CU cumulative GPA increases to 2.0 or higher, your academic record will be updated by the Registrar's Office to reflect good academic standing, and your academic suspension or academic dismissal hold will be released.

If you have an academic suspension or academic dismissal hold, you are eligible to enroll using the .

If you are on academic suspension or academic dismissal, contact ceregistration@colorado.edu or 303-492-5148 for questions concerning registration. All other degree-seeking students should contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@colorado.edu or 303-492-6970 for questions concerning registration. Students on academic suspension or academic dismissal should also .

Current Non-Degree Students

If you're thinking about applying to CU 麻豆影院 as a degree-seeking undergraduate student in the future, you may transfer credits taken as a non-degree student on any CU campus; however, the applicability of these credits toward degree requirements is established by individual schools and colleges. Consult with a pre-transfer advisor for further information.

If you enroll in summer classes and then change your mind, you may be assessed a financial penalty for the classes you withdrew from. See the Withdrawal section or call Continuing Education at 303-492-5148 for more information.

Non-Degree Requisite Approval

If the course you wish to enroll into has requisites in the Registration Restriction area of a course in the  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

, 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  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 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  can provide more information if your course request needs further approval.

Enrollment Dates

Student GroupDate
SeniorsWednesday, March 5
JuniorsThursday, March 6
SophomoresFriday, March 7
First-yearFriday, March 7
Law studentsWednesday, March 5
Graduate and business graduate studentsThursday, March 6
Guest and non-degree studentsMonday, March 10

Follow the step-by-step instructions on the Office of the Registrar website to search for and enroll in classes.

If you are registering for a lecture class that has a linked recitation and/or lab, the system will prompt you to add that component.

If you would like to take an independent study course or register for thesis or doctoral dissertation hours (900-level section numbers), you must contact the department for permission before you can enroll. Enrollment in these courses is limited by each department.

You have through July 11 to register for independent study coursework and thesis hours. While these sections are listed as Session D, they follow the add/drop/withdrawal deadlines for Session B.

The maximum credit load allowed by most colleges and schools during Summer Session is 16 credit hours. Graduate students in the School of Education may register for no more than 9 credit hours.

When you add a class to your shopping cart, you'll be prompted to select from the available class options. The deadline to change your grade mode varies by session; see the Session Calendars for details.

Independent study and occasionally regular courses are offered on a variable-credit basis. You must designate the number of credit hours you wish to receive for the course at the time of registration. Visit the  for more information about these options.

When a class is full but registration is still open, some departments allow students to join a waitlist to be automatically enrolled in the class if a space becomes available and the student meets the prerequisites. Placing your name on a waitlist does not guarantee you'll be enrolled in that class.

If you're automatically enrolled from the waitlist, you'll receive an automated email confirmation. If you don鈥檛 get enrolled off the waitlist then you鈥檒l lose access to the class when the waitlists are canceled after the add deadline. Students will not be charged for a class until they are enrolled from the waitlist. Visit the Office of the Registrar website for more information.

Waitlist deadlines vary by session; see the Session Calendars for details on the last day to add your name to a waitlist and when the waitlist is canceled.

Special Session Limitations

Summer at CU 麻豆影院 is an exceptional time of year! Summer Session classes provide students with a number of flexible options not available the rest of the academic year. However, there are limitations to certain sessions that you need to keep in mind when registering.

Maymester and Augmester

Undergraduate degree-seeking students, new graduate students and non-degree students may enroll in only one Maymester and/or one Augmester class each summer. You may be enrolled in other sessions as long as the course times don't overlap. Maymester and Augmester sessions are designed for experienced college students. Due to that, we do not recommend that High School ACCESS students enroll in these sessions. If you have questions regarding High School ACCESS summer enrollment, contact hsaccess@colorado.edu.

Variable Sessions

Classes in Variable Sessions do not follow a typical session schedule. These classes can meet on any days within Summer Session, so be sure to check the beginning, end, and final exam dates before enrolling in a Variable Session class.

Independent Study and Thesis Hours

Any class with a 700- or 800-level section number has controlled enrollment. If you try to register for one of these classes, you will receive an error message. Instead, contact your department administrator or advisor for enrollment instructions.

Intercampus Enrollment in Summer

Degree-seeking CU 麻豆影院 students may request up to two classes totaling no more than six credits on another CU campus as long as they remain enrolled in at least one main campus Summer Session class at CU 麻豆影院. The classes taken on a host CU campus must be required for your CU degree and must not be offered at CU 麻豆影院 during that term.

The Office of the Registrar enrolls eligible students in classes at other CU campuses only after all CU students have had a chance to register at their home campus. 麻豆影院 students pay 麻豆影院 tuition rates for all classes.

See the Office of the Registrar website for more information about the intercampus enrollment program.