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 Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder.  

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 . 
  • 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  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  through Continuing Education to be registered in summer courses.
  • If you’ve been away from Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder for more than 12 months, you must complete the through Continuing Education and include the summer classes in which you'd like to enroll.
  • We recommend that you  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 Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder, you may need to term-activate yourself before you can enroll in classes. To do so:

  1. Log in to .
  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  and you believe you satisfy that requisite through non-Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØcoursework, 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

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.

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

The maximum credit load allowed for 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. See 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 seat 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. 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 Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder 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. Once your enrollment dates start, they may update your permissions to allow you to enroll in the class.