ACCESS Academic Calendar
Fall 2023
| ACCESS/Nondegree Registration Begins | Aug 21 |
| Faculty & Staff Registration Opens | Aug 21 |
| Classes Begin | Aug 28 |
| Labor Day – University Closed | Sept 4 |
| Payment Due for New or Unpaid Charges | Sept 5 |
| Last Day to Add Name to a Class Waitlist in Buff Portal or Class Search | Sept 6 |
| Last Day to Add a Class in Buff Portal or Class Search | Sept 6 |
| Drop a Course**, 100% Tuition Adjustment* | Sept 13 |
| Deadline to Request No-credit Status | Sept 13 |
| Deadline to Withdraw***, 60% Tuition Adjustment* | Sept 27 |
| Deadline to Withdraw***, 40% Tuition Adjustment* | Oct 11 |
| Deadline to Withdraw*** without Petitioning^, No Tuition Adjustment | Nov 3 |
| Deadline to Request Pass/Fail or Grade Replacement | Nov 3 |
| Deadline to Change Final Exam Schedule | Nov 3 |
| Fall Break (No Classes; University Closed Nov 23 & 24) | Nov 20-24 |
| Add a Course with Instructor Signature, Without Petitioning^ | Dec 11 |
| Last Day to Withdraw† from all ACCESS Classes | Dec 14 |
| College Opportunity Fund Eligibility Deadline^^ | Dec 14 |
| Last Day to Apply for COF | Dec 14 |
| Last Day of Classes | Dec 14 |
| Reading Day | Dec 15 |
| Final Exams | Dec 16-20 |
| Last Day to Authorize COF in Buff Portal | Dec 20 |
Spring 2024
| ACCESS/Nondegree Registration Begins | Jan 9 |
| Faculty & Staff Registration Opens | Jan 9 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – University Closed | Jan 15 |
| Classes Begin | Jan 16 |
| Last Day to Add Name to a Class Waitlist in Buff Portal or Class Search | Jan 24 |
| Last Day to Add a Class in Buff Portal or Class Search | Jan 24 |
| Drop a Course**, 100% Tuition Adjustment* | Jan 31 |
| Deadline to Request No-credit Status | Jan 31 |
| Payment Due for New or Unpaid Charges | Feb 5 |
| Deadline to Withdraw***, 60% Tuition Adjustment* | Feb 14 |
| Deadline to Withdraw***, 40% Tuition Adjustment* | Feb 28 |
| Deadline to Withdraw*** without Petitioning^, No Tuition Adjustment | Mar 22 |
| Deadline to Request Pass/Fail or Grade Replacement | Mar 22 |
| Deadline to Change Final Exam Schedule | Mar 22 |
| Spring Break (No Classes; University Closed Friday Mar 29) | Mar 25-29 |
| Add a Course with Instructor Signature, Without Petitioning^ | Apr 29 |
| Last Day to Withdraw† from all ACCESS Classes | May 2 |
| College Opportunity Fund Eligibility Deadline^^ | May 2 |
| Last Day to Apply for COF | May 2 |
| Last Day of Classes | May 2 |
| Reading Day | May 3 |
| Final Exams | May 4-8 |
| Last Day to Authorize COF in Buff Portal | May 8 |
All times are in Mountain Time.
* Students’ eligibility for a possible tuition adjustment or refund is dependent on residency status and number of credits. Non-resident students are not eligible for a tuition adjustment if they are enrolled in 4 or more credits after dropping or withdrawing from a course or courses.
**Drop by 11:59 p.m. online using Buff Portal.
***Withdraw by 11:59 p.m. online using Buff Portal, submitting an online withdrawal form, or by email to ceregistration@colorado.edu. A grade of W will appear on your transcript.
† Withdraw by 11:59 p.m. by submitting an online withdrawal form or send an email to ceregistration@colorado.edu. A grade of W will appear on your transcript.
^ Petitioning is designed to provide students who experience unavoidable, extenuating circumstances, the opportunity to waive a University policy that, if enforced, would result in unsatisfactory academic progress or financial consequences.
Nondegree students must petition the dean of CEPS and must have an instructor signature. Degree students must petition the dean of the college in which they are enrolled, and must have an instructor signature.
^^ If a College Opportunity Fund (COF) eligible student adds a course after this date, according to Colorado Department of Higher Education policy, the student will pay full tuition for the course, including the amount normally paid by COF, and the course will not be credited to COF hours used.