Dates & Deadlines | ACCESS & High School ACCESS
ACCESS & High School ACCESS
Academic Calendar
Spring 2025
These dates are only applicable for students taking main campus courses. If you are enrolled in a Continuing Education course (i.e., CE Online Credit, CE Evening Credit, and Applied Music), refer to the Dates and Deadlines pages for those course options.
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| January 6 | ACCESS/Non-Degree Registration Begins |
| January 6 | Faculty & Staff Registration Opens |
| January 13 | Classes Begin |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday – University Closed |
| January 22 | Last Day to Add Name to a Class Waitlist in Buff Portal or Class Search (11:59 p.m.) |
| January 22 | Last Day to Add a Class in Buff Portal or Class Search (11:59 p.m.) |
| January 29 | Drop a Course**, 100% Tuition Adjustment* (No Penalty) |
| January 29 | Deadline to Request No-credit Status (11:59 p.m.) |
| February 5 | Payment Due for New or Unpaid Charges |
| February 12 | Deadline to Withdraw***, 60% Tuition Adjustment* |
| February 26 | Deadline to Withdraw***, 40% Tuition Adjustment* |
| March 21 | Deadline to Withdraw*** without Petitioning^, No Tuition Adjustment |
| March 21 | Deadline to Request Pass/Fail or Grade Replacement |
| March 21 | Deadline to Change Final Exam Schedule |
| March 24-28 | Spring Break (No Classes; University Closed March 28) |
| April 28 | Add a Course with Instructor Signature, Without Petitioning^ |
| May 1 | Last Day to Withdraw† from all ACCESS Classes |
| May 1 | Last Day to Apply for COF or Submit a COF Lifetime Limit Extension Request^^ |
| May 1 | Last Day of Classes |
| May 2 | Reading Day |
| May 3-7 | Final Exams |
| May 7 | Last Day to Authorize COF in Buff Portal |
Fall 2025
These dates are only applicable for students taking main campus courses. If you are enrolled in a Continuing Education course (i.e., CE Online Credit, CE Evening Credit, and Applied Music), refer to the Dates and Deadlines pages for those course options.
| Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
| August 14 | ACCESS/Non-Degree Registration Begins |
| August 14 | Faculty & Staff Registration Opens |
| August 21 | Classes Begin |
| August 29 | Last Day to Add Name to a Class Waitlist in Buff Portal or Class Search (11:59 p.m.) |
| August 29 | Last Day to Add a Class in Buff Portal or Class Search (11:59 p.m.) |
| September 1 | Labor Day Holiday – University Closed |
| September 5 | Drop a Course**, 100% Tuition Adjustment* (No Penalty) |
| September 5 | Deadline to Request No-credit Status (11:59 p.m.) |
| September 5 | Payment Due for New or Unpaid Charges |
| September 19 | Deadline to Withdraw***, 60% Tuition Adjustment* |
| October 3 | Deadline to Withdraw***, 40% Tuition Adjustment* |
| October 28 | Deadline to Withdraw*** without Petitioning^, No Tuition Adjustment |
| October 28 | Deadline to Request Pass/Fail or Grade Replacement |
| October 28 | Deadline to Change Final Exam Schedule |
| November 24-28 | Fall Break -No Classes; University Closed Nov 27 & 28 |
| December 2 | Add a Course with Instructor Signature, Without Petitioning^ |
| December 5 | Last Day to Withdraw† from all ACCESS Classes |
| December 5 | Last Day to Apply for COF or Submit a COF Lifetime Limit Extension Request^^ |
| December 5 | Last Day of Classes |
| December 6-7 | Reading Day |
| December 8-12 | Final Exams |
| December 12 | Last Day to Authorize COF in Buff Portal |
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 6 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. Non-degree students students must petition the Dean of Continuing Education. Degree students must petition the dean of the college in which they are enrolled and must have an instructor signature. If you’re dropping your courses due to extenuating circumstances, we encourage you to meet with a CE academic advisor.
^^ 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.