Dates and Deadlines

Application Deadlines

Spring 2026

  Application available June 6, 2025

   December 1, 2025: Application deadline

   TBD: Program start

Dates and Deadlines

Spring 2025

Full Session (16 weeks)

EventDate
Full Session Classes BeginJanuary 13
Deadline to Add a Class†January 22
Deadline to Drop++, 100% Tuition Adjustment*January 29
Deadline to Withdraw**, 60% Tuition Adjustment*February 12
Deadline to Withdraw**, 40% Tuition Adjustment*February 26
Deadline to Withdraw** without Petitioning^, No Tuition AdjustmentMarch 21
Deadline to Withdraw*** from the SemesterApril 30
Classes EndMay 1
EventTHTR 5143-730THTR 7004-730NCTH 7004-730
Class BeginsMay 5 July 27July 27
Enrollment DeadlineTBDTBDJuly 1
Deadline to Drop++, 100% Tuition Adjustment*May 16July 28July 1
Class EndsJuly 21August 3August 3

15-Week Session

EventDate
Course Enrollment BeginsMarch 31
15-Week Session Classes BeginAugust 21
Deadline to Add a Class†August 29
Deadline to Drop++, 100% Tuition Adjustment*September 5
Deadline to Withdraw**, 60% Tuition Adjustment*September 12
Deadline to Withdraw**, 40% Tuition Adjustment*September 19
Deadline to Withdraw** without Petitioning^, No Tuition AdjustmentOctober 28
Deadline to Withdraw*** from the SemesterDecember 4
Classes EndDecember 5

All times are in Mountain Time.
† Add a class by 11:59 p.m. online using Buff Portal. Adding a class after the start-date requires program director and instructor approval.
++ Drop a class by 11:59 p.m. online using Buff Portal or by email to ceregistration@colorado.edu.
* Students may be eligible for a possible tuition adjustment or refund. Refer to the program’s cost page for more information.
** Withdraw by 11:59 p.m. online using Buff Portal or by email to ceregistration@colorado.edu. A grade of W will appear on your transcript.
*** Withdraw by 11:59 p.m. by 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 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.