When You Can Drop

The information below applies to dropping one or more Main Campus classes while remaining enrolled in at least one.

Dropping all of your Main Campus classes constitutes withdrawalÌýand has a different impact on your tuition and fees. See Withdraw from the SemesterÌýfor details.

Dropping Without Penalty

You may drop a class without penalty during:

The last day to drop a class without tuition/fee charges and without a W grade is published in the academic calendar (see below).

Dropping with W Grades & Full Tuition/Fee Assessment

If you drop a class after the no-penalty deadline, but before the published last day to drop a classÌý(see calendar below),Ìýa W (withdrew) grade will post to your transcript and you'll be required to pay full tuition and fees for the dropped class.

To learn more about grade policies, see the in the CU Boulder catalog.

After theÌýlast day to drop a class, you'll need toÌýcontact your advisor or departmentÌýto learn whether you can petition for a late drop. Supporting documentation may be required.