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Registering for classes is a lot like shopping online. Once you've logged in to , search for classes and select "Add to Cart"听to set aside the ones you want to take.

Those classes will remain in your cart until you finish registering or remove听them鈥攈owever,听they aren't yours yet.听If other students register听before you do, it's possible one or more听classes in your cart will be closed by the time you register.听If that happens, don't panic. Consider听joining the class waitlist听or registering for a different section of the same class.

How to Search for Classes

From Buff Portal

Follow this link to Buff Portal's听听(you may be prompted to log in).
Select "Plan" to expand that section, then听select "Go to Class Search."

From the Web

Go to .
Click the "Login" link at the top right.
If you're not logged in automatically, enter your IdentiKey username and password, then click "Log In."

Basic Searches

To jump right in, go to the search field and enter your desired topic, subject, instructor听or keyword.

You can also refine your results听based on a variety of criteria:

Term:听This defaults to the upcoming term. Use the drop-down to change it.
Any Subject:听Limit results to classes in a specific subject (e.g., DNCE).
Any Campus:听Limit results to Boulder Main Campus or Boulder Continuing Education classes.
Any听Career: Limit results to graduate, law, noncredit or undergraduate classes.
Avoid Schedule Conflicts: Don't show classes that meet at the same time as classes that are in听your cart or that you've already registered for.
Avoid Certain Time Periods: Don鈥檛 show classes that meet on specific days and听times.

Advanced Searches

Use these options to听limit your search to classes that fulfill your college or school's general education requirements, meet on specific days and times, offer a certain number of credits, meet in person,听etc.

Resetting Your Search Criteria

To clear all search criteria, click either "Reset All Filters" in the search panel听or "Reset Search" in the search results panel.

The search results panel displays basic information about classes听matching your criteria (e.g., course number, title, credits).

To see听course details, click on the course.
To see a calendar view of the search results, click on the calendar icon.
To close the search panel but retain your search criteria, click on the left arrow.
To clear your search criteria, click "Reset Search."

In the course details panel, follow these steps to add a class to your cart:

Select a section, if applicable.
Click "Add to Cart."
A pop-up will听confirm that you're adding the section to your cart. Click "OK."
Select your grade mode, if applicable, and whether you want to join the waitlist if the class is full, then click "Save Changes."
The class now appears in your shopping cart with a blue cart icon to indicate听you haven't registered for it yet.
To finish registering, see听add a class.

To remove non-enrolled classes from your cart:

In , confirm that the correct semester is selected in the drop-down.
Click the cart icon on the upper right.
To remove all non-enrolled classes, click "Empty Cart/Discard Changes." To remove a听single class, click on the class to open the details panel, then click "Remove from Cart" and "OK."

Classes you haven't registered for yet are indicated by a blue cart icon.听If you want to remove a class you've registered for听(indicated by听a black checkmark), follow the steps to drop the class.

CU Boulder Class Search uses several different icons to help you understand what's going on with a particular class.

鈥婤lack checkmark:听You're registered for听the class.
Black hourglass: You're on the waitlist for the class. Hover over the icon to check your waitlist position.
Blue shopping cart: The class is in your cart (you haven't registered for it yet).
Green checkmark:听You've taken the class before. Some classes (especially special topics) are repeatable for credit; read the class notes for details.
Red minus sign: You've started the process of dropping this class.
Yellow warning sign: Either you're in the process of changing something about this class (e.g., you're setting up drop if enrolled) or there's a restriction that will prevent you from registering for it听(e.g., there's a听schedule conflict or you haven't met the course prerequisites). Hover over the icon to read the message text.

Frequently Asked Questions

Every class at CU Boulder is taught using one听or more of the following instruction modes:

In Person:听The class meets听in person, typically on campus, on scheduled days and times (synchronously).
Online:听The class is taught online with no scheduled class meetings. Students can complete the coursework throughout the week when it's convenient for them (asynchronously).
Remote:听The class meets over Zoom, lecture capture or Canvas on scheduled days and times (synchronously).
Independent Study: A course in which a student is formally enrolled during a period of research or independent study instruction and wherein听a faculty member interacts with and directs student projects or other required activities with minimal associated direction. May be delivered听in person, online, remote or using a combination of instruction modes.

If a class uses a combination of instruction modes, then it's a hybrid听class:

Hybrid In Person:听A combination of in-person instruction (same meeting patterns for all enrolled students) with online and/or remote learning. Either:
- Taught simultaneously with some students attending in person and others attending remotely for every class session, with the instructor in the classroom听or听
- Taught in person with at least one in-person听class session per week, and the other听instruction delivered remotely or online, following the same pattern from听week to week
Hybrid Remote/Online:听A听combination of online and remote instruction.

There is no sign-out or log-off button; instead, users are automatically logged out after 60 minutes of inactivity.

Submit a听class search help request听or call, chat, email or visit the Office of the Registrar.

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