Academic Course Registration

Step 1: Complete one of the forms below

• Registration Application

  If you are registering for the first time at CU-Boulder, or if you have not taken any classes within the last 12 months, complete this online form. Please note that you will need to create your own login ID and password. Once you submit the form (and any other applicable forms), we will contact you within 24 - 48 hours via e-mail.

• Student Data short form

  If you are a continuing student or have registered for classes at CU-Boulder within the last 12 months, complete this form in your browser, then print and sign it. Mail or fax this form to the address or phone provided on the form. Once you submit the form (and any other applicable forms), we will contact you within 3 business days via e-mail.

Step 2: One of the options below will apply to you

• Complete the Course Information form if any of the items below apply to you. If any of these items apply to you, you will be registered for the course(s) you list on the course information form (if you submit all the necessary documents).

  • You are taking a library, thesis, capstone, independent study, or degree candidacy course. Please note that these courses always require the instructor's approval. Send/fax this form and the written permission from the instructor to the location listed on the form. Permission from the instructor is also acceptable via e-mail to ceregistration@colorado.edu.
  • You are a main campus student who is requesting registration for a course through CAETE. Please note that you must obtain permission from your academic department (the department chair or grad coordinator) to take a course through CAETE. Please submit the permission with the Course Information form. Permission from the department is also acceptable via e-mail to ceregistration@colorado.edu.
  • You are a non-degree (not accepted into a degree program) student who would like to take a TLEN or EMEN course on campus. Please also note that if you are requesting registration for an EMEN course as a non-degree student, you will need permission from the Engineering Management Program (EMP) to take the course. Submit the permission with the course information form. Permission from the department is also acceptable via e-mail to ceregistration@colorado.edu.
  • If you are requesting registration for an Embedded Systems course.
  • If you are registering after the following deadline dates:
    • Fall Semester 2009: September 9
    • Spring Semester 2010: January 27 
    • Summer Session 2010: TBD

• CUConnect
  You will register via CUConnect if you were not required to complete the Course Information form above. An Invitation to Register with instructions on how to register online will be e-mailed to you.

Please ensure that all required forms are signed before you send or fax the forms back to CAETE. Missing signatures will delay the processing of your registration request.

Refer to the academic calendar for registration deadlines and other important dates.

Course Completion

CU students who need access to the current or previous semester course material in order to complete an IF/I may do so. Go to the Grades and Transcripts page for more info.

Attending Class on Campus

Distance students are welcome to attend the class in which they are enrolled when it meets on campus if classroom space allows.

Change of Information

If your EO changes, or if you have a change of address or other important information, you must complete the Change of Student/EO Information form and mail or fax it to CAETE. You may also email caete@colorado.edu with your change(s). Allow three business days for the change to be processed.