Welcome to the College of Arts & Sciences at CU 色吧亚洲! We know there is a lot to do and keep track of as you prepare听for your first semester, so we want to help听make your transition as smooth as possible! We created this page, organized alphabetically by topic,听to address the most common inquiries that we receive from incoming students.听听听
Academic Advisors
Log into Buff Portal Advising and look at your Student Success Team and/or check your CU 色吧亚洲 email for a welcome/introduction email from your academic advisor.*
*Note:听If you confirmed your enrollment and matriculated just recently, you may not be assigned to an advisor yet. Please understand that it takes a bit of time for things to process. Rest assured that your academic advisor will appear according to the appropriate process/timeline.听You听will never need to request that an academic advisor be assigned to you, nor will you ever need to request an appointment.听The assignment process is automatic, and students can schedule their own appointments.
If you believe that you matriculated more than a week ago and still do not have an advisor, please email asadvising@colorado.edu.
If you are an incoming first-year student, then no. First-year students do not change advisors even if/when they change majors.
If you are an incoming transfer student, then yes, your academic advisor may change. However, reassignment would happen automatically; you do not need to specifically request the change.
Adding a Major or Minor
Incoming students cannot declare an additional听major听or a minor. They must wait at least until classes begin. For further guidance, discuss your plans with your assigned academic advisor.
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AP/IB Credit
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Yes, but please be aware that you will not receive duplicate credit. Connect with your assigned academic advisor to discuss the potential pros and cons of taking a class that you have already earned credit for.
Buff Portal Advising
In general, we find that incoming students report Buff Portal Advising issues听because:
- They have听not听confirmed their enrollment, so they have not officially听matriculated (been activated) yet.
- Or, they confirmed their enrollment very recently and/or have not activated their IdentiKey, so they听do not have full access to CU systems yet.
Make sure that you have听confirmed your enrollment and . After that,听please understand that it can still take a few days for things to process.
Actual technical issues are rare in our experience, but if you believe that to be the case, first contact oithelp@colorado.edu for assistance. Then, please feel free to contact us at asadvising@colorado.edu, and we would be happy to help you schedule an appointment while your issue is being resolved.
If you confirmed your enrollment and matriculated just recently, you may not be assigned to an advisor yet. Please understand that it takes a bit of time for things to process. Rest assured that your academic advisor will appear according to the appropriate process/timeline.听You听will never need to request that an academic advisor be assigned to you, nor will you ever need to request an appointment.听The assignment process is automatic, and students can schedule their own appointments.
If you believe that you matriculated more than a week ago and still do not have an advisor, please email asadvising@colorado.edu.
Changing Majors
Incoming students wishing to change majors must do so through the Office of Admissions. Log into your , and there you should see an option to submit a major change request form. Complete that form to be considered. Major changes are not guaranteed, and there are typically additional steps needed when requesting to change from one college or school into another. If you already changed your major once and are trying to听request听a second major change, please contact your admissions counselor.
Class Search
There is no need for concern! Generally speaking, information you see in the Class Search is likely to听change by the time you actually听register. Please rest assured that you will be able to enroll in an appropriate schedule of classes.听
Deferring Admission
You can request to defer your enrollment for up to one year by听using the term change form on your . Fill it out with the term to which you would like to be deferred, the reason(s) for the deferral, and what you will be doing during the deferment period.
For more information, read the Term Change FAQ page.
Enrollment Windows (first-year students only)
Before you can select an enrollment window, you must complete the Online Experience. Once you have completed the Online Experience: Log into your Buff Portal 鈫� Home Page 鈫� New Student Welcome Card 鈫� Register for Classes 鈫� Sign Up for an Enrollment Window.
Early enrollment windows are not necessarily better听than the later ones. Many key classes will have a set number of seats reserved for each window, so students听in every听window will have the same opportunity to听access them.听More important than the window itself is making sure听you have prepared your cart and are听ready to enroll听the moment your听window听opens.
We recommend that you do not pick an enrollment window unless you are absolutely sure听it will work for you. However, if you somehow miss听your enrollment window due to unforeseen circumstances, there is no need to worry. You will be automatically moved to a later one by New Student & Family Programs.听You will receive an email to your CU 色吧亚洲 email account with the information regarding the new enrollment window.
Make sure you follow our registration guide before your chosen enrollment window. If you have missed any steps and feel unprepared for your enrollment window, we recommend first contacting New Student &听Family Programs to see if you can move your听window.听Or, you can take no action听and be automatically moved to a later听window.
Online Experience
Contact New Student & Family Programs at welcome@colorado.edu or 303-492-4431.
The Online Experience hold may听not be released immediately upon completion. It is typical for there to be some听delay between completion and the release of the hold. However, if you believe that you completed the Online Experience more than 3 days ago, contact New Student &听Family Programs at welcome@colorado.edu or 303-492-4431.
Placement Assessments
First-year students: Placement assessments are a great source of information for both you and your academic advisor. We recommend completing all placement assessments so you have a variety of options available to you.
Transfer students: Connect with your academic advisor to discuss which placement assessments may be appropriate.听
You can find more information and the links to the placement assessments here. 听
Registration- First-Year Students
To be considered a full-time undergraduate student,听you must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours.
You were automatically pre-enrolled in听classes听your major听recommends students听take in听their first semester. We recommend taking these courses听unless you plan to change your major, as these courses will ensure you begin making progress toward your intended major. We also recommend you try to remain in the class section/s that you are originally placed in. Attempting to switch sections may cause difficulties if you lose your spot in one section and then cannot join a different one. In general, you should not make any changes to these classes without consulting with your assigned academic advisor first.听
Special program registration is a separate process that happens before your enrollment window. You will receive instructions directly from your program, so make sure you are carefully monitoring your CU 色吧亚洲 email!
One point of clarification: If you were invited to participate in the Honors Program, but you are not in the Honors RAP, then it is not a separate process and you will be able to听register for an Honors class during your enrollment window.
Try connecting with your assigned academic advisor!听Advisors will have drop-in availability during enrollment windows. Log into Buff Portal Advising听and click on your academic advisor鈥檚 picture to check听their calendar. You can also reach out directly to ASFYAdvising@colorado.edu for support.
Are you receiving an error message when trying to register? Consult the Enrollment Error Messages page听for troubleshooting advice.
Registration- Transfer Students
To be considered a full-time undergraduate student,听you must be enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours.
We cannot reopen registration for you or manually enroll you in classes. Registration will reopen on Monday 7/15.
Connect with听your assigned academic advisor for assistance.
Follow up with your assigned academic advisor for further guidance.
Transcripts
Your final, official high school transcript.
If you took college-level classes during high school, the final, official transcript from that institution is also needed (not just your high school transcript).
Final, official transcript/s from any other higher education institutions you have attended.
Final, official transcripts must be submitted directly from the issuing institution/s to transcripts@colorado.edu. You cannot submit your own transcripts, as they will not be considered official.
If you are transferring in college-level credits:听In听Buff Portal, navigate to Class Registration Guide -> Plan -> View Degree Audit -> Transfer Evaluations tab. If you see 鈥淯NOFFICIAL EVAL鈥� and 鈥淣eed Official Transcript鈥� underneath your transfer credits, it means your final, official transcripts have not yet been received and processed.
If you only have a high school transcript:听feel free to contact asadvising@colorado.edu and we听can check for you.