Spring 2026 Main Campus Academic Dates & Deadlines
We sent this email at 7听p.m. on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, to Main Campus, degree-seeking undergraduate and graduate students (not law) who had registered or were eligible to register for Spring 2026 classes.
As you prepare for the Spring 2026 semester, please keep in mind the following key dates. Deadlines occur at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time unless otherwise noted.
These dates apply to Main Campus classes that follow听the full-semester start and end dates (Jan. 8鈥揗ay 2, 2026). For other calendars, see our academic calendar webpage.*
Monday, Jan. 5
- Financial aid begins applying to the bill听for students starting classes on Jan.8.
- Open Enrollment registration begins for all active 麻豆免费版下载Boulder students.听
Thursday, Jan. 8
- First day of classes.
- Last day to听submit a private scholarship check to avoid late fees.
Thursday, Jan. 15
- First tuition and fee bills will be available online in听.
Friday, Jan. 16
- Last day to听add a class,听swap a class 辞谤听join a waitlist for a closed class.
- Last day to听be automatically enrolled from a waitlist.
Monday, Jan. 19
- Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (no classes; university closed).
Friday, Jan. 23
- Last day to听drop a class听without a W notation.
- Last day to听withdraw from the semester without tuition charges and W notations.
- Last day to听change variable credit hours or no-credit status.
Monday, Jan. 26
- Waitlists are canceled. Students still on the waitlist lose access to that class's online materials, but may be eligible to听reserve a seat in the course the next time it's offered.
Sunday, Feb. 1
- Last day to听enroll in or waive student health insurance coverage.
Wednesday, Feb. 4
- Last day to听enroll in a 3-payment plan. (The last day to enroll in a 4-payment plan was Sunday, Jan. 4)
Thursday, Feb. 5
- Last day to pay your tuition & fee bill in full unless you鈥檝e signed up for a payment plan. See听payment options.
Thursday, Feb. 26
- Midsemester reading day (no classes). 听
Wednesday, March 4
- Last day to听enroll in a 2-payment plan.
Monday, March 16鈥揊riday, March 20
- Spring break (no classes; university closed March 20).
Tuesday, March 24
- Last day听for a class withdrawal.
- Last day to听change pass/fail grade mode for a student-option class.
Friday, April 24
- Last day of classes.
- Classes follow a Monday schedule (not a Friday schedule).
- Last day to听withdraw from the semester.
Saturday, April 25鈥揝unday April 26
- End of semester reading days (no classes or exams).听
Monday, April 27鈥揊riday, May 1
* If you鈥檙e enrolled in any class that doesn鈥檛 meet for the full semester, it鈥檚 a special session class. Special session classes follow different deadlines than full-semester classes (view the special session calendar). To check the session and view key dates for one of your classes, go to the card in Buff Portal. Select a class to view session information and the 鈥淒rop/Swap/Edit This Class鈥 button for related deadlines.
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