Fall 2021 Semester

Key Fall 2021 Dates

Housing & Move-in

March 15: Fall housing application opened
Aug. 15-19: Residence hall and Bear Creek move-in, by appointment. Appointment selection will begin mid-June. Students should wait to confirm travel arrangements until after they have selected their move-in appointment, as there will be a limited number of appointments per day.

Instruction/Finals

Aug. 23: First day of classes
Dec. 9: Last day of classes
Dec. 10: Reading day
Dec. 11-15: Final exams

Fall Break

Nov. 22-24: No classes
Nov. 25-26: No classes; campus closed for Thanksgiving

Fall 2021

Students and a teacher masked in a classroom

Academic Instruction

The fall academic calendar is back to normal, including fall break. Classes will begin Monday, Aug. 23.
The majority of courses are in-person. Larger lecture classes will be taught remotely. In addition, departments offering multiple sections of the same course have designated some of those sections for remote mode to provide flexibility for students.
Unless they are in an online degree program or have a documented disability requiring accommodation, students should not assume they will be able to take all their courses online or remotely.
Students will know the instruction modes of their classes when they register.
Class meeting patterns remain the same as the 2020-21 academic year, with 20-minute passing periods to reduce hallway density.
Important academic deadlines can be found at the Office of the Registrar’s Academic Calendar webpage.

Campus Life

Student life activities, including sport clubs, intramural sports and other student programming, are returning to traditional in-person opportunities.
Fall Welcome includes in-person events. There are no local capacity restrictions on events.
Residence halls will be at regular capacity.
Dining facilities will continue to offer a variety of dining options – including in-person dining – for residential students with a continued focus on healthy and sustainable food choices.

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Admissions, Costs & Finances

Visit the Bursar’s Office for information about costs, billing, payments and refunds.
If you receive or are applying for financial aid and/or scholarships, review the Financial Aid website.
If you are a recently admitted or confirmed student, visit the Office of Admissions frequently asked questions.

Campus Facilities

Enhanced cleaning protocols remain in place for the fall semester, including supplying classrooms with disinfectant wipes.
This fall, we are continuing with mitigation measures for heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) that maximize airflow, filtration and outdoor air.

Two female students on campus eating lunch

Student Support

Student service and support offices will support students in a variety of ways, including in-person, hybrid and virtual appointments.
Health and Wellness Services continue to offer a variety of resources and support, including interactive workshops, groups and training sessions to help students, staff and faculty learn skills that address a variety of areas, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationships, self-care, substance use and more.
Recognizing that mental health needs were already on the rise before COVID-19, CU Boulder committed $1.8 million to expand mental health services for undergraduate and graduate students.

Student at a mobile COVID-19 testing site on campus

Public Health & Vaccines

Our Public Health Clinic at Wardenburg continues to provide diagnostic testing and vaccines to the campus community.
The university will no longer offer monitoring testing in the fall due to widespread vaccine availability.
Faculty, staff and students are required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 15, 2021.
Case investigation and contact tracing will continue on campus.

Staffing & Employee Work Modes

More employees have returned to campus in support of the in-person experience we are offering this fall.
With guidance from Human Resources, campus units have developed unit-specific plans for returning staff to on-campus work.

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