Summer Policies & Procedures

Advising

Enrollment Status

  • Descriptions of enrollment status thresholds for undergraduate and graduate students are available in the CSU General Catalog.
  • Additional details are available on the Official of Financial Aid "Financial Aid Eligibility" web page.

Academic Policies

Academic Dismissal

Dismissed students may attend summer session. If a student enrolls in summer session during the spring semester and is subsequently dismissed after spring semester, neither summer nor fall classes are cancelled; the student will be reinstated for fall semester if they earn a cumulative 2.0 GPA after summer classes.

  • If a student’s cumulative GPA is not 2.0 after summer session, the student will be dismissed and all previously scheduled fall semester classes will be cancelled.
  • Dismissed students are not eligible for financial aid.
  • Dismissed students do have the opportunity to register for GUEST or CSU Online courses for the fall semester
  • Students who have declared a major may contact their Academic Success Coordinator in their major’s department.
  • Students who have not declared a major may contact the Collaborative for Student Achievement to schedule an appointment with an academic advisor to discuss their options after academic dismissal.

Academic Fresh Start

The Academic Fresh Start policy allows students to restart their CSU GPA and return in good academic standing while retaining credit for courses with grades of C- or better.

  • For more information please refer to the General Catalog, Scholastic Standards.
  • CSU undergraduate students may apply for an academic Fresh Start.

Repeat/Repair

  • Undergraduate students at CSU have the opportunity to repeat three courses or 12 credits of classes and have the first grade deleted from their GPA.
  • For more information about Repeat/Repair, please visit the Registrar’s website, Academic Resources, Repeat/Repair page.
  • The deadline for submitting the Repeat/Repair request for all summer courses is Sunday, August 3, 2025.

S/U Grading Options

S/U grading is course dependent.

  • Please refer to the Audit & Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grading resource on the Registrar’s website.
    • Obtain the necessary approval signatures.
    • Submit the form to the Registrar’s Office on or before the authorized last day to add the course.
  • Students may contact staff in the Registrar’s Office with questions about S/U grading deadlines.
  • Please recall that S equals a grade of C or above, with a U carrying no credit for a D or F.
  • Graduate students will work with their individual programs should they have questions.

Please note:

  • This must be completed after you register for the course in question.
  • Tuition and fees are assessed for audited credits.
  • Audits do not count for full-time status for loan deferments, financial aid, etc.
  • Courses with a grade of Audit are not eligible to receive the College Opportunity Fund (COF) stipend.

Registration

All summer registration for degree-seeking students of the main campus is completed in the RAMweb student system. It can be accessed by logging in at ramweb.colostate.edu.

  • Be sure course prerequisites are met.
  • If overrides are needed for any courses, allow time to arrange this so registration will be possible for those courses.
  • Visit RAMweb > Menu > Registration for information related to registering.

Holds

Holds (financial, scholastic, etc.) may be placed on your registration by academic or administrative offices which prevent your use of the registration system.

  • These holds will be displayed on your RAMweb home page.
  • Contact the offices listed on the holds to clear them before any registration deadlines.

Please contact the staff in Registrar’s Office if:

  • You need to drop or withdraw from a course by the deadline, but have a hold which prevents you from using the system.

Waitlists

The Registration Waitlist is an electronic list of students who are waiting to register for a class that is full. When a class is no longer needed, students can remove themselves from the waitlist at their earliest convenience. This helps other students on the waitlist plan ahead as early as possible.

  • Students may select the waitlist in the same registration window used to register for classes.
  • If a seat becomes available, the student will receive an e-mail or text notification that they may register for the course within 24 hours.
  • If the student doesn’t complete registration within 24 hours, the seat becomes available to the next person on the waiting list.
  • To learn more, log in to RAMweb. Select Menu > FAQs > Registration Waitlist.
  • Students may monitor their position on  waitlisted by using Menu > Registration > Waitlisted Classes.

Maximum Credit Loads

The registration system does not accept registrations for a credit overload. Credit overload requests are made by the student’s major advisor.

  • Undergraduate students: Maximum credit load (all summer terms combined) is 18 credits. Requests for an overload of 21 credits or more must also have the student’s department head’s approval.
  • Graduate students: Maximum credit load (all summer terms combined) is 15 credits. Requests for an overload of 19 credits or more must also have the Graduate School’s approval.

Learn more on the Registrar’s Overrides and Overloads web resource.

Appeals Process (after the Course Withdrawal Period)

Please visit the Appeals section on the Add/Drop and Withdrawal resource.

Registration Confirmation

No written confirmation of your registration selection will be mailed to you. However, you may log in to RAMweb at any time to view or print your selection of courses.

Registration System Operating Hours

The registration system operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week

Student Information

Network Identity (Net ID)

  • Access to your academic records requires the use of a NetID. If you have not yet created an NetID or are returning to CSU, go to netid.colostate.edu.
  • In the appropriate section, follow the link to get a NetID. Record your NetID  and password where you can find it whenever you need to register or change your schedule.
  • To protect the security of your records, do not disclose your NetID to others. Learn more about NetID.

Email Address Requirement

CSU requires each enrolled student to provide an e-mail address and a current postal mailing address. This aids in In communicating quickly and effectively with students.

  • Details are available in RAMweb (Menu > Records > Manage Student Record > E-Mail Address).
  • Undergraduate students are given a Google Apps account ([email protected]).
  • Graduate students may use the e-mail service of their choice or the free e-mail service the University provides.

Postal Address

Your address is essential for registration and other University activities.

  • You are responsible for maintaining a mailing address, even during the summer.
  • To change your mailing address, access the RAMweb Menu and select Records > Manage Student Record.
  • Use the “Address” link to access and update your information.