Office of the Registrar - University of Colorado, Boulder

Time Out Program

Students » Time Out Program

The Time Out Program (TOP) provides an opportunity for you to take a leave from the university for a semester or a year without losing your place in your current college or school.

Before applying: You must be a degree seeking student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. You cannot be on academic suspension from your college, or have an active ethical or disciplinary stop and be on the Time Out Program. The School of Education, College of Engineering and the School of Music require a minimum 2.0 GPA to apply for TOP. Graduate students must have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Doctoral candidates who've passed their comprehensive examinations and concurrent degree students (BA/MA/MS) are not eligible for TOP.
Enrolled students: You CANNOT begin the Time Out Program until you Withdraw from your current classes.
The application fee is $50 (make checks payable to the University of Colorado).
To apply: Request an application by E-mail, phone (303-492-8673) or Download the Application . If you contact us by e-mail or telephone, please include your name, student ID number and address.
As a TOP student you are guaranteed a place in your current college or school and major, providing you meet registration and deposit deadlines.
When you register for your return semester, you will be given the same registration priority as other continuing students.
For more information, download our Information Brochure . If you have questions, stop by the registrar's office in Regent Hall, room 105, or contact the Office of the Registrar by phone ( 303-492-8673), or by e-mail at timeout@colorado.edu.

Deadline Calendar

Start TOP	Early Application Deadline*	Final Application Deadline	May Return Must Return
Fall 2007	October 10, 2007	December 14, 2007	Spring 2008 Summer or Fall 2008
Spring 2008	February 27, 2008	May 2, 2008	Summer or Fall 2008 Spring 2009
Fall 2008	October 8, 2008	December 12, 2008	Spring 2009 Summer or Fall 2009
Spring 2009	February 25, 2009	May 1, 2009	Summer or Fall 2009 Spring 2010
The deadline to apply for TOP and be assured a continuing student registration time assignment for the next semester. The first semester you don’t register for classes, or the semester you register and withdraw from classes is your “Start” TOP* semester. Remember you’re subject to the withdrawal deadlines if you register. The “Early Application Deadline” is the deadline to be assured of a continuing student registration time if you’re only going to be gone one semester. The “Final Application Deadline” for a semester is the last date to apply for TOP for the semester you begin TOP. The “May Return” date is one semester off, returning the semester following your “start” time off term. The “Must Return” date is two semesters from your start term - returning an academic year after the semester you begin TOP. The Time Out Program is for one academic year.