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Action Required: Review Your Fall 2025 COF Authorization Status Before Jan. 9 (Targeted)

Who Received This Email?

We sent this email on Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, to students whose COF authorization selection was affected by a UIS system error.

Dear [first],

WeÌýidentifiedÌýa system error thatÌýimpactedÌýyour CollegeÌýOpportunity Fund (COF) authorization.ÌýWhen you completed your preregistration tasksÌýfor Spring 2026,ÌýyouÌýmade aÌýselection for COFÌýauthorization.ÌýThisÌýselectionÌýalsoÌýupdated yourÌýauthorizationÌýforÌýthe Fall 2025 semesterÌýin addition toÌýspring,Ìýwhich you may not have wanted.

How to Review Your Current COF Authorization

  1. ³Ò´ÇÌý³Ù´ÇÌý³Ù³ó±ðÌýÌýin BuffÌýPortal (you mayÌýbe requiredÌýto log in).
  2. ClickÌýView your COF status.
  3. On the COF Authorization/Review page,ÌýviewÌýthe COF Details sectionÌýforÌýyourÌýFall 2025Ìýstatus. If the sectionÌýdoesn’tÌýdisplay for you, clickÌýUpdate AuthorizationÌýto review.Ìý

Your Next Steps

If you are happy with your COF status for Fall 2025, no action is needed on your part.Ìý

IfÌýyou’dÌýlikeÌýtoÌýrefuse COF for Fall 2025, pleaseÌýcontact usÌýbeforeÌýFriday, Jan.Ìý9Ìýand we canÌýassistÌýin updating your COF authorization. After this date, we can no longer change your COF status for Fall 2025, only your status for future terms.ÌýÌý

About COF

COFÌýis a stipendÌýthat pays aÌýportionÌýofÌýyourÌýin-state tuitionÌýon aÌýper-credit-hour basis.ÌýWhenÌýyouÌýauthorize COF, you can chooseÌýlifetimeÌýauthorizationÌýorÌýrefuse authorization.ÌýIf youÌýrefuseÌýauthorization,Ìýyou’llÌýbe responsible forÌýpayingÌýfull tuitionÌýfor the termÌýindicated.Ìý


Office of the Registrar | University of Colorado Boulder
303-492-6970 |Ìýregistrar@colorado.edu