Academic Recovery

What is the Academic Recovery Project?

The Office of Academic Achievement and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) have partnered to address barriers to student success in gateway courses. As part of our membership with the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), we will be piloting a project called Academic Recovery. Our goal is help students maintain their academic momentum by allowing them to retake selected courses in which they earned a D, F or Withdrew from in a previous term.

The Academic Recovery Project offers important support and benefits including:

Cost of tuition for selected course covered by the project (~ $2,000 value for residents)
Grade Forgiveness for your previous attempt at the class
Supplemental instruction through the LRC, Learning Assistants, Teaching Assistants, and Peer Leaders with structured support for learning and completion of homework and assignments
Coaching on the skills all learners need to succeed

Who is the Academic Recovery Project for?

Many students experience hurdles in challenging required courses and go on to have successful academic careers and you can be be one of them. By taking advantage of this program, you will increase the likelihood that you will succeed in this class and that you will gain important skills that will help you in your academic career and beyond.

Participation in this program is by invitation only. To participate, please fill out this interest survey, and we will be in touch with you shortly about your next steps. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions.

Which classes qualify for Academic Recovery?

Organisms to Ecosystems (BIOL 2010) online and Calculus I (MATH 1401) in person are currently the only gateway courses offering Academic Recovery at for Spring 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

General

If you withdraw from the Academic Recovery section before the census date, you will not receive the student stipend, but no other fees will be applied. If you withdraw from the Academic Recovery section after the census date, traditional CU Denver policies will apply. In this case, you will be responsible for covering the tuition, as the tuition compensation only applies for those actively participating.

Registration

Supplemental Learning

Attending office hours
Using the LRC 24/7 tutoring service - 24/7 Online Tutoring (ucdenver.edu)
Meeting with an Academic Coach - Individual Coaching (ucdenver.edu)
Attending a Supplemental Learning workshop - Supplemental Learning (ucdenver.edu)
Utilize Peer tutoring - Peer Tutoring (ucdenver.edu)
Attend a Study Skills workshop - Study Skills Workshops (ucdenver.edu)
Emailing a professor with questions
Meeting with a Learning Assistant

Grade Forgiveness

Benefits

Once registered for the lecture and the workshop components, the Bursar’s office will remove the tuition for the courses from your semester bill. This process can take up to a week and you should reach out to the Bursar’s office ([email protected]) for more specific information regarding your bill.

Need help registering for a class?

Who to contact?

For faculty, students, and advisors with questions, email UIA Fellow, Brie Mondragon for more information.

For future registration questions or currently enrolled students, contact the Student Success team at [email protected].

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Academic Recovery Project

What is the Academic Recovery Project?

Who is the Academic Recovery Project for?

Which classes qualify for Academic Recovery?

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

General

Registration

Supplemental Learning

Grade Forgiveness

Benefits

Need help registering for a class?

Who to contact?

Academic Recovery Project

What is the Academic Recovery Project?

Who is the Academic Recovery Project for?

Which classes qualify for Academic Recovery?

Organisms to Ecosystems

Calculus I

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

General

Can I do this online?

Can I participate in the program if I took this course last year? What about the year before?

Will it be taught by the same professors?

I already have my schedule set, can I just take the course in another semester instead?

When do I need to decide if I want to participate?

Can my advisor help me with this?

Can I participate in the program multiple times?

What happens if I need to withdraw from the course?

Can I apply this program to another class that is not listed?

Registration

I tried to register but it’s saying the course requires permissions from the professor. What do I do now?

Is it a separate section from the general course?

What if I had already registered for a different section?

Supplemental Learning

What counts as Supplemental Learning?

Grade Forgiveness

Can I request grade forgiveness for the course if I took it a few semesters ago?

Do I need to request grade forgiveness if I withdrew from the class previously?

Benefits

How does the tuition compensation work?

Need help registering for a class?

Who to contact?