Standard Period of Non-Enrollment (SPN)
Colorado Technical University (CTU) provides students the opportunity to apply for a Standard Period of Non-enrollment (SPN) allowing eligible students to take a full or partial session break from actively attending class or classes without formally withdrawing from the University.
Interested students must contact their Student Success Coach to discuss their eligibility for an SPN. The Student Success Coach will review the student’s qualifications for an SPN. Students granted an SPN must resume courses immediately in the following session.
To qualify for an SPN students inquiring for time off must meet the qualifications in the table below.
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Term/Payment period
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Type of SPN
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First Session
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Second Session
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SPN
(Full session)
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No |
Yes |
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SPN-W
(Partial session)
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Yes |
Yes |
To qualify for an SPN for a full session a student must:
• Initiate the request for the SPN before the end of the Add/Drop period of the current session
• Earn a passing grade in at least one course in the previous grading period
To qualify for a SPN-W a student must:
• Actively attended a course in the current session after the Add/Drop period
• Earn a passing grade in at least one course in the previous session
Once eligibility for the desired SPN is determined, a student must complete and sign the Confirmation to Return Form confirming their intention to resume attending CTU the following session. The deadline to request and submit the Confirmation to Return Form for the full session off is before the expiration of the Add/Drop period. A student with posted attendance during the Add/Drop period and who is approved for a full session SPN will be unregistered from all courses found in the session.
A student requesting a partial session off in the current session that has not exceeded the University’s Attendance Policy will need to submit the Confirmation to Return Form for approval. The deadline to submit the Confirmation to Return Form is before the end of the fourth week of the session. A “W” grade indicating withdraw is posted to all courses in the session and will calculate into the student’s Satisfactory Academic Progress.
A student attending CTU on the Commitment Grant must maintain their employer's eligibility requirements throughout their enrollment. Commitment Grant students may be placed administratively into an SPN by the University for not fulfilling conditions set by the employer to continue into the new session. Commitment Grant students are not required to complete the Confirmation to Return Form and will receive a notification in writing from the University with an expected date of return. For Commitment Grant students electing to take a full session break, the student must communicate with their Student Success Coach no later than the end of the Add/drop period.
An international student attending CTU on an F-1 Visa may request up to a full quarter off to take their SEVIS approved annual break. A signed Confirmation to Return Form and approval from the campus Primary Designated School Official (PDSO)/Designated School Official (DSO) are both required before the end of the Add/Drop period.
A student on any type of SPN who does not return to the following session is administratively withdrawn from the University.