Colorado Code § 23-20-101

University of Colorado - role and mission - all campuses
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(1) The role
and mission of the several campuses of the university of Colorado are as follows:
(a) The Boulder campus of the university of Colorado shall be a comprehensive graduate
research university with selective admission standards. The Boulder campus of the university of
Colorado shall offer a comprehensive array of undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree
programs. The Boulder campus of the university of Colorado has exclusive authority to offer
graduate programs in law. The Colorado commission on higher education, in consultation with
the board of regents, shall designate those graduate level programs that are the primary
responsibility of the Boulder campus of the university of Colorado. The university has the
responsibility to provide on a statewide basis, utilizing when possible and appropriate the faculty
and facilities of other educational institutions, those graduate level programs. The commission
shall include in its funding recommendations a level of general fund support for these programs.
(b) The Denver campus of the university of Colorado shall be an urban comprehensive
undergraduate and graduate research university with selective admission standards. The Denver
campus shall offer baccalaureate, master's, and a limited number of doctoral degree programs,
emphasizing those that serve the needs of the Denver metropolitan area. The Denver campus has
statewide authority to offer graduate programs in public administration and exclusive authority
in architecture and planning.
(c) The Colorado Springs campus of the university of Colorado shall be a comprehensive
baccalaureate and specialized graduate research university with selective admission standards.
The Colorado Springs campus shall offer liberal arts and sciences, business, engineering, health
sciences, and teacher preparation undergraduate degree programs, and a selected number of
master's and doctoral degree programs.
(d) The health sciences center campus of the university of Colorado shall offer
specialized baccalaureate, first-professional, master's, and doctoral degree programs in health-
related disciplines and professions. It is affiliated with the university of Colorado hospital and
other health-care facilities that offer settings for education, clinical practice, and basic and
applied research. Except for degree programs in osteopathic medicine described in section 23-
40-101 (4), it has exclusive authority in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and physical therapy.

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