Its degree programs are compatible with the institution s mission and are based on recognized fields of study at the higher education level. The degree programs at CU-Denver are consistent with the University s mission as a comprehensive baccalaureate liberal arts and sciences institution and as an institution that provides selected professional, master s, and doctoral programs. These programs lead to degrees in the arts, architecture and planning, business, education, engineering, humanities, physical sciences, public administration, and social sciences. The Colorado Commission on Higher Education and the Regents of the University of Colorado have authorized all programs as compatible with CU-Denver s mission and consistent with generally recognized standards in higher education. Its degrees are appropriately named, following practices common to institutions of higher education in terms of both length and content of the programs.
All degree programs are compatible in name with similar programs at other institutions.
Its undergraduate degree programs include a coherent general education requirement consistent with the institution s mission and designed to ensure breadth of knowledge and to promote intellectual inquiry. The faculty of the colleges of Arts and Media, Business, Engineering, and Liberal Arts established a core curriculum for all undergraduate students in 1990. The objective of the CU-Denver core curriculum is to provide all baccalaureate students with basic intellectual competencies in mathematics, reading, writing, oral communication, information literacy, and critical thinking. Furthermore, the core curriculum promotes an awareness of cultural diversity. Students are required to complete the core curriculum requirements in addition to the requirements of their specific major.