The assessment program is built into the administrative structure of the institution. The AVC provides the financial resources needed for outcomes assessment. As part of PRP, required for each unit every seven years, internal and external review committees examine the unit's outcomes assessment process, results, and how the information has been used. In spring 1988 the Council of Deans passed a resolution strongly supporting outcomes assessment. Deans coordinate and supervise the assessment processes of their academic units.
Units plan, implement, and annually report assessment of their own programs.
Academic goals for undergraduates and methods to assess those goals are developed and implemented by the unit's faculty. Each unit has an assessment coordinator who works with the institution-wide coordinators. Outcomes assessment is supported at the highest institutional level by the University of Colorado Board of Regents. They have formally affirmed their commitment to the concept of accountability in HB 1187 and in the individual CU campus policies. In academic year 1987-88 units developed formal statements of their knowledge and skills goals for undergraduate majors.