Our Purpose
The University of Colorado Boulder is dedicated to educating inquisitive learners and engaging in cutting-edge scholarship and creative work, research and discovery. Our strategic imperatives are to shape tomorrow’s leaders, positively impact humanity and be the top university for innovation.
Why We Exist
CU Boulder Online is a product of the Academic Futures initiative, which envisioned the university expanding its teaching excellence through a spectrum of educational modalities from blended learning to online and distance education. CU Boulder Online serves the university’s mission by providing a platform for delivering its academic offerings–firmly grounded in research-based best practices–that are industry-relevant and flexibly designed to meet learners where they are.
What We Do
For Learners
CU Boulder Online connects a global community of learners and helps them navigate a diverse portfolio of programs based on their academic interests, career objectives and learning preferences (i.e. term-based or self-paced options). We provide academic advising, tutoring and career services to help learners reach their full potential.
For the Campus
The CU Boulder Online team consists of program managers and instructional designers as well as student service, accounting and marketing experts who are all committed to developing exceptional, learner-first online experiences in partnership with academic departments.
Who We Are
CU Boulder Online is an extension of the University of Colorado Boulder administered collaboratively by the Division of Continuing Education and the Office of Academic and Learning Innovation and overseen by the Senior Vice Provost for Online Education. Our academic programs are extensions of our campus programs, vetted and developed by our faculty. We also bring to market professional development programs that are created in response to industry needs.