Campus, College & School Names

CU Campuses

For external audiences, spell out the complete name of a campus the first time you refer to it, unless the context and nature of the document require an abbreviation (for example, in an advertisement). Using the approved university abbreviation on first reference is acceptable for internal audiences when the context allows.

No commas, hyphens or dashes are allowed in the full names of campuses. ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· is always preferred to CU as an abbreviation for the University of Colorado Boulder campus, even in headlines whenever possible. Approved names and abbreviations for the University of Colorado follow:

  • University of Colorado
    CU (no periods)
    the university
  • University of Colorado Boulder
    CU Boulder (not UCB in material for external audiences, except in campus box numbers)
  • University of Colorado Colorado Springs
    UCCS (not CU-Colorado Springs)
  • University of Colorado Denver
    CU Denver (not UCD in material for external audiences, except in campus box numbers)
  • University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
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When referencing one of CU's campuses, note the word campus is lowercased in some instances and capitalized in others. Additionally, all references to the university system should be lowercased (e.g., system office, system administration).

  • Boulder campus
    East Campus (Boulder)
    Main Campus (Boulder)
    South Campus (Boulder)
    East and Main campuses (Boulder)
  • Colorado Springs campus
  • Anschutz Medical Campus
    Denver Campus
    CU Denver and Anschutz campuses

CU Colleges and Schools

Capitalize only the complete and official names of colleges, schools and programs. Lowercase informal and shortened versions of all such names.

  • The College of Arts and Sciences offers nearly 50 undergraduate majors. The arts and sciences departments are housed in several different buildings on campus.

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  • College of Arts and Sciences
  • College of Engineering and Applied Science
  • College of Media, Communication and Information
  • College of Music
  • Division of Continuing Education
  • Graduate School
  • Leeds School of Business (the Leeds School is acceptable on second reference)
  • Program in Environmental Design
  • School of Education
  • University of Colorado Law School (Colorado Law is acceptable on second reference)

UCCS

  • College of Business and Administration
  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering and Applied Science
  • College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences
  • Graduate School
  • Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing & Health Sciences
  • School of Public Affairs

CU Denver

  • Business School
  • College of Architecture and Planning
  • College of Arts & Media
  • College of Engineering and Applied Science
  • College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
  • Graduate School
  • School of Education & Human Development
  • School of Public Affairs

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  • College of Nursing
  • Colorado School of Public Health
  • Graduate School
  • School of Dental Medicine
  • School of Medicine
  • Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences