Academic Program Allocations (APAs)

In fall 2018, in an effort to improve transparency and student affordability, the campus eliminated course and programÌýfees and shifted the source of funding from student-paid fees to campus-funded budgets, now reconceived as Academic Program Allocations (APAs).Ìý

ÌýÌýAPAs Transition Plan

Timeline

The APAs process will begin a three-year pilot period July 1, 2019.

Contact

  • For questions regarding a specific school/college's implementation plan, please contact the dean's office.
  • ProceduralÌýquestions can be directed to the Office of Budget and Fiscal Planning (BFP) by emailing bfp@colorado.edu.

Background

  • Course and programÌýfees wereÌýeliminated fall 2018 as a part of theÌýThe Be Boulder PactÌýand its efforts to reduce the cost of attendance at CU Boulder.Ìý
  • A working group of unit representatives was created in 2018 to make recommendations to the senior vice provost for academic resource management and deputy chief financial officer.