CAP Policies and Guidelines

Find links to the most-referenced policies and procedures relevant to faculty and staff of the College of Architecture and Planning.

CAP adopted guidelines to ensure that all academic and administrative policies and guidelines are consistently developed and reviewed prior to implementation. If you are drafting a new policy or revising an existing policy, refer to CAP Policy and Guideline Documents for the Microsoft Word templates and review procedures.

The University of Colorado Policy Framework and Hierarchy illustrates that all policies and procedures must adhere to provisions provided in parent policies. If a discrepancy exists between existing policies, the policy of the highest authority prevails (e.g., a CAP policy provision cannot contradict a CU System policy requirement). 

If you have questions, please refer them to your department chair, associate dean, or supervisor.

Academic Policies, Guidelines and Procedures

Absences

• Excused Absence Appeal Policy
  

Field Trips & Travel

• Domestic Field Trip Policy
• Domestic Field Trip Participant Notice of Risk and Waiver

Global Studies

• Global Study Faculty Handbook (under review)
  

Grading

• Uniform Grading Policy
• Undergraduate Grading Policy (under review)
• Graduate and PhD Grading Policy (under review)
• Graduate Non-Degree Policy (under review)
• Outcomes Assessment (under review)
• Incomplete Grades (under review)
• Incomplete Grade Report Form (under review)
• Grade Appeal Guide  (under review)

Student Affairs

• FERPA Guidelines (Student Education Records)
• Student Honor Code (under review)
• Permission to Use Student Photographs and Videos (under review)
• Permission to Use Student Work (under review)
  

Department and Program Policies

Architecture

• Architecture Learning and Teaching Culture

Landscape Architecture

Urban and Regional Planning 

Urban Design

Historic Preservation

Interior Design

PhD Program

Administrative Policies, Guidelines and Processes

Emergencies

• CU Denver Building Emergency Response Plan
• CAP Continuity of Operations Plan

Facilities

• Building Access (under review - CAP feedback due 12/12/25 )
• Design Fabrication Labs Policy
• Event Scheduling and Procedures (under review - CAP feedback due 12/12/25)
• Office Space Allocation Guidelines
• CAP Space, Facilities, and Equipment Requests Policy
• CAP Space, Facilities, and Equipment Request Form

Grants and Contracts

• CAP Research and Creative Work (under review - CAP feedback under consideration)

Human Resources - Faculty and Staff

• Differentiated Workload Agreements
• Faculty Professional Development Policy (under review - CAP feedback due 12/12/25)
• Faculty Search Process Guidelines
• Faculty Salary Grievance Policy and Procedures (under review - CAP feedback under consideration)
• Study Abroad Faculty Compensation Procedures
• Visiting Scholar Application Guidelines

Human Resources - Student Employees

• Hiring Student Employees 
• Student Employee Pay 2026
• Student Teaching Assistants
• Student Teaching Assistant Pay

Purchasing, Payments, and Reimbursements

• Honorarium Guidelines
• Meals and Alcohol Guidelines
• Purchasing and Honorarium Request Form
  
• Reimbursement Request Form
  

Technology

• Computer Replacement Policy 

Travel

• Procedures for CAP Travelers
• CAP Travel Expense Reconciliation Form
• CAP Travel Mileage Log