- B3 (Business)
- Baker (Environmental science)
- Engineering Quadrangle (Engineering)
- Farrand (Humanities and service learning)
- Hallett (Diversity)
- Kittredge (Honors)
- Libby (Arts)
- Sewall (American West)
- Smith (International)
- Williams Village (Chancellor’s Leadership Residential Academic Program: Ethnic Living and Learning Community, and Service Initiative)
Did You Know?
More than 1,800 CU-Boulder students are enrolled in 10 Residential Academic Programs, or RAPs, providing undergraduates with shared learning and living experiences. The RAPs:
Residential Academic Programs
CU Experience at Cheyenne Arapaho Hall provides a unique opportunity to accelerate student success in the first year of college by connecting students to each other within the classroom. By selecting to live in Cheyenne Arapaho Hall, residents will share a common connection through participation in the same class, ARSC 1001 - The Contemporary University and Student Citizens, more commonly known as "CU 101."
Hallett Hall Diversity Program is committed to promoting cultural diversity, both socially and academically, while enabling students to gain awareness of multiple ethnic and racial identities.
Substance and Alcohol Free Environment (SAFE Halls) offers supportive environment for students who want a college experience free of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs. These environments are particularly supportive of students in recovery.
Spectrum is designed to provide a supportive place for all who identify along the continuum of sexuality, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer people, and their allies. This program also provides leadership opportunities and a supportive environment for acquiring personal awareness of your own and others' culture and values.
Quadrangle Community Engineering and Sciences Residential Program offers specialized tutoring, extensive computer systems, academic support, and calculus work groups in four small residences designed for undergraduates studying engineering and applied science or mathematics.
Residential academic programs (RAP) provide undergraduates with shared learning and living experiences and a sense of community. Once admitted, you can look forward to:
- taking selected courses right in your hall
- connecting with friends who share your interests
- educational and social events planned just for you
- the chance to grow and develop your own ideas in a small-group setting
As with all on-campus housing, apply to these special programs early to gain admission. Most require a separate program fee.
Baker Residential Academic Program offers lectures, field trips, and research opportunities for freshmen and sophomores interested in natural or environmental sciences.
Chancellor’s Leadership Residential Academic Program at William Village provides living and learning communitie for students with a shared interest in leadership. Includes the Ethnic Living and Learning Community.
Farrand Residential Academic Program offers small seminar courses in the liberal arts and is designed for first- and second-year students in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Kittredge Honors Program (KHP) is a community with small honors classes, advising, and extracurricular activities for students in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program.
Libby Arts Residential Academic Program is an artistic community offering an interdisciplinary curriculum in the arts, including visual arts, theatre and dance, and film studies.
Sewall Residential Academic Program offers special curriculum, activities, and advising for freshmen and sophomores in the College of Arts and Sciences interested in American West culture and society.
Smith Hall International Program (SHIP) includes classes and programs with a global focus to help promote understanding among freshmen pursuing international interests.
Living and Learning Communities
Living and Learning Communities also enhance the learning environment. There are several communities that offer themed housing that do not have the formal connection to faculty as found in the RAPs.
CU Experience at Cheyenne Arapaho Hall provides a unique opportunity to accelerate student success in the first year of college by connecting students to each other within the classroom. By selecting to live in Cheyenne Arapaho Hall, residents will share a common connection through participation in the same class, ARSC 1001 - The Contemporary University and Student Citizens, more commonly known as "CU 101."
Hallett Hall Diversity Program is committed to promoting cultural diversity, both socially and academically, while enabling students to gain awareness of multiple ethnic and racial identities.
Substance and Alcohol Free Environment (SAFE Halls) offers supportive environment for students who want a college experience free of alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drugs. These environments are particularly supportive of students in recovery.
Spectrum is designed to provide a supportive place for all who identify along the continuum of sexuality, including gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer people, and their allies. This program also provides leadership opportunities and a supportive environment for acquiring personal awareness of your own and others' culture and values.
Quadrangle Community Engineering and Sciences Residential Program offers specialized tutoring, extensive computer systems, academic support, and calculus work groups in four small residences designed for undergraduates studying engineering and applied science or mathematics.
