This general catalog has been designed as a resource to assist your educational experience here at Colorado State University. I encourage you to read through it, familiarize yourself with all CSU has to offer, and seek out and engage in the many opportunities on our campus. Your reward will be a rich and memorable educational experience that will open doors throughout your life and prepare you well for whatever challenges lie ahead.
As one of the nation’s premier research universities, Colorado State leads the world in disciplines ranging from biomedicine and occupational therapy to engineering, animal ethics, public policy, and sustainable business. Our faculty work closely with students in the classroom and the field to help them tap their highest potential and earn advanced degrees that enable them to pursue competitive, rewarding careers.
We also have a special mission as a leading “green” university to promote global sustainability and affordable, practical solutions to the great global challenges of our age. CSU scholars, many of them students, are leading the way in clean-energy research technology that will make for a more sustainable environment in the future. Our faculty and students are involved in groundbreaking projects, such as development of low-cost cookstoves that reduce indoor air pollution in developing countries—and finding new approaches to combat cancer and infectious disease. Every day, Colorado State University is working to make a measurable improvement in the lives of people worldwide.
These types of relevant, hands-on learning opportunities are part of the distinctive character of a Colorado State education. I hope you will use this catalog as a guide to see how Colorado State can help you achieve your life goals.
Sincerely,
Larry Edward Penley
President
