California State University

California State University
Motto	Vox Veritas Vita (Latin)
Motto in English	"Voice Truth Life" (Speak the truth as a way of life.)
Established	1857
Type	Public university system
Endowment	US$ 1.03 billion (2011/2012)
Budget	US$ 7.2 billion (2011)
Chancellor	Timothy P. White
Academic staff	22,276
Admin. staff	22,088
Students	436,560 (Fall 2012)
Undergraduates	379,896 (Fall 2012)
Postgraduates	56,664 (Fall 2012)
Location	Long Beach, California, United States
Campus	23 campuses
Colors	Red & White
Affiliations	State of California
Website	CalState.edu

The California State University (Cal State or CSU) is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. It is one of three public higher education systems in the state, the other two being the University of California system and the California Community College system. It is incorporated as The Trustees of the California State University. The California State University system headquarters are at 401 Golden Shore in downtown Long Beach.

The CSU system is composed of 23 campuses, has almost 437,000 students, and is supported by more than 44,000 faculty members and staff. It is the largest university system in the United States.

In the 2011-12 academic year, CSU awarded 52% of newly issued California teaching credentials, 47% of the state's engineering degrees, 28% of the state's information technology bachelor's degrees, and had more graduates in business (50%), agriculture (72%), communications, health (53%), education and public administration (52%) than all other California universities and colleges combined. Altogether, about half of the bachelor's degrees, a third of the master's degrees, and nearly 2% of the Doctoral degrees are awarded annually in California are from the CSU. Furthermore, the CSU is one of the top producers in the U.S. of graduates who move on to earn their Ph.D in a related field.

Since 1961 nearly 2.5 million alumni have received a bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree from the university system. CSU offers more than 1,800 degree programs in some 240 subject areas.

History

Today's California State University system is the direct descendant of the California State Normal School (now San José State University), a normal school established by the California Legislature on May 2, 1862. The California State Normal School was itself derived from the City of San Francisco's Minns Evening Normal School (founded in 1857), a normal school that educated San Francisco teachers in association with that city's high school system. A southern branch of the California State Normal School campus was created in Los Angeles in 1882 (now the University of California, Los Angeles).

In 1887, the California legislature dropped the word "California" from the name of the San Jose and Los Angeles schools, renaming them "State Normal Schools." Later Chico (1887), San Diego (1897), and other schools became part of the State Normal School system. In 1919, the State Normal School at Los Angeles became the Southern Branch of the University of California. In 1921, the State Normal Schools became the State Teachers Colleges. By this time most of the campuses started to become identified by their city names plus the word "state" (e.g., "San Jose State," "San Diego State," "San Francisco State").

In 1935, the State Teachers Colleges became the California State Colleges and were administered by the California State Department of Education in Sacramento. The Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960 gave the system greater autonomy from the State of California.

The postwar period brought a great expansion in the number of colleges in the system. Campuses in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Long Beach were added between 1947 and 1949. Then seven more were authorized to be built between 1957 and 1960. Six more campuses joined the system after the establishment of the Donohoe Higher Education Act in 1960 bringing the total number to 23.

In 1972, the system became The California State University and Colleges, and all of the campuses were renamed with the words "California State University" in their names. Former San Diego State University student body president Calvin Robinson wrote the bill, signed into law by Ronald Reagan, that allowed every California State University the option to revert the schools back to their pre-1972 names: San Jose State, San Diego State, San Francisco State, etc. In 1982, the CSU system dropped the word "colleges" from its name.

Today the campuses of the CSU include comprehensive, research, and polytechnic universities along with the only Maritime Academy in the western United States that receives aid from the federal Maritime Administration.

Governance

Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach

The governance structure of the California State University is largely determined by state law. The California State University is ultimately administered by the 25 member (24 voting, 1 non-voting) Board of Trustees of the California State University. The Trustees appoint the Chancellor of the California State University, who is the chief executive officer of the system, and the Presidents of each campus, who are the chief executive officers of their respective campuses.

The Academic Senate of the California State University, made up of elected representatives of the faculty from each campus, recommends academic policy to the Board of Trustees through the Chancellor.

Board of Trustees

The California State University is administered by the 25 member Board of Trustees (BOT). Regulations of the BOT are codified in Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). The BOT is composed of:

• 16 members that are appointed by the Governor of California with the consent of the Senate
• two students from the California State University appointed by the Governor
• a tenured faculty member appointed by the Governor selected from a list of names from the Academic Senate
• a representative of the alumni associations of the state university selected for a two-year term by the alumni council of the California State University
• 5 ex officio members:
  • Governor
  • Lieutenant Governor
  • Speaker of the Assembly
  • State Superintendent of Public Instruction
  • the CSU Chancellor

Current members

Ex officio trustees:

• Jerry Brown, Governor of California
• Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor of California
• John Pérez, Speaker of the Assembly
• Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Charles B. Reed, CSU Chancellor

Appointed trustees: Roberta Achtenberg, Bernadette Cheyne, Debra S. Farar, Kenneth Fong, Margaret Fortune, Lupe Garcia, Steven Glazer, William Hauck, Bob Linscheid, Peter Mehas, Henry Mendoza, Lou Monville, Hugo Morales, James "Larry" Norton, and Glen Toney.

Student Trustees (also appointed): Ian Ruddell (voting) and Cipriano Vargas (non-voting).

Chancellor

The position of the Chancellor is declared by statute, and is defined by resolutions of the BOT. The delegation of authority from the BOT to the Chancellor has historically been controlled by a BOT resolution titled "Statement of General Principles in the Delegation of Authority and Responsibility" of August 4, 1961, and is now controlled by the Standing Orders of the Board of Trustees of the California State University. The Chancellor is the chief executive officer, and all Presidents report directly to the Chancellor.

Chancellors

• Buell Gallagher (1961–1962)
• Glenn S. Dumke (1962–1982)
• W. Ann Reynolds (1982–1990)
• Ellis E. McCune [Acting] (1990–1991)
• Barry Munitz (1991–1998)
• Charles B. Reed (1998-2012)
• Timothy P. White (2012–present)

Student body organizations

Further information: Student governments in the United States

All 23 campuses have mandatory student body organizations with mandatory fees, all with the "Associated Students" moniker, and are all members of the California State Student Association (CSSA). California Education Code § 89300 allows for the creation of student body organizations at any state university for the purpose of providing essential activities closely related to, but not normally included as a part of, the regular instructional program. A vote approved by two-thirds of all students causes the Trustees to fix a membership fee required of all regular, limited, and special session students attending the university such that all fee increases must be approved by the Trustees and a referendum approved by a majority of voters. Mandatory fee elections are called by the president of the university, and the membership fees are fixed by the Chancellor. All fees are collected by the university at the time of registration except where a student loan or grant from a recognized training program or student aid program has been delayed and there is reasonable proof that the funds will be forthcoming. The Gloria Romero Open Meetings Act of 2000 mandates that the legislative body of a student body organization conduct its business in public meetings.

Student body organization funds obtained from mandatory fees may be expended for:

• Programs of cultural and educational enrichment and community service.
• Recreational and social activities.
• Support of student unions.
• Scholarships, stipends, and grants-in-aid for only currently admitted students.
• Tutorial programs.
• Athletic programs, both intramural and intercollegiate.
• Student publications.
• Assistance to recognized student organizations.
• Student travel insurance.
• Administration of student fee program.
• Student government-scholarship stipends, grants-in-aid, and reimbursements to student officers for service to student government. Before such scholarship stipends, grants-in-aid, and reimbursements are established by a student body association, the principle of establishing such payments shall be approved by a student referendum.
• Student employment to provide payment for services in connection with the general administration of student fee.
• Augmentation of counseling services, including draft information, to be performed by the campus. Such counseling may also include counseling on legal matters to the extent of helping the student to determine whether he should retain legal counsel, and of referring him to legal counsel through a bar association, legal aid foundation or similar body.
• Transportation services.
• Child day care centers for children of students and employees of the campus.
• Augmentation of campus health services. Additional programs may be added by appropriate amendment to this section by the Board.

Impact of the CSU

The CSU confers over 70,000 degrees each year, awarding 46% of the state's bachelor's degrees and 32% of the state's master's degrees. The entire 23 campus system sustains nearly 150,000 jobs statewide, generating nearly $1 billion in tax revenue. Total CSU related-expenditures equate to nearly $70 billion,

The CSU contributes a strong showing in today's in-demand fields, producing 62% of the bachelor's degrees awarded in agriculture, 54% in business, 44% in health and medicine, 64% in hospitality and tourism, 45% in engineering, and 44% of those in media, culture and design. In fact the CSU is the state's largest source of educators, more than half of the state's newly credentialed teachers are from the CSU, expanding the state's rank of teachers by nearly 12,500 per year.

Over the last 10 years, the CSU has significantly enhanced programs towards the underserved. 56% of bachelor's degrees granted to Latinos in the state are from the CSU, while 60% of bachelor's awarded to Filipinos were from the CSU. In the Fall of 2008, 42% of incoming students were from California Community Colleges.

Enrollment

CSU Housing Program

The California State University's Housing Program owns and operates residential housing at 20 of the 23 campuses. Through the State Dormitory Construction Fund founded in 1947, campuses began construction housing facilities. In 1957 the legislature approved bonds for construction of more dormitory facilities. Today, the Housing Program is a self-supporting program deriving its revenues primarily from fees collected for use of the residential halls.

The CSU historically is a commuting university system, but this has recently changed as demand for housing has drastically increased from out-of-area applicants sharply increasing. In the next few years through the CSU Capital Outlay Construction, plans call for thousands more of residential units to be constructed across several in demand campuses.

Some campuses also have additional housing facilities operated through an auxiliary organization, or solely operate through auxiliaries (Fresno, Monterey Bay and San Marcos).

Faculty

In Fall 2011, CSU employed 11,329 full-time faculty members. Over 29% were ethnic minorities, 44% were female and 83.9% were tenured or tenure tracked. Full Professors comprised 40.2% of faculty members, Associate Professors constituted 23.9% and Assistant Professors 19.8% of faculty members, while 16.1% were Lecturers.

The California state constitution requires all state workers who are US citizens to sign a loyalty oath as a term of employment. Some campuses (most recently CSU Fullerton) have refused to hire academics who have refused to sign one, although others have provided for accommodations such as signing statements. Quakers have been particular victims of this policy.

The California Faculty Association (CFA) is the exclusive labor union and collective bargaining agent for all faculty, whether faculty choose to join the CFA or not.

Salary

The average faculty salary was roughly $78,295 as of Fall 2011. In April 2007, the faculty union and CSU reached an agreement increasing faculty base salaries by 20.7%, potentially boosting the average faculty salary from $74,000 to $90,749 by 2011; however, approximately half of this increase was rescinded due to declining state funding for the CSU in 2008 through 2011. Current CSU faculty salaries remain more than 15% below the average for "comparable schools." Meanwhile salaries for all presidents have been raised above $270,000 in order to remain somewhat competitive with similar schools As of Fall 2004 average salaries were as follows:

Average salaries.

Data	Lecturer	Instructor	Assistant Professor	Associate Professor	Full Professor
Average salary	$52,987	$52,078	$55,788	$67,306	$83,502
Minimum salary	$34,356	$40,656	$48,720	$55,944	$70,680
Maximum salary	$125,820	$54,708	$109,272	$120,060	$125,820
Percent of faculty	13.28%	0.10%	24.45%	18.62%	43.55%

Professors in teacher education sometimes earn less than they would if they were still elementary classroom teachers. In one case study report, it was shown that a beginning full-time tenure-track assistant professor in elementary teacher education at California State University, Northridge was hired in 2002 at a salary of $53,000., which was $15,738. less than she would have earned in her previous position as a 9-month public school kindergarten teacher, ($68,738). See Gordon, L. M. (2004, January 6). From kindergarten teacher to college professor: A comparison chart of salaries, work load, and professional preparation requirements. Published proceedings of the Hawaii International Conference on Education. ISSN# 1541-5880.

Campuses overview

The CSU is composed of the following 23 campuses listed here by order of the year founded:

Campus	Founded	Total Acreage	Enrollment	Operations Estimate(2012-2013)	Endowment (Fiscal year 2011-12)	Athletics Affiliation	Athletics Nickname (Conference)	U.S. News Rank (West)	Washington Monthly Rank (Master's, 2010)	Forbes Rank (National, 2012)	Kiplinger Rank (California)
San Jose	1857	154	30,448	$239.16 million	$74.81 million	NCAA Div. I	Spartans (WAC)	38	209	315	NR
Chico	1887	119	16,470	$145.76 million	$42.17 million	NCAA Div. II	Wildcats (CCAA)	31	273	392	NR
San Diego	1897	270	31,597	$281.24 million	$136.41 million	NCAA Div. I	Aztecs (MWC)	NA*	139 (R)	355	08
San Francisco	1899	134	30,500	$240.64 million	$51.20 million	NCAA Div. II	Gators (CCAA)	50	44	492	NR
San Luis Obispo	1901	9,678	18,679	$211.80 million	$168.37 million	NCAA Div. I	Mustangs (Big West)	06	60	162	09
Fresno	1911	1,399	22,565	$183.53 million	$129.45 million	NCAA Div. I	Bulldogs (MWC)	38	15	359	NR
Humboldt	1913	144	8,116	$92.87 million	$22.27 million	NCAA Div. II	Lumberjacks (CCAA)	46	105	NR	NR
Maritime	1929	87	973	$29.11 million	$3.72 million	NAIA	Keelhaulers (CPC)	NA **	NR	347	NR
Pomona	1938	1,438	22,156	$178.82 million	$55.58 million	NCAA Div. II	Broncos (CCAA)	34	331	301	10
Los Angeles	1947	175	21,755	$177.77 million	$18.56 million	NCAA Div. II	Golden Eagles (CCAA)	89	87	NR	NR
Sacramento	1947	580	28,539	$209.53 million	$28.32 million	NCAA Div. I	Hornets (Big Sky)	62	101	398	NR
Long Beach	1949	323	36,279	$277.02 million	$44.08 million	NCAA Div. I	49ers (Big West)	28	107	362	12
East Bay	1959	341	13,851	$135.46 million	$10.37 million	NCAA Div. II	Pioneers (CCAA)	86	382	NR	NR
Fullerton	1957	236	37,677	$268.77 million	$34.28 million	NCAA Div. I	Titans (Big West)	31	135	408	NR
Northridge	1958	353	36,164	$278.31 million	$63.64 million	NCAA Div. I	Matadors (Big West)	68	95	457	NR
Stanislaus	1957	220	8,882	$77.43 million	$9.23 million	NCAA Div. II	Warriors (CCAA)	68	162	NR	NR
Dominguez Hills	1960	346	13,933	$93.67 million	$10.16 million	NCAA Div. II	Toros (CCAA)	NR	106	NR	NR
Sonoma	1960	269	9,021	$81.50 million	$35.02 million	NCAA Div. II	Seawolves (CCAA)	46	476	NR	NR
San Bernardino	1965	441	18,234	$146.27 million	$19.17 million	NCAA Div. II	Coyotes (CCAA)	54	62	484	NR
Bakersfield	1965	375	8,520	$74.81 million	$17.96 million	NCAA Div. I	Roadrunners NCAA D-I Independent	89	283	NR	NR
San Marcos	1988	304	10,610	$89.54 million	$17.26 million	NAIA	Cougars NAIA Independent	81	434	NR	NR
Monterey Bay	1994	1,365	5,609	$66.62 million	$14.02 million	NCAA Div. II	Otters (CCAA)	57	94 (LAC)	NR	NR
Channel Islands	2002	1,193	4,920	$63.67 million	$9.23 million	None	Dolphins (N/A)	68	NR	NR	NR

• San Diego State University has been classified as a university with "high research activity", and therefore is ranked separately from the other campuses of the California State University in U.S. News & World Report, although several CSU campuses offer various doctoral degrees also. It is ranked in the "National Universities" category.

• Cal Maritime only awards undergraduate degrees and therefore is ranked separately from the other campuses of the California State University. It is ranked in the "Regional Colleges" category.^{citation needed}

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Off campus branches

CSU San Bernardino Palm Desert Campus.

A handful of universities have off campus branches that make education accessible in a vast state. Unlike the typical university extension courses, they are degree-granting and students have the same status as other California State University students. The newest campus, the California State University, Channel Islands, was formerly an off campus branch of CSUN. Riverside and Contra Costa counties, which have 3 million residents between them, have lobbied for their off campus branches to be freestanding California State University campuses. Total enrollment for all branches in Fall 2005 is 9,163 students, the equivalent of 2.2% of systemwide enrollment. The following are schools and their respective off campus branches:

• California State University, Bakersfield
  • Antelope Valley (in Lancaster, California)
• California State University, Chico
  • Redding (affiliated with Shasta College)
• California State University, Fullerton
  • Irvine
  • Garden Grove
• California State University, East Bay
  • Concord
  • Oakland (Professional & Conference Center)
• California State University, Fresno
  • Lancaster
• California State University, San Bernardino
  • Palm Desert
• California State University, San Marcos
  • Southwest Riverside County
• San Diego State University
  • Imperial Valley (in Brawley, California and Calexico, California)
• San Francisco State University
  • Cañada College (in Redwood City, California)
  • Downtown Campus (in San Francisco, California)
• California State University, Stanislaus
  • Stockton, California
• Sonoma State University
  • Ukiah, California

Laboratories and observatories

Research facilities owned and operated by units of the CSU:

• Desert Studies Center
  • Research consortium and field site managed by California State University, Fullerton
• Moss Landing Marine Laboratories
  • Independent degree-granting campus managed by San Jose State University
  • Oceanographic laboratory located in the Monterey Bay area
• Murillo Family Observatory
  • Newest research observatory in the San Bernardino Metropolitan Area and the CSU system. It is located in and managed by California State University, San Bernardino.
• Southern California Marine Institute
  • Oceanographic laboratory in the Los Angeles Basin
• Mount Laguna Observatory
  • Astronomical observatory part of the Astronomy Department of San Diego State University
• T.S. Golden Bear
  • The training ship of the California Maritime Academy

Former campuses

Former units and campuses of the CSU:

• Los Angeles State Normal School (State Normal School at Los Angeles), founded 1882, became the University of California, Los Angeles by state law in 1919.
• Santa Barbara State College, founded 1909, became the University of California, Santa Barbara by state law in 1944.

Differences between the CSU and UC systems

Both university systems are California publicly funded higher education institutions. Despite having fewer students, some individual UC campuses, as a result of their research emphasis and medical centers, have larger budgets than the entire CSU system. CSU's Chancellor, Dr Charles B Reed, pointed out when delivering his Pullias Lecture at USC, that California was big enough to afford two world-class systems of public higher education, one that supports research (UC) and one that supports teaching (CSU). However, student per capita spending is stretched far thinner at the CSU, and the lack of a research mission or independent doctoral programs under the California Master Plan leads to a perceived lack of prestige among some academics. For many of the CSU system's early formative years, the more powerful UC system was able to delay or prevent the CSU campuses from gaining the right to grant bachelor's degrees, then later master's degrees and now doctorates in most fields. Thus while similar campuses in other states (e.g., Arizona State University) eventually grew from normal schools into research-oriented state universities, the UC system's powerful research university monopoly has successfully prevented the CSU from experiencing a similar development. Librarian Emeritus Kevin Starr has described the CSU as "in so many ways the Rodney Dangerfield of public higher education."

According to the California Master Plan for Higher Education (1960), both university systems may confer Bachelors or Master's degrees as well as professional certifications, however only the University of California has the authority to issue Ph.D degrees (Doctor of Philosophy) and professional degrees in the fields of law, medicine, veterinary, and dentistry. As a result of recent legislation (SB 724 and AB 2382), the California State University may now offer the Ed.D (also known as the Doctor of Education or "education doctorate degree") and DPT (Doctor of Physical Therapy) degrees to its graduate students. Additionally, the California State University (CSU) offers Ph.D degrees and some professional doctorates (for instance, audiology, Au.D) as a "joint degree" in combination with other institutions of higher education, including "joint degrees" with the University of California (UC) and accredited private universities. This is why, for instance, San Diego State can qualify as a "Research University with high research activity" by offering some 22 doctoral degrees.

There are 23 CSU campuses and 10 UC campuses representing approximately 437,000 and 237,000 students respectively. The cost of CSU tuition is approximately half that of UC. Thus, the CSU system has been referred to by former California State University authorities as "The People's University."

CSU and UC use the terms "president" and "chancellor" internally in exactly opposite ways: At CSU, the campuses are headed by "presidents" who report to a systemwide "chancellor"; but at UC, they are headed by "chancellors" who report to a systemwide "president".

CSU has traditionally been more accommodating to the older student than UC, by offering more degree programs in the evenings and, more recently, online. In addition, CSU schools, especially in more urban areas, have traditionally catered to the commuter, enrolling most of its students from the surrounding area. This has changed as CSU schools increase enrollment and some of the more prestigious urban campuses attract a wider demographic.

Traditionally, the UC campuses run a quarter system (with the exception of UC Berkeley) while most of the CSU campuses operate on a semester system, with the exception of six campuses. It was announced recently that the remaining six campuses in the CSU, Cal State East Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, CSULA, CSU Bakersfield, Cal Poly SLO, and Cal Poly Pomona will all be switching into the semester system by the end of the decade. This was part of a comprehensive study conducted by the CSU.

Admission standards

Historically the requirements for admission to the CSU have been less stringent than the UC system. The CSU attempts to accept applicants from the top one-third (1/3) of California high school graduates. In contrast, the UC attempts to accept the top one-eighth (1/8). In an effort to maintain a 60/40 ratio of upper division students to lower division students and to encourage students to attend a California community college first, both university systems give priority to California community college transfer students.

However, as of 2012 the following 16 CSU campuses use higher standards than the basic admission standards because of the number of qualified students who apply to those campuses as first-time freshmen and transfer students during the initial application filing period which therefore accounts as a more competitive admissions school:

• Chico State
• Fresno State
• Cal State Fullerton
• Humboldt State (for freshman only)
• Cal State Los Angeles
• Cal State Long Beach
• Cal State Northridge (for freshman only)
• Cal Poly Pomona
• Sacramento State
• Cal State San Bernardino
• San Diego State
• San Francisco State
• San Jose State
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Cal State San Marcos
• Sonoma State

Furthermore, three California State University campuses are fully impacted for both freshmen and transfers, meaning in addition to admission into the school, admission into all majors is also impacted. The three campuses that are fully impacted are: Long Beach, San Diego, and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

Campus naming conventions

The UC system follows a consistent style in the naming of campuses, using the words University of California followed by the name of its declared home city. Most CSU campuses follow a similar pattern, though several are named only for their home city or county, such as San Francisco State University, San Jose State University, San Diego State University, or Sonoma State University. Some of the colleges follow neither pattern. California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo and California State Polytechnic University, Pomona use the word "polytechnic" in both their full names (note the order of the words "Polytechnic" and "State"). They also use the abbreviated forms "Cal Poly San Luis Obispo" and "Cal Poly Pomona" respectively. In addition, the California Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) is the only campus whose official name does not reference its location in California. Some critics, including Donald Gerth (former President of Sacramento State), have claimed that the weak California State University identity has contributed to the CSU's perceived lack of prestige when compared to the University of California.

Statistics: Admission Profile (Fall 2012)

Campus	Applicants	Admits	Admit Rate	GPA Avg	ACT	SAT Reading	SAT Math	SAT Composite (out of 1600)	References
Bakersfield	6,637	4,260	64.1%	3.11				880
Channel Islands	6,960	4,480	64.3%	3.15	21			994
Chico	17,221	12,328	71.5%	3.16	22	525	538	1038
Dominguez Hills	14,741	8,138	55.2%	3.09	18			890
East Bay	10,778	3,840	35.6%	3.04	19	452	459	912
Fresno	16,242	9,444	58.1%	3.33		458	471	929
Fullerton	38,882	17,790	45.7%	3.39	25	502	525	1027
Humboldt	9,980	7,957	79.7%	3.13	23	521	505	1026
Long Beach	54,970	16,957	30.9%	3.43	21	470	492	962
Los Angeles	26,546	18,573	69.9%	3.14	18			880
Maritime	1,350	928	68.7%		23		550
Monterey Bay	12,562	5,577	44.3%	3.22	22			1022
Northridge	28,296	17,411	61.5%	3.09	19	461	465	926
Pomona	28,143	14,686	52.1%	3.41	21	500	560	1071
Sacramento	19,702	13,728	69.6%	3.26	20	471	489	960
San Bernardino	10,908	6,353	58.2%	3.17	18	450	460	910
San Diego	51,364	16,092	31.3%	3.61	24	533	555	1088
San Francisco	31,439	20,070	66.4%	3.14	22	500	507	1007
San Jose	25,154	15,967	63.4%	3.29	22	490	535	1025
San Luis Obispo	36,941	11,545	31.3%	3.87	27	593	638	1231
San Marcos	9,978	5,841	58.5%	3.17				971
Sonoma	13,145	10,757	81.8%	3.17	23	550	560	1027
Stanislaus	5,387	4,128	76.6%	3.25	20	469	480	949
System-wide	482,695	249,428	51.6%	3.40	21.4	497	516	986

Impacted Campuses

An impacted campus or major is one which has more CSU-qualified students than capacity permits. As of 2012, 16 out of the 23 campuses are impacted including Chico, Fresno, Fullerton, Humboldt, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Northridge, Pomona, San Bernardino, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Sonoma, San Marcos, and San Luis Obispo. Some programs at other campuses are similarly impacted. Despite this, CSU undergraduate admissions are quantitatively based and generally do not include items such as personal statements, SAT Subject Test scores, letters of recommendation, or portfolios. In addition, there is geographic preference given to those residing within the commuting areas of the colleges.

Special admissions process for the California Maritime Academy

The Maritime Academy uses a different admissions process from other CSU schools. Because of the nature of its programs, the Maritime Academy requires all applicants to pass a standard physical examination prior to enrollment.

Research and Academics

AAU, AASCU and APLU

The University of California and most of its campuses are members of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU).

The California State University (CSU) and most of its campuses are members of APLU and the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

ABET

Main article: List of engineering programs in the California State University

ABET, Inc., (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), accredits post-secondary degree programs in applied science, computing, engineering, and technology. It is intended to certify the quality of these programs. The California State University has 17 ABET-accredited engineering colleges throughout California.

• Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo College of Engineering
• California Maritime Academy College of Engineering
• California State University, Chico College of Engineering
• California State University, Dominguez Hills College of Engineering
• California State University, East Bay College of Engineering
• California State University, Fresno, Lyles College of Engineering
• California State University, Fullerton College of Engineering
• California State University, Long Beach College of Engineering
• California State University, Los Angeles College of Engineering
• California State University, Northridge College of Engineering
• California State University, Sacramento College of Engineering
• California State University, San Bernardino College of Engineering
• Humboldt State University College of Engineering
• San Diego State University College of Engineering
• San Francisco State University College of Engineering
• San Jose State University College of Engineering

CENIC

The CSU is a founding and charter member of CENIC, the Corporation for Education Network Initiatives in California, the nonprofit organization which provides extremely high-performance Internet-based networking to California's K-20 research and education community.

Statewide University Programs

Agricultural Research Initiative

A comprehensive applied agricultural and environmental research program joining the CSU's four colleges of agriculture (at San Luis Obispo, Pomona, Chico and Fresno) and the state's agriculture and natural resources industries and allied business communities.

• Cal Poly Pomona
• Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• Chico State
• Fresno State

Biotechnology

The California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) mission is to develop a professional biotechnology workforce. CSUPERB provides grant funding, organizes an annual symposium, sponsors industry-responsive curriculum, and serves as a liaison for the CSU with government, philanthropic, educational, and biotechnology industry partners. The program involves students and faculty from Life, Physical, Computer and Clinical Science, Engineering, Agriculture, Math and Business departments at all 23 CSU campuses.

Hospitality Management

The Hospitality Management Education Initiative (HMEI) was formed in 2008 to address the shortage of hospitality leaders in California. HMEI is a collaboration between the 14 CSU campuses that have hospitality-related degrees and industry executives. CSU awarded 95% of hospitality bachelor’s degrees in the state in 2011.

Nursing

Headquartered and administered at the Dominguez Hills campus, the CSU Statewide Nursing Program offers registered nurses courses available throughout California that lead to Bachelors', Masters' of Science, and a Doctorate degree in Nursing (awarded by the closest participating CSU campus). The campuses that award a Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP) are:

• Fresno State
• Cal State Fullerton
• Cal State Los Angeles
• Cal State Long Beach
• San Jose State

Pre-doctoral program

California Pre-Doctoral Program is designed to increase the pool of potential faculty by supporting the doctoral aspirations of California State University students who have experienced economic and educational disadvantages.

The Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program provides financial and other assistance to individuals pursuing doctoral degrees. The program seeks to provide loans to doctoral students who are interested in applying and competing for California State University instructional faculty positions after completion of the doctoral degree.

Professional science master's degree

The CSU intends to expand its post-graduate education focus to establish and encourage Professional Science Master's degree (PSM) programs using the Sloan model.

See also

• California State Employees Association
• California State University Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association
• California State University Police Department
• Colleges and universities
• List of colleges and universities in California

External links

• California State University
• History of CSU
• California Faculty Association
• California State University Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association
• California State Student Association