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CSU Long Beach

CSU Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840

Official telephone: (562) 985-4111
Fax number: (562) 985-1734
Website: www.csulb.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and late January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in August and January.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Average freshman GPA: 3 on a 4.0 scale
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 89%
Student:Faculty ratio: 24:1
Total faculty: 1100 men, 1116 women
Full-time faculty: 580 men, 552 women
Part-time faculty: 520 men, 564 women
Graduation rate: 65% within six years

CSU Long Beach
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: no
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, Phi Beta Kappa, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, vo-tech, adult education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, geography, ethnic studies, area studies
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accountancy
  • Adapted Physical Education
  • Aerospace Engineering
  • American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Art Education
  • Art History
  • Asian American Studies
  • Asian Studies
  • Athletic Training
  • Audio Engineering
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biology Education
  • Black Studies
  • Botany
  • Business Administration
  • Business Economics
  • Cell/Molecular Biology
  • Ceramics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Chicano/Latino Studies
  • Child Development/Family Studies
  • Chinese Studies
  • Choral/Vocal Music
  • Classics
  • Communication
  • Communication/Interpersonal
  • Communication/Organizational/Public
  • Communication/Rhetorical Studies
  • Communicative Disorders
  • Community Health Education
  • Comparative World Literature
  • Composition
  • Computer Engineering Technology
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Technology
  • Consumer Affairs
  • Corporate Training/Development
  • Creative Writing
  • Dance
  • Dietetics/Food Administration
  • Drawing/Painting
  • Earth Science
  • Ecology
  • Economics
  • Electronics Engineering Technology
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Technology
  • English
  • English Education
  • English/Creative Writing
  • English/Spanish
  • Environmental Science/Technology
  • Environmental Technology
  • Exercise Science
  • Family/Consumer Sciences
  • Fashion Merchandising
  • Film/Electronic Arts
  • Film/Electronic Media
  • Film/Video Production
  • Finance
  • Fitness
  • Food Science
  • French
  • French Studies
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German
  • Graphic Design
  • Greek Civilization
  • Health Care Administration
  • History
  • Hospitality/Foodservice/Hotel Management
  • Human Development
  • Human Resources Management
  • Illustration
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Instrumental Music
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Interior Design
  • International Business
  • International Studies
  • Interpersonal/Organizational Communication
  • Italian Studies
  • Japanese
  • Jewish Studies
  • Journalism
  • Kinesiology
  • Kinesiotherapy
  • Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Literature
  • Management
  • Management Information Systems
  • Manufacturing Engineering Technology
  • Marine Biology
  • Marketing
  • Materials Engineering
  • Mathematical Economics/Economic Theory
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Microbiology
  • Music
  • Music Composition
  • Music History/Literature
  • Nursing
  • Nutrition/Dietetics
  • Occupational Studies
  • Operations Management
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Physiology
  • Political Science
  • Pre-Athletic Training
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Religious Studies
  • Rhetorical Studies
  • Roman Civilization
  • School Health Education
  • Sculpture
  • Secondary Education/Mathematics
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Spanish Linguistics/Language Acquisition
  • Spanish Literature/Cultural Studies
  • Spanish Translation
  • Speech Communications
  • Studio Art
  • Technology/Engineering Education
  • Textiles/Clothing
  • Theatre Arts
  • Theatre Management
  • Theatre Performance
  • Theme Park Engineering
  • Three-Dimensional Media
  • Transportation Policy/Planning
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Educational Administration/Leadership
  • Engineering/Industrial Applied Mathematics
Master's Degrees

  • Acting
  • Anthropology
  • Applied Anthropology
  • Applied Physics
  • Art Education
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Counseling
  • Education Administration
  • Education Administration/Leadership
  • Educational Psychology
  • Educational Technology
  • Elementary Science Education
  • Emergency Services Administration
  • Engineering
  • Engineering Management
  • French
  • German
  • Gerontology
  • Global Logistics
  • Human Factors
  • Industrial Design
  • Industrial/Organizational Psychology
  • Information Science
  • Kinesiology
  • Language/Culture
  • Linguistics
  • Marriage/Family Therapy
  • Nursing
  • Occupational Studies
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health
  • Recreation Administration
  • Religious Studies
  • School Counseling
  • School Librarianship
  • Science Education
  • Secondary Education
  • Secondary Science Education
  • Social/Multicultural Foundations of Education
  • Special Education
  • Technical Theatre
  • Theatre Arts

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit and/or placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit and/or placement for international baccalaureate

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