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CSU Bakersfield

CSU Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311

Official telephone: (661) 654-3036
Fax number: (661) 664-3194
Website: www.csub.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in early September, early January, late March, and early June.
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in September.
Number and length of summer sessions: Two summer sessions of four weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: business administration, liberal studies, psychology
Majors with the lowest enrollment: physics, theatre arts, religious studies
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 77%
Student:Faculty ratio: 28:1
Total faculty: 223 men, 250 women
Full-time faculty: 140 men, 132 women
Part-time faculty: 83 men, 118 women
Graduation rate: 41% within six years

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, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Biology
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development
  • Communication
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • English
  • Environmental Resource Management
  • Geology
  • History
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nursing
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education/Kinesiology
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Religious Studies
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Theatre Arts
Master's Degrees

  • Anthropology
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Counseling
  • Education
  • English
  • Geology
  • History
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • placement for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • placement for CLEP general
  • placement for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant life experience

DIPLOMAS OFFERED
  • Zoology/Animal Biology, Other
 
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