2022-2023 Cal Poly Humboldt Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Cal Poly Humboldt Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

The California State University



Welcome to the California State University (CSU) - the nation’s largest comprehensive university with 23 unique campuses and seven off-campus centers serving approximately 477,000 students and employing more than 56,000 faculty and staff.

Each year, the university awards more than 133,000 degrees. CSU graduates are serving as leaders in the industries that drive California’s economy, including business, agriculture, entertainment, engineering, teaching, hospitality and healthcare. To learn more visit the California State University website.

A Tradition of Excellence for More Than Six Decades

Since 1961, the CSU has provided an affordable, accessible and high-quality education to 4 million living alumni throughout California. While each campus is unique based on its curricular specialties, location and campus culture, every CSU is distinguished for the quality of its educational programs. All campuses are fully accredited, provide a high-quality broad liberal educational program and offer opportunities for students to engage in campus life through the Associated Students, Inc., clubs and service learning. Through leading-edge programs, superior teaching and extensive workforce training opportunities, CSU students graduate with the critical thinking skills, industry knowledge and hands-on experience necessary for employment and career advancement.

Facts

  • Today, one of every 20 Americans with a college degree is a CSU graduate.
  • 1 of every 10 employees in California is a CSU graduate.
  • The CSU awards about half of the bachelor’s degrees earned in California.
  • The CSU awards 36% of California’s undergraduate nursing degrees
  • The CSU prepares more of California’s teachers, pre-school through grade 12, than any other institution. Nearly four percent of the nation’s teachers graduate from the CSU.
  • In 2020, CSU students earned nearly 25,000 business degrees and more than 9,000 engineering degrees.
  • The CSU offers more than 170 fully online and 140 hybrid degree programs and concentrations.
  • The CSU’s online concurrent enrollment program gives students the ability to enroll in courses offered by other campuses in the CSU.
  • Over a recent four-year period, the CSU has issued nearly 50,000 professional development certificates in education, health services, business and technology, leisure and hospitality, manufacturing, international trade and many other industries.
  • CSU Centers for Community Engagement and Service Learning make available nearly 2300 service learning courses.
  • 38,000 CSU students participated in service-learning, contributing 728,000 hours of service in 2020-21.

Governance

The CSU is governed by the Board of Trustees, most of whom are appointed by the governor and serve with faculty and student representatives. The CSU chancellor is the chief executive officer, reporting to the board. The campus presidents serve as the campus-level chief executive officers. The trustees, chancellor and presidents develop university-wide educational policy. The presidents, in consultation with the CSU Academic Senate and other campus stakeholder groups, render and implement local policy decisions.

CSU Historical Milestones

The individual California State Colleges were established as a system with a Board of Trustees and a chancellor in 1960 by the Donahoe Higher Education Act. In 1972, the system was designated as the California State University and Colleges, and in 1982 the system became the California State University. Today, the CSU is comprised of 23 campuses, including comprehensive and polytechnic universities and, since July 1995, the California State University Maritime Academy, a specialized campus.

The oldest campus-San José State University-was founded in 1857 and became the first institution of public higher education in California. The newest-California State University Channel Islands-opened in fall 2002, with freshmen arriving in fall 2003. And in 2022, the Humboldt campus became Cal Poly Humboldt, joining San Luis Obispo and Pomona as that state’s third public polytechnical university.

In 1963, the CSU’s Academic Senate was established to act as the official voice of CSU faculty in university wide matters. Also, the California State College Student Presidents Association- which was later renamed the California State Student Association (CSSA), was founded to represent each campus student association on issues affecting students.

Through its many decades of service, the CSU has continued to adapt to address societal changes, student needs and workforce trends. While the CSU’s core mission has always focused on providing high-quality, affordable bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, over time the university has added a wide range of services and programs to support student success - from adding health centers and special programs for veterans to building student residential facilities to provide a comprehensive educational experience.

In 2010, in an effort to accommodate community college transfer students, the CSU, in concert with the California Community Colleges (CCC), launched the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT), which guarantees CCC transfer students with an ADT admission to the CSU with junior status. The ADT has since proven to be the most effective path to a CSU for community college transfer students.

Always adapting to changes in technology and societal trends to support student learning and degree completion, the CSU launched CSU Fully Online, which enables CSU students to complete online courses at other CSU campuses, expanding enrollment opportunities and providing more educational opportunities for students who may prefer an online format to a traditional classroom setting.

The CSU marked a significant educational milestone when it broadened its degree offerings to include doctoral degrees. The CSU independently offers Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Doctor of Audiology (AuD) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree programs. Additionally, the CSU was recently authorized to offer the independent Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD). A limited number of other doctoral degrees are offered jointly with the University of California and private institutions in California.

The CSU strives to continually develop innovative programs, services and opportunities that will give students the tools they need to meet their full potential. In 2016, the university launched Graduation Initiative 2025, a bold plan to support students, increase the number of California’s graduates earning high-quality degrees and eliminate achievement and equity gaps for all students. Through this initiative, the CSU is ensuring that all students have the opportunity to graduate according to their personal goals, positively impacting their lives, families and communities.

By providing an accessible, hands-on education that prepares graduates for career success, the CSU has created a network of alumni that is so extensive and renowned that it spans across the globe. With the graduation of the Class of 2021, more than 4 million CSU alumni are making a difference in the lives of the people of California and the world.

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Average Support Cost Per Full-Time Equivalent Student and Sources of Funds

The total support cost per full-time equivalent student (FTES) includes the expenditures for current operations, including payments made to students in the form of financial aid, and all fully reimbursed programs contained in state appropriations. The average support cost is determined by dividing the total cost by the number of FTES. The total CSU 2021/22 budget amounts were $4,228,282,000 from state General Fund (GF) appropriations, before a $(4.4) million CalPERS retirement adjustment, $2,509,668,000 from gross tuition revenue, and $653,724,000 from other fee revenues for a total of $7,391,674,000 . The 2021/22 resident FTES target is 374,246 and the nonresident FTES based on past-year actual is 19,430 for a total of 393,676 FTES. The GF appropriation is applicable to resident students only whereas fee revenues are collected from resident and nonresident students. FTES is derived by dividing the total student credit units attempted by a fixed amount depending on academic level (e.g., 30 for a semester campus and 45 for a quarter campus, the figures that define a full-time undergraduate or post-baccalaureate student’s academic load).

2021/22 State Appropriation (GF) 1
Amount: 4,228,282,000
Average Cost per FTES: 11,298
Percentage: 57.2%

1 Represents state GF appropriation in the Budget Act of 2021/22. GF is divisible by resident students only (374,246 FTES)

2021/22 Gross Tuition Revenue 2
Amount: 2,509,668,000
Average Cost per FTES: 6,374
Percentage: 34%

Other Fees Revenue 2
Amount: 653,724,000
Average Cost per FTES: 1,661
Percentage: 8.8%

2 Represents CSU Operating Fund, gross tuition and other fees revenue amounts submitted in campus August 2021/22 final budgets. Revenues are divisible by resident and nonresident students (393,676 FTES)

Total Support Cost
Amount: 7,391,674,000
Average Cost per FTES: 19,333
Percentage: 100%

The 2021/22 average support cost per FTES based on GF appropriation and net tuition fee revenue only is $17,672 and when including all three sources as indicated below is $19,333, which includes all fee revenue (e.g. tuition fees, application fees, and other campus mandatory fees) in the CSU Operating Fund. Of this amount, the average net tuition and other fee revenue per FTES is $8,035.

The average CSU 2021/22 academic year, resident, undergraduate student basic tuition and other mandatory fees required to apply to, enroll in, or attend the university is $7,439 ($5,742 tuition fee plus $1,621 average campus-based fees). However, the costs paid by individual students will vary depending on campus, program, and whether a student is part-time, full-time, resident, or nonresident.

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Trustees of the CSU Ex Officio Trustees

The Honorable Gavin Newsom, Governor of California

The Honorable Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California

The Honorable Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the Assembly

The Honorable Tony Thurmond, State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Dr. Jolene Koester Interim Chancellor, California State University

Officers of the Trustees

The Honorable Gavin Newsom - President

Lillian Kimbell, Chair

Wenda Fong, Vice Chair

Andrew Jones, Secretary

Steve Relyea, Treasurer

Appointed Trustees

Appointments are for a term of eight years, except student, alumni, and faculty trustees, whose terms are for two years. Terms expire in the year in paren­the­ses. Names are listed alphabetically.

Silas Abrego (2021)

Larry L. Adamson (2022)

Diego Arambula (2028)

Jane W. Carney (2022)

Jack B. Clark Jr. (2027)

Adam Day (2023)

Douglas Faigin (2025)

Jean P. Firstenberg (2026)

Wenda Fong (2024)

Lillian Kimbell (2024)

Maria Linares (2023)

Julia I. Lopez (2028)

John “Jack” McGory (2023)

Anna Ortiz-Morfit (2025)

Krystal Raynes (2022)

Yammilette Rodriguez (2029)

Romey Sabalius (2021)

Lateefah Simon (2027)

Christopher Steinhauser (2026)

Correspondence with trustees should be sent to:

c/o Trustees Secretariat, The California State University, 401 Golden Shore, Long Beach, CA 90802-4210

 

Office of the Chancellor

The California State University
401 Golden Shore
Long Beach, CA 90802-4210 
562-951-4000

Dr. Jolene Koester - Interim Chancellor

Mr. Steve Relyea - Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer

Dr. Sylvia A. Alva - Executive Vice Chancellor, Academic and Student Affairs

Mr. Andrew Jones - Executive Vice Chancellor, General Counsel

Ms. Evelyn Nazario - Vice Chancellor, Human Resources

Mr. Vlad Marinescu - Vice Chancellor and Chief Audit Officer

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CSU Campuses

California State University, Bakersfield

9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022
Lynnette Zelezny, President
661-654-2782

CSU Bakersfield website

California State University, Channel Islands

One University Drive
Camarillo, CA 93012
Richard Yao, President
805-437-8400

CSU Channel Islands website

California State University, Chico

400 West First Street 
Chico, CA 95929 
Gayle E. Hutchinson, President 
530-898-4636

Chico State website 

California State University, Dominguez Hills

1000 East Victoria Street 
Carson, CA 90747 
Thomas A. Parham, President 
310-243-3696

CSU Dominguez Hills website 

California State University, East Bay

25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard 
Hayward, CA 94542 
Cathy A. Sandeen, President 
510-885-3000

Cal State East Bay website 

California State University, Fresno

5241 North Maple Avenue 
Fresno, CA 93740 
Saúl Jimémez-Sandoval, President 
559-278-4240

CSU Fresno website 

California State University, Fullerton

800 N. State College Boulevard 
Fullerton, CA 92831-3599 
Framroza Virjee, President 
657-278-2011

Cal State Fullerton website 

California Polytechnic State University, Humboldt 

1 Harpst Street 
Arcata, CA 95521-8299 
Tom Jackson, Jr., President 
707-826-3011

Cal Poly Humboldt website 

California State University, Long Beach

1250 Bellflower Boulevard 
Long Beach, CA 90840-0115 
Jane Close Conoley, President 
562-985-4111

Cal State Long Beach website 

California State University, Los Angeles

5151 State University Drive 
Los Angeles, CA 90032 
William A. Covino, President 
323-343-3000

Cal State LA website 

California State University Maritime Academy

200 Maritime Academy Drive 
Vallejo, CA 94590 
Rear Admiral Thomas A. Cropper, President 
707-654-1000

Cal Maritime website 

California State University, Monterey Bay

100 Campus Center 
Seaside, CA 93955-8001 
Eduardo M. Ochoa, President 
831-582-3000

CSU Monterey Bay website 

California State University, Northridge

18111 Nordhoff Street 
Northridge, CA 91330 
Ericka D. Beck, President 
818-677-1200

CSUN website 

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

3801 W. Temple Avenue 
Pomona, CA 91768 
Soraya M. Coley, President 
909-869-7659

Cal Poly Pomona website 

California State University, Sacramento

6000 J Street 
Sacramento, CA 95819 
Robert S. Nelsen, President 
916-278-6011

Sacramento State website 

California State University, San Bernardino

5500 University Parkway 
San Bernardino, CA 92407-2318 
Tomás D. Morales, President 
909-537-5000

Cal State San Bernardino website 

San Diego State University 

5500 Campanile Drive 
San Diego, CA 92182 
Adela de la Torre, President 
619-594-5200

San Diego State website 

San Francisco State University

1600 Holloway Avenue 
San Francisco, CA 94132 
Lynn Mahoney, President 
415-338-1111

San Francisco State website 

San José State University

One Washington Square 
San José, CA 95192-0001 
Steven Perez*, President 
408-924-1000

San José State website 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

One Grand Avenue 
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 
Jeffrey D. Armstrong, President 
805-756-1111

Cal Poly , San Luis Obispo website 

California State University, San Marcos

333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road 
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001 
Ellen J. Neufeldt, President 
760-750-4000

CSU San Marcos website 

Sonoma State University

1801 East Cotati Avenue 
Rohnert Park, CA 94928 
Judy K. Sakaki, President 
707-664-2880

Sonoma State website 

California State University, Stanislaus

One University Circle 
Turlock, CA 95382 
Ellen N. Junn, President 
209-667-3122

Stanislaus State website 

*Interim

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