California State University 56704 226086817 2008-07-16T19:39:49Z 137.151.174.11 /* Gallery */ {{Infobox_University |name = California State University |native_name = |latin_name = |image_name = CALSTATE SEAL.PNG |image_size = 176px |motto = ''Vox Veritas Vita'' ([[Latin]], "Voice Truth Life"-Speak the truth as a way of life.)| |established = [[1857]] |type = Public University System |endowment = [[US$]]746 million |staff = |faculty = 44,000 |president = |provost = |student_body_president= |student_body_vice_president= |principal = |rector = |chancellor = [[Charles B. Reed]] |vice_chancellor = |dean = |head_label = |head = |students = 414,000 |undergrad = |postgrad = |doctoral = |profess = |city = [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] |state = [[California]] |country = [[USA]] |campus = 23 campuses |free_label = |free = |colors = Red & White {{color box|red}}{{color box|white}} |colours = |mascot = |nickname = |affiliations = [[California|State of California, USA]] |footnotes = |website = [http://www.calstate.edu/ CalState] |address = |telephone = |coor = |logo = [[Image:CSU.PNG|250px]] }} {{portal|California|WPCF.svg}} {|style="clear:right; float:right; padding:7px; background:none;" |- | |} The '''California State University''' ('''CSU''') is one of three public higher education systems in the [[U.S. state|state]] of [[California]], 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 CSU system is composed of 23 campuses and has over 414,000 students supported by 44,000 faculty members and staff.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.calstate.edu/PA/info/enroll.shtml | title = Student Enrollment at the CSU | accessdate = 2006-07-30 | date = [[2006-02-13]] | publisher = The California State University |}}</ref> It is the largest university system in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.calstate.edu/PA/2006Facts/index.shtml | title = CSU Facts 2006 | accessdate = 2006-07-30 | date = [[2006-06-29]] | publisher = The California State University |}}</ref> CSU prepares about 60 percent of the [[teacher]]s in the state, 40 percent of the [[engineering]] graduates, and more graduates in [[business]], [[agriculture]], [[Communication studies|communications]], [[health]], [[education]] and [[public administration]] than all other California [[universities]] and [[colleges]] combined. Altogether, about half the [[bachelor's degree]]s and a third of the [[master's degree]]s awarded annually in California are from the CSU. Since [[1961]] more than 2 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. The system now considers its founding date to be that of the Minns School. A second California State Normal School campus was created in Los Angeles in 1882. 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 (now the [[University of California, Los Angeles]]). 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 [[California Master Plan for Higher Education|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. At some of the older campuses, alumni successfully lobbied the California Legislature 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 and [[polytechnic]] universities and the only [[Maritime Academy]] in the western United States that receives aid from the federal [[Maritime Administration]]. == Governance == [[Image:Csuofficeofthechancellor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Office of the Chancellor in Long Beach]] Responsibility for the California State University is vested in the 25 member [[Board of Trustees]], whose members are appointed by the [[Governor]] of the State of [[California]]. There are 5 ex officio Trustees; the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the Assembly, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and the CSU Chancellor. There are 4 special Trustees. The CSU Statewide Alumni Council appoints an Alumni Trustee. The Governor appoints a Faculty Trustee from nominees proposed by the Statewide Academic Senate. The Governor appoints two Student Trustees from nominees proposed by the California State Student Association. The Alumni and Faculty Trustees serve for two years. The Student Trustees serve staggered two-year terms. The sixteen remaining Trustees are appointed by the Governor, confirmed by the State Senate, and serve for eight years.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.calstate.edu/PA/info/BOT.shtml | title = The CSU Board of Trustees | accessdate = 2008-01-18 | date = [[2008-01-18]] | publisher = The California State University |}}</ref>. The Trustees appoint the [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]], who is the [[chief executive officer]] of the system, and the [[President]]s, who are the chief executive officers of their respective campuses. The [http://www.calstate.edu/AcadSen/index.shtml 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. === Chancellors of the CSU === *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-current) == Endowment == The California State University's permanent, collective endowment has grown to $746 million U.S. dollars as of the close of the 2005-2006 academic year. In addition, each of the 23 campuses of the CSU raise their own funds through donations and other external funding, and each campus controls its own separate endowment funds not counted in the above endowment amount. [http://www.calstate.edu/ua/0506externalreport/endowment_market.shtml Link to CSU Endowment & Fundraising webpage] ==Faculty== During the fall 2004 semester the system employed 11,069 full-time faculty members. The vast majority, 68.3% were tenured or tenure tracked with 59.2% having tenure. [[Professor#United States|Professors]] comprised 86.6% of faculty members with a plurality, 43.6% being full professors. Associate professors consitituted 18.6% and Assistant professors 24.4% of faculty members while 13.4% were instructors and lecutrers. The percentage of full professors declined 31.4% since fall of 1999, while that of assistant professors has risen 57.4%.<ref name="Faculty demographics">{{cite web|url=http://iar.csumb.edu/site/Images/iar/Fall2004CSUProfiles.pdf|title=CSU Human Resources. (Fall 2004). Profile of CSU Employees: Fall 2004.|accessdate=2007-08-27}}</ref> The CSU system requires faculty to sign a loyalty oath dating from the [[Cold War]]. 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. [[Quaker]]s have been particular victims of this policy.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-oath9-2008may09,0,3786001.story |title=Ousted Cal State Fullerton teacher revises oath of loyalty: The university says it is willing to work with the Quaker and her attorneys but suggests it may not have a job for her now |first=Richard C. |last=Paddock |publisher=Los Angeles Times |date=2008-05-09}}</ref> ===Salary=== [[Image:CSU salary.jpg|thumb|300px|Average salaries.<ref name="Faculty demographics"/>]] The average faculty salary was roughly $74,000 as of Spring 2007.<ref name="CSU new contract">{{cite web|url=http://www.calstate.edu/pa/news/2007/tentative.shtml|title=CSU Public Affairs Office. (3 April, 2007). CSU, Faculty Union Reach Tentative Agreement on Four-Year Contract.|accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref> As of April 2007, the faculty union and CSU have reached an agreement increasing faculty base salaries by 20.7%, boosting the average faculty salary from $74,000 to $91,000 by 2011. Salaries for full-professors will increase from $86,000 to $105,000.<ref name="CSU new contract"/> While this pay increase will provide a plurality of faculty members with six figure salaries, current CSU faculty salaries remain roughly 15% below the average for "comparable schools." Meanwhile salaries for all presidents have been raised above $300,000 in order to remain competitive with similar schools.<ref name="Salaries below national average">{{cite web|url=http://www.montereyherald.com/search/ci_6946074?IADID=Search-www.montereyherald.com-www.montereyherald.com|title=Krupnick, M. (20 September, 2007). CSU executives' salaries raised by up to $45,000. ''Monterey County Herald''.|accessdate=2007-09-25}}</ref> As of Fall 2004 average salaries were as follows: {| class="wikitable sortable" !Data<ref>Human Resources, California State University Office of the Chancellor, 2005.</ref> !Lecturer !Instructor !Assistant Professor !Associate Professor !Full Professor |- |Average salary<ref name="Faculty demographics"/>||$52,987||$52,078||$55,788||$67,306||$83,502 |- |Minimum salary<ref name="CSU Salary Schedule">{{cite web|url=http://www.calstate.edu/hrpims/salary/SalarySchd20071001.pdf|title=California State University, Office of the Chancellor: Human Resources. (2007/2008). ''Salary Schedule''. (p. 48)|accessdate=2007-11-02}}</ref>||$34,356||$40,656||$48,720||$55,944||$70,680 |- |Maximum salary<ref name="CSU Salary Schedule"/>||$125,820||$54,708||$109,272||$120,060||$125,820 |- |Percent of faculty<ref name="Faculty demographics"/>||13.28%||0.10%||24.45%||18.62%||43.55% |- |} ==Enrollment== [[Image:CSU historical enrollment 1970-2005.JPG|none|650x545px]] <br /> <br /> [[Image:CSU fulltime enrollment.JPG|none|650x545px]] <br /> <br /> [[Image:CSU ethnic composition 2005.JPG|none|650x545px]] == Campuses == The CSU is composed of the following 23 campuses listed here by order of the year founded: {| class="wikitable sortable" !Campus ![[wikt:a.k.a.|AKA]] !Location !Founded !Enrollment (Fall 2007)<ref>[http://www.calstate.edu/as/inbrief/inbrief07.shtml CSU | Analytic Studies | In Brief 2007<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> !Budget 2006-2007<ref>[http://www.calstate.edu/budget/2006_07BudIndex/2006-07_final_budget_allocations_memo.pdf 2004/05 Final Budget Allocations<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> !Athletics Affiliation !Athletics Nickname |- |[[San José State University]] |SJSU or San Jose State |[[San Jose, California|San Jose]] |1857 |31,906 |247,292,042 |[[NCAA]] Division I |[[Spartans]] [[Western Athletic Conference|(WAC)]] (see [[San Jose State Spartans]]) |- |[[California State University, Chico]] |Chico State |[[Chico, California|Chico]] |1887 |17,034 |163,699,267 |NCAA Division II |[[Bobcat|Wildcats]] |- |[[San Diego State University]] |SDSU or San Diego State |[[San Diego]] |1897 |36,559 |313,860,901 |NCAA Division I |[[Aztecs]] [[Mountain West Conference|(MWC)]] (see [[San Diego State Aztecs]]) |- |[[San Francisco State University]] |San Francisco State, SF State, SFSU |[[San Francisco]] |1899 |30,125 |248,490,280 |NCAA Division II |[[American Alligator|Gators]] |- |[[California Polytechnic State University]] |Cal Poly |[[San Luis Obispo]] |1901 |19,777 |198,041,319 |NCAA Division I |[[Mustang (horse)|Mustang]]s [[Big West Conference|(Big West)]] |- |[[California State University, Fresno]] |Fresno State |[[Fresno, California|Fresno]] |1911 |22,383 |199,868,440 |NCAA Division I |[[Bulldog]]s [[Western Athletic Conference|(WAC)]] |- |[[Humboldt State University]] |Humboldt or HSU |[[Arcata, California|Arcata]] |1913 |7,773 |95,417,349 |NCAA Division II |[[Lumberjack]]s |- |[[California Maritime Academy]] |Cal Maritime |[[Vallejo, California|Vallejo]] |1929 |858 |18,928,425 |[[NAIA]] |[[Keelhauling|Keelhaulers]] |- |[[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona]] |Cal Poly Pomona |[[Pomona, California|Pomona]] |1938 |21,477 |198,917,543 |NCAA Division II |[[Broncos]] |- |[[California State University, Los Angeles]] |Cal State LA |[[Los Angeles]] |1947 |21,051 |185,469,589 |NCAA Division II |[[Golden Eagles]] |- |[[California State University, Sacramento]] |Sacramento State, Sac State |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] |1947 |28,829 |230,802,377 |NCAA Division I |[[Hornet]]s [[Big Sky Conference|(Big Sky)]] |- |[[California State University, Long Beach]] |Long Beach State or 'The Beach', CSULB |[[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]] |1949 |36,868 |300,837,800 |NCAA Division I |"[[49er]]s", "[[The Dirtbags|Dirtbags]]" in baseball only [[Big West Conference|(Big West)]] |- |[[California State University, East Bay]] |Formerly CSU Hayward |[[Hayward, California|Hayward]] |1957 |13,124 |131,724,259 |NCAA Division III |[[Pioneer]]s |- |[[California State University, Fullerton]] |Cal State Fullerton |[[Fullerton, California|Fullerton]] |1957 |37,130 |261,349,127 |NCAA Division I |[[Titans]] [[Big West Conference|(Big West)]] |- |[[California State University, Northridge]] |CSUN ("see-sun") or Cal State Northridge |[[Northridge, California|Northridge]] |1957 |35,446 |275,687,073 |NCAA Division I |[[Matador]]s [[Big West Conference|(Big West)]] |- |[[California State University, Stanislaus]] |Cal State Stanislaus, Stan State |[[Turlock, California|Turlock]] |1957 |8,836 |81,052,209 |NCAA Division II |[[Warriors]] |- |[[California State University, Dominguez Hills]] |Cal State Dominguez Hills, Dominguez Hills, CSUDH |[[Carson, California|Carson]] |1960 |12,082 |105,947,348 |NCAA Division II |[[Bos taurus|Toros]] |- |[[Sonoma State University]] |Sonoma State or Sonoma |[[Rohnert Park, California|Rohnert Park]] |1960 |8,770 |81,076,854 |NCAA Division II |[[Seawolf|Seawolves]] |- |[[California State University, San Bernardino]] |Cal State San Bernardino |[[San Bernardino, California|San Bernardino]] |1965 |17,066 |147,737,249 |NCAA Division II |[[Coyote]]s |- |[[California State University, Bakersfield]] |CSUB |[[Bakersfield, California|Bakersfield]] |1965 |7,700 |77,360,795 |NCAA Division I as of June 2007 |[[Greater Roadrunner|Roadrunner]]s |- |[[California State University, San Marcos]] |Cal State San Marcos |[[San Marcos, California|San Marcos]] |1988 |9,159 |79,882,615 |NAIA |[[Cougar]]s |- |[[California State University, Monterey Bay]] |CSUMB |[[Seaside, California|Seaside (formerly Fort Ord)]] |1994 |4,080 |60,577,008 |NCAA Division II |[[Sea Otter|Otter]]s |- |[[California State University, Channel Islands]] |CSUCI |[[Camarillo, California|Camarillo]] |2002 |3,599 |41,477,343 |None |[[Dolphin]]s |} ===Gallery=== <gallery> Image:Walter Stiern Library, CSUB.jpg|[[California State University, Bakersfield|Bakersfield]] Image:CSUCI Bell Tower.JPG|[[California State University, Channel Islands|Camarillo]] Image:CSUF_campus.jpg|[[California State University, Fresno|Fresno]] Image:Calstate-trees.jpg|[[California State University, Fullerton|Fullerton]] Image:FoundersHallHSU.jpg|[[Humboldt State University|Humboldt]] Image:Csulb-pyr1.jpg|[[California State University, Long Beach|Long Beach]] Image:CSULA 002.jpg|[[California State University, Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] Image:CSUMB Fog.JPG|[[California State University, Monterey Bay|Monterey Bay]] Image:Csun-mc.jpg|[[California State University, Northridge|Northridge]] Image:PomonaPolytechnic.PNG|[[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|Pomona]] Image:sac state.jpg|[[California State University, Sacramento|Sacramento]] Image:Sb 016.jpg|[[California State University, San Bernardino|San Bernardino]] Image:Sdsumain.jpg|[[San Diego State University|San Diego]] Image:SFSU.jpg‎|[[San Francisco State University|San Francisco]] Image:Cal-Poly-performing-arts-center.jpg|[[Cal Poly SLO|San Luis Obispo]] Image:Tower_Hall_and_MDA.jpeg|[[San Jose State University|San Jose]] Image:Csusm1.jpg|[[California State University, San Marcos|San Marcos]] </gallery> === Off Campus Branches === 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 *California State University, Fresno **Lancaster *California State University, San Bernardino **Palm Desert *California State University, San Marcos **Southwest Riverside County *San Diego State University **[[San Diego State University Imperial Valley Campus|Imperial Valley]] (in [[Brawley, California]] and [[Calexico, California]]) *San Francisco State University **[[Cañada College]] (in [[Redwood City, California]]) **Downtown Center (in [[San Francisco, California]]) *California State University, Stanislaus **Stockton, California[http://stockton.csustan.edu/] *Sonoma State University **Ukiah, California === Laboratories and Observatories === Research facilities owned and operated by units of the CSU: * [[Desert Studies Center]] (managed by California State University, Fullerton) ** Research consortium and field site ** [http://biology.fullerton.edu/facilities/dsc/zzyzx.html official website] * [[Moss Landing Marine Laboratories]] (managed by San José State University) ** Oceanographic laboratory ** [http://www.mlml.calstate.edu official website] * [[Mount Laguna Observatory]] (part of the Astronomy Department of San Diego State University) ** Astronomical observatory ** [http://mintaka.sdsu.edu official website] * [[Golden Bear (ship)|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 ([[List of acronyms and initialisms: A#AK|aka]] State Normal School at Los Angeles) (founded 1882) ** By state law, converted to [[UCLA]] ([[University of California, Los Angeles]]) in 1919 * Santa Barbara State College (founded 1909) ** By state law, converted to [[UCSB]] ([[University of California, Santa Barbara]]) 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| doctoral program]]s under the [[California Master Plan for Higher Education| California Master Plan]] leads to a perceived lack of prestige among some academics.<ref>{{cite news | last= Lindelof | first= Bill | title= CSU budget plan might hike fees | url= http://www.sacbee.com/101/story/493053.html | date= [[November 15]], [[2007]] | publisher= [[Sacramento Bee]] | accessdate= 2007-11-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last= Jaschik | first= Scott | title= Mississippi State in the Silicon Valley | url= http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2007/10/18/sjsu | date= [[October 18]], [[2007]] | publisher= [[Inside Higher Education]] | accessdate= 2007-11-16}}</ref> State Librarian Emeritus [[Kevin Starr]] has described the CSU as "in so many ways the [[Rodney Dangerfield]] of public higher education."<ref>[[Kevin Starr]], ''Coast of Dreams: California on the Edge, 1990-2003'' (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004), 583. </ref> According to the [[California Master Plan for Higher Education]] ([[1960]]), both university systems may confer [[Bachelors]] or [[Master's degree|Master's]] degrees as well as professional certifications, however only the University of California has the authority to issue [[Doctor of Philosophy|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), the California State University may now offer the [[Ed.D]] degree (also known as the [[Doctor of Education]] or "education doctorate degree") to its graduate students as well as certain types of professional doctorate degrees (for instance, [[audiology]] (Au.D), etc.). Additionally, the California State University (CSU) offers Ph.D degrees as a "joint degree" in combination with other institutions of higher education, including "joint degrees" with the [[University of California|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" [http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/sub.asp?key=748&subkey=13612&start=782| (Carnegie Foundation link)] by offering 16 doctoral degrees. There are 23 CSU campuses and 10 UC campuses representing 414,000 and 191,000 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."<ref>{{cite news | last= Reed | first= Ann | title= Donald R. Gerth to leave the Sac State presidency after nearly two decades | url= http://www.csus.edu/pubaf/journal/spring2003/17gerth.htm | date= [[Spring (season)|Spring]], [[2003]] | publisher= Capital University Journal | accessdate= 2008-01-02}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news | last= Saavedra | first= Sherry | title= As SDSU evolves, demand for housing grows; University was built as commuter campus | url= http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20070923/news_1n23house.html | date= [[September 23]], [[2007]] | publisher= [[San Diego Union Tribune]] | accessdate= 2008-01-18}}</ref> === 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 12.5%. 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 Colleges system|California community college]] transfer students. However, the following 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 during the initial application filing period:<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/campuses_that_have_higher_standards.asp | title = Campuses that have Higher Standards | accessdate = 2008-01-18 | date = [[2008-01-18]] | publisher = The California State University |}}</ref> *Cal Poly *Cal Poly Pomona *Fullerton *Long Beach *San Diego ==== Impaction ==== An ''impacted'' campus or major is one which has more CSU-qualified students than capacity permits. As of [[2006]], Long Beach, San Diego, and Cal Poly are impacted for both freshmen and transfers, while Fullerton, Cal Poly Pomona, and Sonoma are impacted for freshmen. Thus, these campuses have higher admission standards than the CSU minimum. In addition, 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 commute area of the school.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.calstate.edu/ar/impactioninfo.shtml | title = Impacted Undergraduate Majors and Campuses in the California State University - 2008-2009 | accessdate = 2008-01-18 | date = [[2008-01-18]] | publisher = The California State University |}}</ref> ==== Special admissions process for the California Maritime Academy ==== The California Maritime Academy uses a different admissions process from other CSU schools. Because of the nature of its programs, the California Maritime Academy requires all applicants to complete a physical examination prior to enrollment.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.csumentor.edu/planning/high_school/campuses_that_have_higher_standards.asp | title = Campuses that have Higher Standards | accessdate = 2008-01-18 | date = [[2008-01-18]] | publisher = The California State University |}}</ref> === Campus Naming Conventions === The UC system follows a consistent style in the naming of campuses, using the words University of California followed by a comma and the name of its declared home city. Most CSU campuses follow a similar pattern, though several are named only for their home city, such as San José State University. A few schools follow neither pattern, in particular the California Maritime Academy (Cal Maritime) and California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), the only campuses whose official names do not reference their location in California. Some critics, including former California State University, Sacramento president Donald Gerth, have claimed that the weak CSU identity has contributed to the CSU's perceived lack of prestige when compared to UC.<ref name=Gerth>{{cite book | last = Gerth | first = Donald R. | coauthors= Haehn, James O. | title = Invisible Giant: The California State Colleges | publisher = Jossey-Bass, San Francisco | year = 1971 | id = ISBN 0-87589-110-1 }}</ref> ==Research and Academics== ===AAU and AASCU=== The [[University of California]] and most of its campuses are members of the [[Association of American Universities|Association of American Universities (AAU)]], while the California State University (CSU) and several of its campuses (including [[San Diego State University|San Diego]] and [[San Jose State University|San Jose]]) are members of the [[American Association of State Colleges and Universities|American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)]]. ===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. ===NASULGC=== The CSU is a member of the [[National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges]]. ===Statewide University Programs=== ====Agricultural Research Initiative==== *[http://ari.calstate.edu California State University Agricultural Research Initiative (ARI)] :A comprehensive applied agricultural and environmental research program joining the CSU's four colleges of agriculture (at [[California Polytechnic State University|San Luis Obispo]], [[California State Polytechnic University, Pomona|Pomona]], [[California State University, Chico|Chico]] and [[California State University, Fresno|Fresno]]) and the state's agriculture and natural resources industries and allied business communities. ====Biotechnology==== *[http://www.csuchico.edu/csuperb California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology] :Managed by the [[San Diego State University|San Diego]] and [[California State University, Chico|Chico]] campuses, the California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB) provides vision, leadership, and support for [[biotechnology]] education and research throughout the CSU to promote biotechnology in California. CSUPERB was created in 1987 and designed to channel CSU system-wide resources and catalyze [[interdisciplinary]], inter-campus, [[synergy|synergistic]] endeavors involving [[Biology]] and [[Chemistry]] departments as well as [[Engineering]], [[Agriculture]] and [[Computer Science]]. The interdisciplinary nature of biotechnology includes areas such as [[bioengineering]]; agricultural biotechnology; human pharmaceutical and health applications; environmental and natural resource biotechnology; molecular ecology; marine biotechnology; and [[bioinformatics]] and computational biology as they are applied to molecular questions. CSUPERB also recognizes basic research in the molecular and cellular life sciences as contributing to biotechnology, and serves as the official liaison between the CSU system and industry, government, the [[Caucuses of the United States Congress#B|Congressional Biotechnology Caucus]], and the public arena in all biotechnological matters. ====Nursing==== * Statewide Nursing Program :Headquartered and administered at the [[California State University, Dominguez Hills|Dominguez Hills]] campus, the CSU Statewide Nursing Program offers registered nurses courses available throughout California that lead to Bachelors' and Masters' of Science degree in [[Nursing]] (awarded by the closest participating CSU campus). See also [http://www.cpec.ca.gov/Publications/ListingByTopic.ASP California Postsecondary Education Committee (CPEC) Reports on CSU Statewide Nursing Program] for more information. ====Pre-Doctoral Program==== *[http://www.calstate.edu/PreDoc California Pre-Doctoral Program] : 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. *[http://www.calstate.edu/hr/flp/index.shtml Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program (CDIP)] : 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|Master's Degree]]" programs. The programs will be established using the [[Alfred P. Sloan Foundation|Sloan]] model (see link for further discussion). *[http://www.csuchico.edu/csuperb/PSM.pdf CSU Report of January 2005] *[http://www.sciencemasters.com "Sloan model for Professional Science Master's Degree" programs] == See also == * [[California Community Colleges]] * [[California Master Plan for Higher Education]] * [[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]] * [[University of California]] == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [http://www.CalState.edu/ California State University] * [http://www.calstate.edu/PA/info/milestones.shtml History of CSU] * [http://www.calfac.org California Faculty Association] * [http://csuerfa.org California State University Emeritus and Retired Faculty Association] * [http://www.csustudents.org California State Student Association] {{California State University}} [[Category:California State University|*]] [[Category:Universities and colleges in California]] [[Category:Education in California|California State University system]] [[Category:American Association of State Colleges and Universities]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1857]] [[de:California State University]] [[es:Universidad Estatal de California]] [[fa:دانشگاه ایالتی کالیفرنیا]] [[fr:Université d'État de Californie]] [[ja:カリフォルニア州立大学]] [[no:California State University]] [[pt:Universidade do Estado da Califórnia]] [[ru:Университет штата Калифорния]] [[sv:California State University]] [[tr:Kaliforniya Eyalet Üniversitesi]] [[zh:加利福尼亞州立大學]]