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The California State University

The individual California state colleges were brought together as a system by the Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960. In 1972 the system became the California State University and Colleges, and in 1982 the system became the California State University. Today the campuses of the CSU include comprehensive and polytechnic universities and, since July 1995, the California 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 - CSU Channel Islands - opened in fall 2002, with freshmen arriving in fall 2003.

Responsibility for the California State University is vested in the Board of Trustees, whose members are appointed by the governor. The trustees appoint the chancellor, who is the chief executive officer of the system, and the presidents, who are the chief executive officers of the respective campuses.

The trustees, the chancellor, and the presidents develop systemwide policy, with implementation at the campus level taking place through broadly based consultative procedures. 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.

Academic excellence has been achieved by the California State University through a distinguished faculty whose primary responsibility is superior teaching. While each campus in the system has its own unique geographic and curricular character, all campuses, as multipurpose institutions, offer undergraduate and graduate instruction for professional and occupational goals as well as broad liberal education. All the campuses require for graduation a basic program of "General Education requirements" regardless of the type of bachelor's degree or major field selected by the student.

The CSU offers more than 1,800 bachelor's and master's degree programs in some 240 subject areas. Many of these programs are offered so that students can complete all upper division and graduate requirements by part-time, late afternoon, and evening study. In addition, a variety of teaching and school service credential programs are available. A limited number of doctoral degrees are offered jointly with the University of California and with private institutions in California. In 2005, the CSU was authorized to independently offer educational doctorate (Ed.D.) programs, and seven CSU campuses launched their Ed.D. programs in fall 2007.

Enrollments in fall 2005 totaled 417,000 students, who were taught by some 23,000 faculty. The system awards about half of the bachelor's degrees and a third of the master's degrees granted in California. Nearly 2.5 million persons have been graduated from CSU campuses since 1961.

Office of the Chancellor
The California State University
401 Golden Shore
Long Beach, CA 90802-4210
562.951.4000
www.calstate.edu




California State University Campuses

California State University, Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099
Dr. Horace Mitchell, President
Phone: 661.654.2782
http://www.csub.edu/

California State University, Channel Islands
One University Drive
Camarillo, CA 93012
Dr. Richard Rush, President
Phone: 805.437.8400
http://www.csuci.edu/

California State University, Chico
400 West First Street
Chico, CA 95929-0150
Dr. Dr. Paul J. Zingg, President
Phone: 530.898.4636
http://www.csuchico.edu/

California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747-0005
Dr. Mildred Garcia, President
Phone: 310.243.3300
http://www.csudh.edu/

California State University,
East Bay
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94542
Dr. Mohammad Qayoumi, President
Phone: 510.885.3000
http://www.csueastbay.edu

California State University, Fresno
5241 North Maple Avenue
Fresno, CA 93740
Dr. John D. Welty, President
Phone: 559.278.4240
http://www.csufresno.edu

California State University, Fullerton
800 North State College Boulevard
Fullerton, CA 92834-9480
Dr. Milton A. Gordon, President
Phone: 714.278.2011
http://www.fullerton.edu/

Humboldt State University
One Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521-8299
Dr. Rollin C. Richmond, President
Phone: 707.826.4402
Toll Free: 866.850.9556
http://www.humboldt.edu/

California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-0115
Dr. F. King Alexander, President
Phone: 562.985.4111
http://www.csulb.edu/

California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032
Dr. James M. Rosser, President
Phone: 323.343.3000
http://www.calstatela.edu/

California Maritime Academy
200 Maritime Academy Drive
Vallejo, CA 94590
Dr. William B. Eisenhardt, President
Phone: 707.654.1000
http://www.csum.edu/

California State University, Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center
Seaside, CA 93955-8001
Dr. Dianne Harrison, President
Phone: 831.582.3330
http://www.monterey.edu/

California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330
Dr. Jolene Koester, President
Phone: 818.677.1200
http://www.csun.edu/

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
Dr. J. Michael Ortiz, President
Phone: 909.869.2290
http://www.csupomona.edu/

California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
Dr. Alexander Gonzalez, President
Phone: 916.278.6011
http://www.csus.edu/

California State University, San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397
Dr. Albert Karnig, President
Phone: 909.880.5000
http://www.csusb.edu/

San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
Dr. Stephen L. Weber, President
Phone: 619.594.5000
http://www.sdsu.edu/

San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
Dr. Joseph N. Crowly, President
Phone: 415.338.1111
http://www.sfsu.edu/

San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0001
Mr. Don Kassing, President
Phone: 408.924.1000
http://www.sjsu.edu/

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
One Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Dr. Warren J. Baker, President
Phone: 805.756.1111
http://www.calpoly.edu/

California State University, San Marcos
333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
Dr. Karen S. Haynes, President
Phone: 760.750.4000
http://www.csusm.edu/

Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
Dr. Ruben Armiñana, President
Phone: 707.664.2880
http://www.sonoma.edu/

California State University, Stanislaus
One University Circle
Turlock, CA 95382-0299
Dr. Hamid Shirvani, President
Phone: 209.667.3122
http://www.csustan.edu/

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