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CSU Los Angeles

CSU Los Angeles
5151 State University Drive
Los Angeles, CA 90032

Official telephone: (323) 343-3000
Fax number: (323) 343-2670

Website: www.calstatela.edu


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Screen last updated on: July 14, 2008
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late September, early January, late March, and late June.
Calendar system: quarter system (four terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new Fall Quarter students held in July/August.
Number and length of summer sessions: One summer session: 10 weeks of instruction and one week of final exams

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: criminal justice, psychology, business admin-accounting
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 75%
Student:Faculty ratio: 20:1
Total faculty: 666 men, 560 women, 1,226 total
Full-time faculty: 314 men, 265 women, 579 total
Part-time faculty: 352 men, 295 women, 647 total
Graduation rate: 11% within four years
26% within five years
34% within six years

CSU Los Angeles
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
Graduate studies homepage: www.calstatela.edu/
academic/aa/gsr/
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, pass/fail grading option, internships, distance learning, evening courses, adult education programs, online courses
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors and certificates offered.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-health professional, librarianship
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
early childhood, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Cooperative education programs:
art, business, computer science, education, engineering, health professions, humanities, natural science, social/behavioral science, technologies, service learning
Combined 3-2 programs available:
B.S./M.S. nursing program
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, and Zimbabwe.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus University of Southern California, California State Universi

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • African-American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Asian/Asian American Studies
  • Aviation Administration
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Child Development
  • Chinese
  • Civil Engineering
  • Communication
  • Communicative Disorders
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Criminal Justice
  • Economics
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Exercise Science
  • Fire Protection Administration/Technology
  • French
  • Geography
  • Geology/Geological Sciences
  • Graphic Communications
  • Health Sciences
  • History
  • Industrial Arts
  • Industrial Technology
  • Japanese
  • Kinesiology
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mexican-American Studies
  • Microbiology
  • Music General
  • Natural Sciences
  • Nursing
  • Nutritional Science
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Rehabilitation Services
  • Social Science
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language
  • Special Majors
  • Television/Film/Media Studies
  • Theatre Arts/Dance
  • Urban Learning
  • Vocational Arts

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • credit for DANTES
  • placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate
Restrictions on CEEB Advanced Placement options:
CEEB with scores of 3, 4, 5 yield 9-quarter units for each exam
Other credit/placement programs:
Credit by exam can be taken for any course approved by the departments. 4 units credit by achieving at 50th or higher percentile on General Chemistry exams. Peace Corps volunteers may earn 1-1/2 quarter units for each week of training.

 
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