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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. Ten years later, the system became The California State University.

The oldest campus - San Jose State University - was founded as a Normal School in 1857 and became the first institution of public higher education in California. California State University, Monterey Bay, became the CSU's 21st campus in September 1994. The California Maritime Academy in Vallejo, founded in 1929, joined the CSU as its 22nd campus in July 1995. The CSU's 23rd campus - California State University, Channel Islands - serves students in the Ventura County with plans to open in 2002.

Responsibility for The California State University is vested in the Board of Trustees, consisting of ex officio members, alumni and faculty representatives, and members 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 actual 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 1,600 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, or by distance learning from home or work via computer or television. 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 fall 1999, the system enrolled 359,719 students, taught by more than 20,600 faculty. Last year the system awarded more than half of the bachelor's degrees and 30 percent of the master's degrees granted in California. More than 1.94 million persons have been graduated from the CSU campuses since 1960.

Office of the Chancellor
The California State University
401 Golden Shore
Long Beach, CA 90802-4210
(562) 951-4000




California State University Campuses

California State University, Bakersfield
9001 Stockdale Highway
Bakersfield, CA 93311-1099
Dr. Tomas A. Arciniega, President
(661) 664-2011
http://www.csubak.edu/

California State University, Channel Islands
One University Drive
Camarillo, CA 93012
Mr. J. Handel Evans, President
(805) 437-8424
http://www.csuci.edu/

California State University, Chico
400 West First Street
P.O. Box 2862
Chico, CA 95929-0150
Dr. Manuel A. Esteban, President
(530) 898-6116
http://www.csuchico.edu/

California State University, Dominguez Hills
1000 East Victoria Street
Carson, CA 90747-0005
Dr. James E. Lyons Sr., President
(310) 243-3300
http://www.csudh.edu/

California State University, Fresno
5241 North Maple Avenue
Fresno, CA 93740
Dr. John D. Welty, President
(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
(714) 278-2011
http://www.fullerton.edu/

California State University, Hayward
25800 Carlos Bee Boulevard
Hayward, CA 94542
Dr. Norma S. Rees, President
(510) 885-3000
http://www.csuhayward.edu/

Humboldt State University
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521-8299
Dr. Alistair W. McCrone, President
(707) 826-3011
http://www.humboldt.edu/

California State University, Long Beach
1250 Bellflower Boulevard
Long Beach, CA 90840-0115
Dr. Robert C. Maxson, President
(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
(323) 343-3000
http://www.calstatela.edu/

California Maritime Academy
200 Maritime Academy Drive
Vallejo, CA 94590
Mr. Jerry A. Aspland, President
(707) 654-1000
http://www.csum.edu/

California State University, Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center
Seaside, CA 93955-8001
Dr. Peter P. Smith, President
(831) 582-3330
http://www.monterey.edu/

California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330
Dr. Jolene Koester, President
(818) 677-1200
http://www.csun.edu/

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
Dr. Bob Suzuki, President
(909) 869-7659
http://www.csupomona.edu/

California State University, Sacramento
6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819
Dr. Donald R. Gerth, President
(916) 278-6011
http://www.csus.edu/

California State University, San Bernardino
5500 University Parkway
San Bernardino, CA 92407-2397
Dr. Albert Karnig, President
(909) 880-5000
http://www.csusb.edu/

San Diego State University
5500 Campanile Drive
San Diego, CA 92182
Dr. Stephen L. Weber, President
(619) 594-5200
http://www.sdsu.edu/

San Francisco State University
1600 Holloway Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94132
Dr. Robert A. Corrigan, President
(415) 338-1111
http://www.sfsu.edu/

San Jose State University
One Washington Square
San Jose, CA 95192-0001
Dr. Robert L. Caret, President
(408) 924-1000
http://www.sjsu.edu/

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
1 Grand Avenue
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
Dr. Warren J. Baker, President
(805) 756-1111
http://www.calpoly.edu/

California State University, San Marcos
333 South Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001
Dr. Alexander Gonzalez, President
(760) 750-4000
http://ww2.csusm.edu/

Sonoma State University
1801 East Cotati Avenue
Rohnert Park, CA 94928-3609
Dr. Ruben Armiñana, President
(707) 664-2880
http://www.sonoma.edu/

California State University, Stanislaus
801 West Monte Vista Avenue
Turlock, CA 95382-0299
Dr. Marvalene Hughes, President
(209) 667-3122
http://www.csustan.edu/

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