Website: http://www.csub.edu
California State University, Bakersfield opened in September 1970 as the 19th member of the 23-campus California State University system. Its vision is to become the leading campus in the CSU system in terms of faculty and academic excellence and diversity, quality of the student experience and community engagement. The university is a comprehensive regional university and is committed to excellence in its four schools: Arts and Humanities, Business and Public Administration, Natural Sciences and Mathematics, and Social and Behavioral Sciences and Education. The university is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, with six programs also accredited by national accrediting organizations. CSUB is located on a 375-acre site in metropolitan Bakersfield. Some 7,800 undergraduate and graduate students attend CSUB at either the main campus in Bakersfield or the off-campus center in Antelope Valley. More than 90% of CSUB's tenured/tenure-track- faculty have doctoral degrees in their fields of study. The university operates on a quarter system from September to June, with two summer sessions. CSUB has majors in 31 undergraduate degree programs, seven credential programs in education, and 17 graduate degree programs. CSUB Athletics has been a source of continuing pride for the university and community. CSUB's 17 sports programs have won 30 national championships. In 1998 CSUB won the Sears Cup as the best NCAA Division II program in the nation. In June, 2006, President Mitchell announced the university's intention to move its athletics program to NCAA Division I.
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This institution offers the WUE rate to transfer students.
The WUE tuition rate applies to the majors listed below. If the major is not listed here, it is not eligible for the WUE rate:
Program Name | Degree Type(s) | |||
Anthropology | BA | |||
Art/Art Studies, General | BA | |||
Biology/Biological Sciences, General | BS | |||
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | BA | |||
Chemistry, Other | BS | |||
Clinical Psychology | BS | |||
Cognitive Psychology and Psycholinguistics | BS | |||
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric | BS | |||
Computer Science | BS | |||
Criminology | BA | |||
Directing and Theatrical Production | BA | |||
Early Childhood Education and Teaching | BA | |||
Economics, General | BA, BS | |||
Engineering | BS | |||
English Language and Literature, General | BA | |||
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | BA | |||
Geology/Earth Science, General | BA, BS | |||
History, General | BA | |||
Kinesiology and Exercise Science | BS | |||
Leisure and Recreational Activities, Other | No Degree | |||
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | BA | |||
Mathematics, General | BA | |||
Music, General | BA | |||
Natural Resources Management and Policy | BS | |||
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | BS | |||
Philosophy | BA | |||
Physics, General | BS | |||
Political Science and Government, General | BA | |||
Pre-Dentistry Studies | No Degree | |||
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies | No Degree | |||
Pre-Nursing Studies | No Degree | |||
Pre-Pharmacy Studies | No Degree | |||
Pre-Veterinary Studies | No Degree | |||
Psychology, General | BA | |||
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other | BA | |||
Religion/Religious Studies | BA | |||
Sociology | BA | |||
Spanish Language and Literature | BA | |||
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management | BA |
Enrollment Information
To be eligible for consideration, an individual must meet all CSU requirements for out-of-state residents and be admissible as a full-time student at CSU Bakersfield. First-time freshman admissions requirements (minimum eligibility requirements for CSU):
Transfer admission requirements:
Lower division
Upper division
You are eligible for admission with 60 or more transferable semester units (90 quarter units) if you:
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