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California State University - Bakersfield

9001 Stockdale Hwy
Bakersfield, CA 933111099

General information
Financial aid office
Admissions office

(661) 654-2782 Ext.
(661) 654-3016 Ext.
(661) 654-3036 Ext.

Type of institution:	Public, 4-year or above
Federal Aid:	Institution has a Program Participation Agreement with the US Department of Education for eligible students to receive Pell Grants and other federal aid.
Degrees offered:	Bachelor degree, Master's degree
Carnegie classification:	Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
Number of students:	7,711 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:	$55.00

About this School

California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB), also called Cal State Bakersfield, is a public university located in Bakersfield, California, was founded in 1965. CSUB opened in 1970 on a 375 acre (1.5 km²) campus, becoming the 19th school in the California State University system. The university offers 31 bachelor's and 22 master's degree programs. The main building is the Walter Stiern Library, with a 650,000 volume capacity. As of fall 2002, some 7,700 undergraduate and graduate students attended CSUB, at either the main campus in Bakersfield or the satellite campus in Lancaster, California, in the Antelope Valley of Los Angeles County.

History

CSUB owes its founding to the Donahoe Higher Education Act of 1960, which formalized the creation of the CSU-system, initially as the "California State Colleges"-system. The areas in the Southern San Joaquin Valley had been demanding a four-year university since the 1950s. After considering several locations, including nearby Delano and parts of Kings and Tulare County, a steering committee decided on Bakersfield because at the time it was the largest isolated metropolitan area in the United States without a 4-year university. Their decision was turned into a bill by Bakersfield's State Senator Walter W. Stiern, ratified by the California State Legislature and signed into law by Governor Edmond G. Brown. Under these rules, the school was founded as California State College, Bakersfield in 1965. It opened for classes in September 1970. In 1982 the California State College system became the California State University system and the school changed to its present name.

Tuition and Fees	2007-08	2006-07	2005-06
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$3,714	$3,387	$3,318
Out of State	$13,884	$13,557	$13,488
Books and Supplies	$1,386	$1,314	$1,242
On-Campus
Room and board	$6,537	$6,195	$5,946
Other Expenses	$3,483	$3,412	$3,240
Off Campus
Room and board	$7,794	$6,609	$6,372
Other Expenses	$3,711	$3,634	$3,456
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$3,321	$3,233	$3,066

Financial aid 2005-2006

Financial aid to full-time, first-time undergraduate students

Type of Aid	Percentage of students receiving aid	Average amount of aid they received
Federal Grants (scholarship/fellowship)	49%	$3,122
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	49%	$1,875
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	57%	$3,286
Loans to students	25%	$2,528

Degrees offered by this school

Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science...

Bachelor degree Sociology	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dyn...

Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Religion + Religious Studies: A program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. Includes instruction in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religio...

Bachelor degree Public Administration	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Public Administration: A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, ...

Bachelor degree Psychology General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the ...

Bachelor degree Political Science and Government General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Political Science and Government, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties an...

Bachelor degree Physics General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Physics, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity ...

Bachelor degree Philosophy	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Philosophy: A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosoph...

Bachelor degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN).	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN): A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in...

Bachelor degree Natural Sciences	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Natural Sciences: A program with a combined or undifferentiated focus on one or more of the physical and biological sciences.

Bachelor degree Natural Resources Management and Policy Other	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other: Any instructional program in natural resources management and policy not listed in the Natural Resources Management and Policy, General category.

Bachelor degree Music General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Music, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media.

Bachelor degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies Other	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other: Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category.

Bachelor degree Mathematics General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, t...

Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies: A program that is a structured combination of the arts, biological and physical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, emphasizing breadth of study. Includes instruction in independently designed, individualized...

Bachelor degree History General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical resear...

Bachelor degree Health and Physical Education General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Health and Physical Education, General: A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement ...

Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentol...

Bachelor degree English Language and Literature General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Bachelor degree Economics General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Economics, General: A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in ec...

Bachelor degree Early Childhood Education and Teaching	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Early Childhood Education and Teaching: A program that prepares individuals to teach students ranging in age from infancy through eight years (grade three), depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all relevant subject...

Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General: A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and produc...

Bachelor degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Criminal Justice + Safety Studies: A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems or...

Bachelor degree Computer Science	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Computer Science: A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing...

Bachelor degree Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Communication Studies + Speech Communication and Rhetoric: A program that focuses on the scientific, humanistic, and critical study of human communication in a variety of formats, media, and contexts. Includes instruction in the theory and practice of interper...

Bachelor degree Chemistry General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Chemistry, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these ...

Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management a...

Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences, General: A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs cover...

Bachelor degree Art + Art Studies General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Art + Art Studies, General: A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.

Bachelor degree Anthropology	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Bachelor degree Anthropology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatolog...

Master's degree Spanish Language and Literature	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Spanish Language and Literature: A program that focuses on the Spanish language and related dialects. Includes instruction in Spanish philology, Modern Castillan, various Latin American dialects, regional Spanish dialects, and applications in business, science...

Master's degree Sociology	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Sociology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dyn...

Master's degree Social Work	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Social Work: A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes ...

Master's degree Public Administration	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Public Administration: A program that prepares individuals to serve as managers in the executive arm of local, state, and federal government; and that focuses on the systematic study of executive organization and management. Includes instruction in the roles, ...

Master's degree Psychology General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Psychology, General: A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the ...

Master's degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN).	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN): A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in...

Master's degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies Other	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other: Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category.

Master's degree Mathematics General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Mathematics, General: A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, t...

Master's degree Industrial and Organizational Psychology	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Industrial and Organizational Psychology: A program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and group behavior in institutional settings, applications to related problems of organization and industry, and that may prepare individuals to apply such pr...

Master's degree History General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical resear...

Master's degree Geology + Earth Science General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Geology + Earth Science, General: A program that focuses on the scientific study of the earth; the forces acting upon it; and the behavior of the solids, liquids and gases comprising it. Includes instruction in historical geology, geomorphology, and sedimentol...

Master's degree English Language and Literature General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree English Language and Literature, General: A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.

Master's degree Education General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Education, General: A program that focuses on the general theory and practice of learning and teaching; the basic principles of educational psychology; the art of teaching; the planning and administration of educational activities; school safety and health issu...

Master's degree Counselor Education + School Counseling and Guidance Services	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Counselor Education + School Counseling and Guidance Services: A program that prepares individuals to apply the theory and principles of guidance and counseling to the provision of support for the personal, social, educational, and vocational development of stu...

Master's degree Business Administration and Management General	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Business Administration and Management, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management a...

Master's degree Anthropology	California State University - Bakersfield
General Description for: California State University - Bakersfield Master's degree Anthropology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatolog...

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