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California State University - San Marcos

333 S Twin Oaks Valley Rd
San Marcos, CA 920960001

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Financial aid office
Admissions office

(760) 750-4000 Ext.
(760) 750-4850 Ext.
(760) 750-4800 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 (medium programs)
Number of students:	8,734 (2006)
2007-08 Undergraduate application fee:	$55.00

About this School

California State University, San Marcos (also CSUSM or Cal State San Marcos) is a campus of the California State University (CSU) system located in San Marcos, California, a suburban town in north San Diego County. It was founded in 1989 as the 20th CSU campus and was the first after nearly 30 years. The first class was admitted in 1990.

History

Efforts by community and political leaders to attract a state university to North County date back to 1968. In 1978, state legislator William A. Craven (1921-1999) won state funding for a North County satellite campus of San Diego State University. In 1989, Gov. George Deukmejian signed another Craven bill which established a CSU campus in San Marcos. The state purchased land in San Marcos, including the former Prohoroff Poultry Farms chicken ranch. The hillside site lies approximately 8 miles (13 km) due east of the Pacific Ocean and 25 miles (40 km) due north of downtown San Diego. Today the campus comprises 304 acres (123 ha). Bill Stacy was appointed president in June 1989. During the 1989-1990 academic year, Stacy hired 12 "Founding Faculty," who played an important role in the university's early years and today are memorialized in Founders Plaza. CSUSM admitted upper division students and held classes from September 1990 through August 1992 in rented facilities in a San Marcos business park, alongside the North County campus of San Diego State. Groundbreaking for the permanent campus occurred on February 23, 1990. Classes began at the current campus in August 1992. Craven Hall was the third instructional building opened in December 1992, and the largest building up to that time at 155,000 square feet. Since 1992, the campus has been on an ongoing building spree. Major additions over the subsequent decade include the Foundation Classroom Buildings (December 1996), University Hall (1998), a second Science building (August 2002) and the Arts building (August 2002). The largest building to date is Kellogg Library, opened January 2004 with nearly 200,000 square feet. The most recent addition is Markstein Hall (January 2006), home of the College of Business Administration.

Tuition and Fees	2007-08	2006-07	2005-06
Academic year prices for full-time, first-time undergraduate students
In-State	$3,374	$3,092	$3,062
Out of State	$13,544	$13,262	$13,232
Books and Supplies	$1,386	$1,312	$1,260
On-Campus
Room and board	$9,090	$8,990	$8,616
Other Expenses	$3,690	$3,660	$3,204
Off Campus
Room and board	$9,090	$8,990	$8,616
Other Expenses	$3,690	$3,660	$3,204
Off Campus w/ family
Other Expenses	$3,690	$3,660	$3,204

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)	22%	$2,926
State/Local grants (scholarship/fellowship)	26%	$2,235
Institutional grants (scholarship/fellowship)	20%	$2,583
Loans to students	23%	$2,960

Degrees offered by this school

Bachelor degree Women's Studies	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos Bachelor degree Women's Studies: A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of women, and the development of modern feminism in relation to the roles played by women in different periods and locations in North America and the world. Prog...

Bachelor degree Visual and Performing Arts General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos Bachelor degree Visual and Performing Arts, General: A general, undifferentiated program that focuses on the visual and performing arts and that may prepare individuals in any of the visual artistic media or performing disciplines.

Bachelor degree Spanish Language and Literature	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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, dyna...

Bachelor degree Social Sciences General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos Bachelor degree Social Sciences, General: A program that focuses on the general study of human social behavior and social institutions using any of the methodologies common to the social sciences and/or history, or an undifferentiated program of study in the social sciences.

Bachelor degree Psychology General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 p...

Bachelor degree Political Science and Government General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 and...

Bachelor degree Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies Other	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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, to...

Bachelor degree Liberal Arts and Sciences + Liberal Studies	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 Human Development and Family Studies General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos Bachelor degree Human Development and Family Studies, General: A general program that focuses on basic human developmental and behavioral characteristics of the individual within the context of the family. Includes instruction in the conditions that influence human growth and ...

Bachelor degree History General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 researc...

Bachelor degree Health and Physical Education General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 s...

Bachelor degree Finance General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos Bachelor degree Finance, General: A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounti...

Bachelor degree English Language and Literature General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 eco...

Bachelor degree Criminology	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos Bachelor degree Criminology: A program that focuses on the systematic study of crime as a sociopathological phenomenon, the behavior of criminals, and the social institutions evolved to respond to crime. Includes instruction in the theory of crime, psychological and social bas...

Bachelor degree Computer Science	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 interpers...

Bachelor degree Chemistry General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 p...

Bachelor degree Business Administration and Management General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 an...

Bachelor degree Biology + Biological Sciences General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 coveri...

Master's degree Spanish Language and Literature	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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, dyna...

Master's degree Psychology General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 p...

Master's degree Mathematics General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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, to...

Master's degree English Language and Literature General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 issue...

Master's degree Computer Science	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos Master's 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 ...

Master's degree Business Administration and Management General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos 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 an...

Master's degree Biology + Biological Sciences General	California State University - San Marcos
General Description for: California State University - San Marcos Master's 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 coveri...

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