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CSU Northridge

CSU Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330

Official telephone: (818) 677-1200
Fax number: (818) 677-4545

Website: www.csun.edu



Screen last updated on: September 1, 2006
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in July and November.
Number and length of summer sessions: Three summer sessions of six weeks each.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: liberal studies, psychology, business administration
Majors with the lowest enrollment: French, linguistic studies
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 77%
Student:Faculty ratio: 23:1
Total faculty: 936 men, 886 women, 1,822 total
Full-time faculty: 449 men, 354 women, 803 total
Part-time faculty: 487 men, 532 women, 1,019 total
Graduation rate: 35% within six years

CSU Northridge
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
Minor requirements: not required for graduation

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, pass/fail grading option
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Many minors offered.
Education certifications:
elementary, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Schools with which domestic exchange programs are offered: Member of National Student Exchange (NSE).
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and Zimbabwe.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accountancy
  • African-American Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Art
  • Asian American Studies
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Physics
  • Business Administration
  • Chemistry
  • Chicana/Chicano Studies
  • Child Development
  • Cinema/Television Arts
  • Communication Disorders
  • Communication Studies
  • Computer Science
  • Deaf Studies
  • Earth Science
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • English
  • Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Family and Consumer Sciences
  • French
  • Geography
  • German
  • Health Care Administration
  • Health Science
  • History
  • Humanities
  • Information Systems
  • Interior Design
  • Interior Design/Housing
  • Journalism
  • Kinesiology
  • Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing
  • Paralegal
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Recreation
  • Religious Studies
  • Renewable Resources
  • Sociology
  • Special Major
  • Theatre Arts
  • Urban Studies/Planning
  • Women's Studies

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 3 or higher)



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