California State University, Long Beach

California State University, Long Beach (also known as Long Beach State, Cal State Long Beach, CSULB, LBSU or The Beach!) is the largest campus of the California State University system and the second largest university in the state of California. It is located in Long Beach, California, at the southern coastal tip of Los Angeles County.

Academics

The university has seven academic colleges

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• College of the Arts (COTA)
• College of Business Administration
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Health & Human Services
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

plus an Interdisciplinary Studies program.

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The College of the Arts is the largest college within the university.

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The university's educational goals reflect its large population of students and faculty. There are numerous classes and majors. Liberal Arts and Sciences represent the general education core, while a variety of classes make up General Education electives; students rarely study the same subjects but all GE classes focus on the development of writing and critical thinking skills.

Related Topics:
Liberal Arts - Sciences

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Impacted Majors

The university has several impacted majors, majors in which the university receives more applications than there is space to accommodate. Impacted majors are authorized to use supplementary admission criteria and/or higher admission standards then the CSU minimum requirements in considering applicants to the program. These criteria are applied equally to continuing CSULB students and entering upper-division transfer students.

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List of Impacted Majors as of Fall 2004

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• Art (Bachelor of Arts - Option in Studio Art)
• Fine Arts (BFA) (All Bachelor of Fine Arts Options)
• College of Business Administration - All majors
• Criminal Justice
• Film & Electronic Arts
• Health Science - Radiation Therapy Technology
• Kinesiology
• Athletic Training
• Kinesiotherapy
• Exercise Science
• Liberal Studies Teaching Tracks
• Nursing
• Psychology
• Social Work
• Speech Communication