California State University-Dominguez Hills

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

California State University, Dominguez Hill, or CSUDH, was established in 1960 and is known as South Bay State College. The tentative name was changed to California State College at Palos Verdes in 1962. The first class was held in 1965. CSUDH settled on its present name in 1966. The campus covers more than 340 acres in Carson, California. The university offers over 40 undergraduate majors and approximately 22 master degrees. CSUDH is divided into the following academic units:

• College of Arts and Humanities
• College of Business Administration and Public Policy
• College of Education
• College of Extended and International Education
• College of Health and Human Services
• College of Natural and Behavioral Sciences

There is an active Greek Life at CSUDH. Some of the fraternities and sororities of the university are Delta Sigma Theta, Kappa Delta Chi, La Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Lambda Theta Phi, Phi Iota Alpha, Omega Psi Phi, Sigma Lambda Beta, Phi Sigma Sigma, Zeta Phi Beta, and Sigma Pi.

The athletic teams of CSUDH are popularly known as the Toros and compete in the NCAA Division II in the California Collegiate Athletic Association. The men’s and women’s teams of the university include basketball, soccer, cross country, track and field, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nursing and emergency medicine, family and social work, liberal arts, and therapy and counseling.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Racially diverse student body.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• High female/male ratio.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Selective admissions.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 12,851 in 2009-2010 (9,551 full-time equivalent).

About 33% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 67% of the class.

Undergrads are 73% of enrolled students and graduate students are 27%.

Students under 25 years old represent 46% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 94% are full-time and 6% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

CSU Dominguez Hills provides on-campus housing for 572 of its 9,551 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Athletics

The school is in the California Collegiate Athletic Association for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 37 male students received the aid (men were 36% of those receiving aid) and 65 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 64% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

CSU Dominguez Hills offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate Comprehensive.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (21 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (491 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Labor Studies

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer Science

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (11 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (362 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (30 awarded)

• Quality Control Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (230 awarded)

• Human Services
• Public Administration
• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (741 awarded)

• African-American/Black Studies
• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Geography
• Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (18 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (131 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (72 awarded)

• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (342 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (97 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Occupational Therapy/Therapist
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (42 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (57 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (206 awarded)

• Behavioral Sciences
• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
• Psychology
• School Psychology