What’s New?

Organizational Changes
New Degrees
New Concentrations
New Minors
Revisions to Existing Programs
Updates for the General Education Program
Revisions to Existing Courses
New Courses

Organizational Changes

The Department of Justice Studies will be transferred to the College of Social Sciences (formerly College of Health and Human Sciences). Effective July 1, 2020.
The Recreation and Nature Minor was transferred from the Department of Environmental Studies to the Department of Public Health and Recreation . Effective July 1, 2020.
The Department of Public Health and Recreation changed its name (formerly Department of Health Science and Recreation). Effective November 1, 2019.

Programs

New Degrees (6)

Artificial Intelligence, MS
Art History and Visual Culture, BA (degree elevated from a concentration in the Art, BA)
Counseling and Guidance, MA (degree elevated from a concentration in the Education, MA)
Data Analytics, MS (new offering in regular session or state support)
Data Science, MS
Educational Leadership, Concentration in Emancipatory School Leadership, MA (degree elevated from a concentration in the Educational, MA )

New Concentrations (3)

New Minors (8)

Revisions to Existing Programs (110+)

While over 110 existing programs were revised, the following program revisions are significant:

Applied Mathematics, Applied and Computational Mathematics Concentration, BS (reduce total degree requirements by 3 units)
Art, Studio Practice Concentration, BA (reduces units and reflect current course offering in department)
Art, Studio Practice Concentration (Preparation for Teaching), BA (reflect current course offering in department)
Computer Engineering, MS (increase total units required to 33 units)
English, BA (major revisions to create a core coursework for all English BA students)
English, Creative Writing Concentration, BA (major revisions to create a core coursework for all English BA students)
English, Preparation for Teaching (Single Subject), BA (major revisions to create a core coursework for all English BA students)
English, Professional and Technical Writing Concentration, BA (major revisions to create a core coursework for all English BA students)
General Engineering, BS (major revisions required coursework to reflect industry needs)
High-Speed and Intercity Rail Management Certificate (Graduate) (formerly “High-Speed Rail Management” Certificate)
Mindfulness-Based Health and Human Services Certificate (Graduate) (formerly “Mindfulness Based Occupational Therapy” Certificate, reduce units to 9 units)
Nursing, BS (The curriculum redesign will reduce the total program length from 6 semesters to 5 semesters to meet the 2025 CSU graduation mandate, enhance courses with evidence-based practice, include newly required content, and incorporate Area Z NURS 100WE )
Nursing, RN to BSN Concentration, BS (separate the two cohorts of students (advanced placement students and pre-licensed students) to ensure quality education is being provided based on the students experiences and needs; a separate track is created for online students)
Public Health, BS (major revisions to create a core coursework for all Public Health BS students; discontinue the concentration in Health Services Administration)
Software Engineering, MS (increase total units required to 33 units)
Spanish, MA (increase total units required to 32 units)

General Education Program

The Writing Skills Test (WST) has been temporarily suspended. See Writing Across the Curriculum WST website for more information.

If any student takes one or more Area R, S, and V courses in the Spring 2020 semester (regardless of whether the student chooses to receive a grade or opts for Credit/No Credit), the requirement for a minimum aggregate 2.0 GPA in R, S, and V courses will be waived.