Course Description
California State University, Sacramento (CSUS, Sacramento State, or informally Sac State) is a public university in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1947 as Sacramento State College, it is the eleventh oldest school in the 23-campus California State University system. The university enrolls approximately 31,500 students annually, 31,573 in Fall 2021.It also has an alumni base of more than 250,000 and awards 9,000 degrees annually. The university offers 151 different bachelor's degrees, 69 master's degrees, 28 types of teaching credentials, and 5 doctoral degrees.
The campus sits on 305 acres (123 ha), covered with over 3,500 trees and over 1,200 resting in the University Arboretum.The university is home to one site of the National Register of Historic Places, the Julia Morgan House.
The Arbor Day Foundation officially declared the university "Tree Campus USA" in 2012. Sacramento State is an Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) and is eligible to be designated as an Asian American Native American Pacific Islander serving institution (AANAPISI).
Sacramento State faculty members are internationally known researchers and scholars. More than 80 percent of our full-time faculty hold a Ph.D. This means students will learn from professors who are prominent in their fields - people who are creating new knowledge in engineering, science, business, arts, education, health care, technology, social science, humanities, and liberal arts.
Why California State University - Sacramento
- Student Success: Through a collaborative career development approach, the California State University - Sacramento engages, educates and empowers its students and alumni to thrive and successfully contribute to the community, economy and future workforce. The University develops employer and community partnerships to recruit, collaborate with and inform their talented students and alumni.
- Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging: Sacramento is the state capital of California and one of the most diverse cities in the nation. The University celebrates the many identities, experiences, and perspectives of the Hornet community. Sac State commits to more than simply celebrating diversity, but they pledge to ingrain diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice in all University imperatives to achieve their mission.
- Community Engagement: Community engagement has long been a hallmark of Sacramento State. Since the University’s founding, thousands of faculty, staff, and students have worked with community partners through service learning, research, creative, and community collaborations, and donated their time and resources to nonprofit organizations, local and state governmental agencies, and community-based initiatives.
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