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A

About The CSU
About Sacramento State
Absence, Leaves of

Academic Achievement Center/EOP Educational Opportunity Program

Academic Achievement, Recognition of
Academic Action Categories, Undergraduate

Academic Dismissal
Academic Disqualification
Academic Probation
Administrative Probation and Administrative Disqualification
Continued Probation
Good Standing
Notification
Readmission of Academically or Administratively Dismissed Students
Reinstatement of Academically Disqualified Students
Reinstatement Procedure for College of Business Administration Undergraduate Students

Academic Action, Definition
Academic Advising
Academic Calendars:

Spring 2016
Fall 2016
Spring 2017

Academic Affairs, Office of
Academic Honesty/Dishonesty
Academic Honors Societies
Academic Policies
Academic Program, Definition of
Academic Renewal
Academic Support, Centers for
Academic Support Services
Acceptance of Transfer Courses
Accreditation, Appendix A
Adapted Physical Education Specialist Credential
Adding Courses
Additional Degree Credits Allowed
Administration, Sacramento State
Administrative, Probation and Administrative Disqualification
Admission, Sacramento State

Advising
Applicants Not Regularly Eligible
Appeal of Decision
Application Information and Forms
Auditors, Admission of
First-Time Freshman
Graduates
Notification
Transfer Students

Admission and General Support Programs
Adult Student
Adult Student Admission and Reentry
Advanced Placement (AP) Exams and Advanced Standing Credit
Advancement to Candidacy (Master's Degrees)
Advising Services
Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Policy
African Studies
Alumni Association, Sacramento State
Anthropology
Appeal, Grade Appeal Procedures
Appendicies
Application Acknowledgment
Application Fee
Application Filing Periods
Application for Graduation
Application Information and Forms
Application Process, Steps
Application Transcript and Test Score Requirements
Aquatic Center
Art
Arts and Letters, College of
Asian Studies
Assessment: Placement Tests
Associated Students, Inc. (ASI)
Astronomy
Athlete Resource Center
Athletic Advising Program
Athletics
Athletics, Intercollegiate
Attendance
AU Grade
Audit Grade Symbol
Automatic Leave/One Semester Only

B
Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

English Composition
Foreign Language Requirement
General Education Requirements
Grade Point Average
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
History and Government
Major
Residence
Total Units
Upper Division Units

Baccalaureate, Degrees and Programs Offered
Bachelor's Degree, Second

Biological Sciences
Board of Trustees, California State University
Bookstore
Business Administration
Business Administration, College of
Business Administration Reinstatement Policy
Business Educational Equity Program (BEEP)

C
Calaveras Station Literary Journal

Calendar, Academic

Spring 2016
Fall 2016
Spring 2017

California State University (CSU)

Campuses in System
Chancellor
International Programs
Location Map
Schedule of Fees
Trustees

California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State)

Administration
Core Values
Mission and Goals
Vision
Strategic Priorities

California Studies
Campus-Based Mandatory Fees, Procedures for the Establishment or Abolishment of , Appendix F
Campus Dining
Campus Life
Campus Tour
Cancellation of Registration
Capital Public Radio KXPR, FM 90.9 and KXJZ, FM 88.9
Career Center
Career, Definition of
Career and Technical Studies
Catalog Rights
Centers and Institutes
Centers for Academic Support:

The Academic Achievement Center/EOP Educational Opportunity Program
Learning Skills Center
Testing Center

Certificate Programs, see Academic Department listings
Challenge of Courses (Credit by Examination)
Chancellor, Office of
Changes in Rules and Policies
Chemistry
Chicano Latino Studies
Child Development
Children's Center (Child Care)
Chinese
Civil and Criminal Penalties for Violation of Federal Copyright's Law
Class Level, Definition of,
Classified Graduate Standing
Co-Curricular Courses
College Assistant Migrant Program (CAMP)
College of Continuing Education (CCE)
Communication Studies
Community Connections
Community Engagement Center
Community Outreach
Complaint, Student Complaint Hearing Policy
Composition Requirement, Second Semester
Computer Engineering
Computer Proficiency, Definition of,
Computer Science
Computing, Communications, and Media Services (CCMS)

University Information and Resources Technology (IRT)

Concurrent Enrollment
Conditionally Classified Graduate
Conference and Training Services, CCE
Constitution (U.S.), Graduation Requirement
Continued Probation
Continuing Education (CCE), College of

Conference and Training Services
Corporate/Contract Education
English Language Institute
Online Learning
Open University
Winter Intersession

Continuous Enrollment/Continuous Enrollment- Open University
Cooperative Education Program
Cooper-Woodson College Enhancement Program (CWC)
Corequisite, Definition of
Corporate/Contract Education, CCE
Cost of Attending Sacramento State
Costs, Average Annual per Student, Appendix E
Counseling Services, (Psychological Services)
Counselor Education
Course Load, Maximum
Course Number System, Definition of
Course Placement Examination Requirements
CR Grade
Credential Advisement
Credentials, Basic Teaching

Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Specialist
Mild/Moderate (M/M) Disabilities Specialist (Level I)
Moderate/Severe (M/S) Disabilities Specialist (Level I)
Mild/Moderate/Severe (M/M/S) Disabilities Specialist (Level II)
Multiple Subject, (Bilingual) Crosscultural Language and Academic Development Emphasis (CLAD/BCLAD)
Multiple Subject, Middle Level Emphasis
Single Subject, Crosscultural Language and Academic Development Emphasis

Credentials, Services


Clinical Rehabilitative Services
School Nurse Services Credential
Pupil Personnel Services School Counseling
Pupil Personnel Services (School Psychologist, including Internship)


Credentials, Single Subject (Secondary)

Art
English
French
German
Home Economics
Mathematics
Music
Physical Education, see Kinesiology
Science: Biology
Science: Chemistry
Science: Geosciences
Science: Physics
Social Science
Spanish

Credit, by Examination
Credit, Evaluation of Transfer
Credit Hour
Credit For Instruction in Non-Collegiate Settings
Credit For Prior Learning
Credit From Accredited Colleges and Universities
Credit, From Overseas Institutions
Credit, Limitation on the Transfer of
Credit/No Credit Grading Option
Credit, Overlapping Majors, Minors, General Education
Credits Allowed, Additional Degree
Credits, Nontraditional
Criminal Justice
Cross Enrollment
Curriculum Collection, Library

D

Dance
Dean's Honor List
Debts
Definition of Grade Symbols
Definition of Key Terms
Degree Programs Center, Business
Degree Requirements, Baccalaureate
Degree Requirements, Graduate
Degrees Offered Undergraduate/ Graduate
Design
Dining Commons
Disabilities, Services for Students with
Discipline, Student, Appendix C
Dismissal, Academic
Disqualification, Academic
Distance and Distributed Education (DDE)
Doctoral Program
Double Major, Definition of
Drop and Withdrawl Policy
Dropping Courses

E
Early Start Program
Earned Hours, Definition of
Economics
Ed.S., School Psychology

Education, Bilingual/Crosscultural
Education, College of
Education, Counselor Education
Education Credential Advising
Education, Doctorate in Educational Leadership
Education, Special Education, Rehabilitation, School Psychology, and Deaf Studies
Education, Teacher Education
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
Educational Opportunity Program (EOP)
Electives, Definition of
Eligibility Index
Eligibility Index Table
Emeritus Faculty
Employment, Student
Engineering
Engineering, Civil Engineering
Engineering & Computer Science, College of

Engineering, Computer
Engineering, Construction Management
Engineering, Electrical and Electronic
Engineering, Mechanical
English
English and Mathematics Preparatory Courses
English Composition
English Diagnostic Test
English Language Institute, CCE
English Placement Test
Enrollment at Regionally Accredited Colleges
Entry Level Mathematics (ELM) Exam
Environmental Studies
EOP (Educational Opportunity Program)
Ethnic Studies
EUREKA
Evaluation of Transfer Credit
Excel Program, The
Executive Order 665

F
Faculty/Student Mentor Program
Faculty and Administrators
Faculty - Emeritus
Faculty Programs
Family and Consumer Sciences
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, Appendix D
Family Life Education
Fees and Debts Owed to the Institution
Fees
Fees, Schedule of, Appendix I
Film
Final Examinations, Schedule of
Financial Aid

Application Process
Awarding Financial Aid
Document Requirements
Financial Aid Refunds/Return of Title IV
Priority Dates
Satisfactory Progress

Appeal Process
Dropping Units

Special Categories of Students
Student Eligibility Requirements

Financial Aid, Office of Financial Aid Programs

Employment
Grants
Loans

First-time Freshman, Admission
Food Services
Foreign Language Proficiency
Foreign Language Subject Requirement
Foreign Languages

Chinese
French
German
Greek
Italian
Japanese
Linguistics
Punjabi
Russian
Spanish

Foreign Students, see International Students
French
Freshman, First-time (Admission Requirements)
First Year Seminar
Full-time Status, Definition of

G
General Advising
General Education Courses
General Education Honors Program
General Education Program

Course Selection
Objectives
Overlap with Majors/ Minors
Policies
Transfer Students

General Education Requirements
Geography
Geology
German
Gerontology
Global Education, Office of
Good Standing
Government
Government (State & Local), Graduation Requirement
Grade Appeal Procedures
Grade Correction Policy
Grade Deletion Policy
Grade Point Average
Grade Policies, Transfers
Grade Symbols, Definition of
Grades, Incomplete
Grading System
Graduate and Postbaccalaureate Students
Graduate Classified
Graduate Conditionally Classified
Graduate, Degrees and Programs Offered
Graduate Status, Application for

Applicants
Classification
Writing Proficiency Requirement

Graduate Studies, Office of

Admission Requirements
Advising
Application Procedures
Degrees Offered
General Program Requirements

Academic Residence
Advancement to Candidacy
Continuous Enrollment
Continuous Enrollment--Open University
Foreign Language
Major
Required Graduate Units
Thesis, Project or Comprehensive Examination
Time Limit

Graduate and Post-baccalaureate Academic Action Catagories

Good Standing
Academic Probation
Continued Probation
Academic Disqualification
Administrative Probation and Administrative Disqualification
Notification
Reinstatement of Disqualified Students

Graduation Advising
Graduation, Application for
Graduation in Absentia
Graduation Requirements (Baccalaureate Degree)
Graduation with Honors
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
Grants
Graphic Design

H

Hardship Petitions
Health Science
Health Center, Student
Health and Human Services, College of
Health and Counseling Services, Student
Hellenic Studies
High School Non-Graduates
High School Outreach Programs
High School Students
History
History (US), Graduation Requirement
Holidays
Honors Courses
Honors, Graduation with
Honors Program
Hornet Newspaper
Housing
Humanities and Religious Studies

I

I (Incomplete) Grade
Immigration Requirements for Licensure
Immunizations
Impacted Programs

CSU Sacramento Designated Impacted Programs
Supplemental Admission Criteria

Incomplete Grades
Information and Resources Technology (IRT)
Institutional and Financial Assistance, Appendix J
Intercollegiate Athletics
Interdisciplinary Studies
Interior Design
International Affairs
International Baccalaureate (IB)
International Baccalaureate Examination
International Foreign Visa and International Non-Visa Students
International Program, California State University
International Students:

Admission
Application Procedures
English Requirements for
Transfer Students
Tuition

International Transfer Students
Intrasystem Visitor
Italian

J

Japanese
Journalism

K

Kinesiology
Korean

KXPR FM, KXJZ FM

L

Labor Studies
Learning Communities
Learning Skills
Learning Skills Center
Leaves of Absence

Automatic Leave/One Semester Only
Medical
Military
Planned Educational Leave

Liberal Arts
Liberal Studies
Library

EUREKA
Policies and Procedures, Appendix H

Limitations on the Transfer of Credit
Links Project, Sacramento State
Loan Funds
Lower Division Courses, Definition of
Lower Division Transfers

M

Major, Double, Definition of
Major Prerequisites, Lower Division
Major Requirements (also see appropriate academic department listing)
Majors, list of (see Undergraduate: Degrees Offered)
Making Up Missing College Preparatory Subject Requirements
Map of California State Universities
Map of Campus
Marine Sciences
Master's Degrees

Admission Requirements
General Program Requirements

Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics Placement Tests (ELM)
Mature Adult Students
Maximum Course Load
McNair Scholars Program, Sacramento State
Measles and Rubella Immunization
Medical Leave
MESA Engineering and Computer Science Program (MEP)
MESA Pre-College Programs
Middle East and Islamic Studies
Military Leave
Military Science (ROTC)
Military Studies
Minor, Definition of
Minor Requirements: see appropriate academic department listings
Multicultural Center
Music
My Sac State

My Sac State, Definition of

N
Natural Sciences and Mathematics, College of
NC Grade
New Student Orientation
Nondiscrimination Policy, Appendix G
Nontraditional Credit
Notification of Admission
Nursing
Newspaper, The State Hornet

O

Off-Campus Housing
On-Campus Housing
One Card
Online Learning (CCE)
Open University (CCE)
Orientation (Freshman & Transfer Student)
Outreach Services
Overlapping Credit

P

Parking Fees
Partnerships for Employment Opportunities
Part-time Status
Peace and Conflict Resolution
Peak Adventures
Periodicals, Library
Personal Safety and Protection of Property, Appendix K
Philosophy
Photography
Physical Science
Physical Therapy
Physics and Astronomy
Placement Examinations, Advanced
Placement Tests

Chemistry
Entry Level Mathematics (ELM)
English Diagnostic Test (EDT)
English Placement Test (EPT)
Foreign Language
Mathematics

Planned Education Leave
Postbaccalaureate Application Procedures
Postbaccalaureate Classified
Postbaccalaureate Credit Earned as Undergraduate
Postbaccalaureate Unclassified
Posting of Degrees
Pre-Dental Program
Pre-Health Professional Advising Patterns
Pre-Law Program
Pre-Medical Program
Pre-Optometry Program
Pre-Osteopathy Program
Pre-Pharmacy Program

Prerequisites, Definition of
Prerequisites, Lower Division Major
Pre-Veterinary Program
PRIDE Center
Privacy Rights, Act of 1974
Probation, Academic
Probation, Continued
Programs Offered, Degrees and
Project PLAY
Provisional Admission
Psychology
Public Policy and Administration
Public Safety, Department of

Q

R

Race and Ethnicity Issues in American Society Requirement
RD Grade
Readmission of Academically or Administratively Dismissed Students
Readmission Notification
Recognition of Academic Achievement
Records, Privacy of, Appendix D
Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration
Refund Regulations
Regional and Continuing Education(see College of Continuing Education)
Registration
Registration Fees
Regulations, Waiver
Reinstatement of Academically Disqualified Students
Reinstatement Procedures for College of Business Administration Undergraduate Students
Reinstatement Notification
Repeating Courses
Research Centers and Institutions
Research Administration and Contract Administration
Research, Graduate and Extended Programs
Reservation
Reserve Book Room, Library
Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
Residence Determination, Appendix B
Residence Halls
Resident Requirements:

Graduate
Undergraduate

Returning and Adult Students
Room and/or Board
ROTC
RP Grade
RP Grade Policy
Rubella Immunization Requirement
Rules and Policies, Changes in
Russian

S

SAT and ACT
Schedule of Fees, Appendix I
Scholastic Standards
Scholastic Standards for Continuation of Enrollment
Scholarships
Science Educational Equity Program (SEE)
Science Subject Matter Program
Second Bachelor's Degree
Selective Service Act, Appendix J
Services to Students with Disabilities
Services, University Union
Social Science
Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies, College of
Social Security Number
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish
Special Admission Categories
Special Major/Minor
Specific Advisors

Athletic Advising Program
Business Advising
Education Credentials Advising
Reentry Student Advising

Speech Pathology and Audiology
State Hornet Newspaper
State University Fee
Store in the University Union, The
Student Athlete Resource Center
Student Complaint Hearing Policy
Student Complaint Procedure
Student Discipline, Appendix C
Student Employment
Student Housing
Student Literary Journal
Student Organizations & Leadership
Student Records, Privacy of, Appendix D
Student Resources
Student Services
Study Abroad
Student Transfer Achievement Reform (STAR) Act
Subject Requirement Substitution for Students with Disabilities
Subject Requirements: Alternative Admission/Flex Unit
Subject Requirements, Making Up Missing College Preparatory
Submission of Theses
Summer Bridge Program
Systemwide Credit by Examination

T

Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Requirement
Test Requirements
Testing Center
Theatre and Dance
Thesis, Project or Comprehensive Examination Requirements
Time Limit, Graduate
TOEFL Requirement for Graduate Students
Transcripts of Grades
Transcripts and Test Score Requirements
Transfer Centers
Transfer Courses, Acceptance of
Transfer Credit

Evaluation
from Accredited Colleges and Universities
from Overseas Institutions

Limitations on

Transfer Evaluations, Official
Transfer Grade Policies
Transfer Outreach Programs and Services
Transfer Policies of CSU Campuses
Transfer Requirements
Transfer Student Assistance
Transfer Student Preparation
Transfer Students, International
Transfers, Lower Divisions
Transfers, Upper Division
Transitory or Concurrent Enrollment
Trustees
Tuition

U

Unclassified Graduate Admission
Undergraduate Degrees and Programs
Undergraduate Students
Undergraduate Transfer Admission Requirements
UNIQUE Programs
Unit, Definition of
Unit Load, Maximum
Units, Total

Required for Bachelor's Degree
Required for Master's Degree

University Archives
University Enterprises, Inc. (UEI)
University Information and Resources Technology (IRT)
University Library
University Library Policies and Procedures, Appendix H
University Outreach Services
University Union

Facilities
Services

University Reading and Writing Center
Upper Division, Definition of
Upper Division Unit Requirement
Urban Land Development

Use of AP Credit

V

Veterans
Veterans Success Center
Violence and Sexual Assault Support Services
Visitor Within CSU
Vocational/Technical Education and Workforce Development

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