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California State University, Bakersfield

9001 Stockdale Highway

Bakersfield, CA 93311-1022

United States

Telephone: 661-654-2782

URL: http://www.csub.edu

Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Barbara Gross Davis

Student Achievement URL:WSCUC Standards require that institutions regularly generate, evaluate, and make public data about student achievement, including measures of retention, and graduation, and evidence of student learning. https://www.csub.edu/about/facts

Current Accreditation Status:Accredited - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution is in compliance with the Standards. Accredited

Most Recent Commission Action: May 21, 2024

Granted Candidacy:Candidacy is a status of preliminary affiliation with the Senior College and University Commission, awarded for a maximum of four years following a procedure for institutional review that includes self-study and on-site visitation. Candidacy indicates that the institution meets all or nearly all the Standards at a minimum level. Candidacy is not accreditation and does not ensure eventual accreditation; it means that an institution is progressing toward accreditation. This is the date that the institution was first granted the status of Candidacy with WSCUC. Not all institutions have become accredited with WSCUC through the Candidacy process. 1900

First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 1970

Undergraduate FTE: 7,417

Graduate FTE: 1,189

Financial Structure Type:Institutions within the WSCUC region are classified as Non-profit, For-profit or State-supported. Public

Sponsorship:Choices include: No related entity, Proprietary with Parent Board, Religious Control, Multi-institutional system, Other. For more information please see the Related Entities Policy. Multi-institution System

Academic Calendar:The period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to 2 semesters or trimesters, 3 quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 calendar system. Semester

Distributes Federal Financial Aid: Yes

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RoleNameTitleEmail
Accreditation Liaison OfficerElizabeth AdamsInterim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Academic Programseadams6@csub.edu
Board of Directors ChairJack Clarke, Jr.Chair of the Board of Trustees of the CSUtrusteesoffice@calstate.edu
Chief Academic OfficerJames RodriguezInterim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairsjlrodriguez@csub.edu
Chief Executive OfficerVernon HarperInterim Presidentvharper@csub.edu
Chief Financial OfficerThom DavisVice President for Business and Administrative Servicestdavis31@csub.edu
Director Institutional ResearchMonica MalhotraAssociate Vice President of Institutional Research Planning and Assessmentmmalhotra1@csub.edu
OPEIDNameCityLocation TypeStatus
00799301Antelope ValleyLancasterBranch CampusActive
00799300California State University BakersfieldBakersfieldMain CampusActive
DegreeDegree LevelYear ImplementedModality
Agricultural BusinessBachelors2014On-Site
Agricultural BusinessBachelors2022Distance Education
AnthropologyBachelors1972On-Site
AnthropologyBachelors2023Distance Education
ArtBachelors1989On-Site
BPA Professional Development CertificateNon-degree2019On-Site
Bilingual Authorization Program (Spanish)Non-degree2022Distance Education
BiochemistryBachelors2013On-Site
BiologyMasters2006On-Site
BiologyBachelors1973On-Site
Business AdministrationBachelors2022Distance Education
Business AdministrationMasters1976On-Site
Business AdministrationBachelors1973On-Site
ChemistryBachelors1973On-Site
Child Adolescent & Family StudiesBachelors1978On-Site
Child, Adolescent, and Family StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
CommunicationsBachelors1998On-Site
CommunicationsBachelors2019Distance Education
Computer EngineeringBachelors2011On-Site
Computer ScienceBachelors1987On-Site
CounselingMasters1989On-Site
Counseling PsychologyMasters1998On-Site
Criminal JusticeBachelors2022Distance Education
Criminal JusticeBachelors1974On-Site
EconomicsBachelors1970On-Site
EconomicsBachelors2022Distance Education
EducationMasters2003Distance Education
EducationMasters1973On-Site
Educational AdministrationNon-degree2022Distance Education
Educational LeadershipProfessional Doctorate2014On-Site
Electrical EngineeringBachelors2012On-Site
EngineeringBachelors2012On-Site
EnglishBachelors2022Distance Education
EnglishBachelors1970On-Site
EnglishMasters1974On-Site
Environmental Resource ManagementBachelors1999On-Site
Environmental Resource ManagementBachelors1998Distance Education
General EducationNon-degree2022Distance Education
GeologyBachelors1981On-Site
GeologyMasters1989On-Site
GeologyBachelors2022Distance Education
GeologyMasters2022Distance Education
Health Care AdministrationMasters2022Distance Education
HistoryMasters1973On-Site
HistoryBachelors1970On-Site
Human Biological SciencesBachelors2011On-Site
Hydrogeology CertificateNon-degree2022Distance Education
Interdisciplinary StudiesBachelors1973On-Site
Interdisciplinary StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
KinesiologyMasters2020Distance Education
KinesiologyBachelors1978On-Site
Liberal StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
Liberal StudiesBachelors1995On-Site
Master of Arts in Educational AdministrationMasters2022Distance Education
Master of Arts in Special EducationMasters2022Distance Education
Master of Business AdministrationMasters2018Distance Education
Master of Science in Computer ScienceMasters2021On-Site
Master of Science in Educational CounselingMasters2022Distance Education
Master of Social WorkMasters2018Distance Education
MathematicsBachelors1973On-Site
Multiple Subject CredentialNon-degree2022Distance Education
MusicBachelors1993On-Site
Natural ScienceBachelors1999On-Site
NursingBachelors2010Distance Education
NursingBachelors1973On-Site
NursingMasters1987On-Site
PhilosophyBachelors1970On-Site
PhilosophyBachelors2022Distance Education
PhysicsBachelors1983On-Site
Political ScienceBachelors1970On-Site
PsychologyBachelors1970On-Site
PsychologyBachelors2022Distance Education
Public AdministrationMasters1978On-Site
Public AdministrationBachelors1973On-Site
Public AdministrationBachelors2022Distance Education
Public AdministrationMasters2022Distance Education
Public HealthBachelors2021On-Site
Religious StudiesBachelors1989On-Site
Religious StudiesBachelors2022Distance Education
School Counseling (Pupil Personnel Services Credential program)Non-degree2022Distance Education
Single Subject CredentialNon-degree2022Distance Education
Social WorkMasters2022Distance Education
Social WorkMasters2000On-Site
SociologyBachelors1970On-Site
SociologyBachelors2019Distance Education
SpanishBachelors1970On-Site
SpanishBachelors2022Distance Education
SpanishMasters2003On-Site
SpanishMasters2022Distance Education
Special Education CredentialNon-degree2022Distance Education
TheatreBachelors1993On-Site
SeasonYearReview Type
Spring2025Interim Report
Spring2027Offsite Review
Fall2027Accreditation Visit