California State University, Bakersfield Academic Experience

Past Performance

• 77% of our freshmen returned for sophomore year.

What Do We Like To Study?

Most Popular Majors

• business administration
• liberal studies
• English

Academic Calendar

Academic Calendar System:

• Trimester System (three terms comprise academic year)

Summer Sessions:

• 2 summer session(s) that consist of 4 weeks.

New student orientation:

• Orientation for new students is held in September.

• American National Security, Bank of America, Conetel, Kraft Foods, Price Waterhouse, SAV-ON Drugs, Shell Oil, Tenneco.

• Pauline Larwood and Roy Ashburn, county supervisors; Blas Hernandez, medical doctor; Esther Torrez and Bette Cutbirth, company CEOs.