California State University, Chico
400 West First Street
Chico, CA 95929-0110
United States
Telephone: 530-898-6101
Staff Liaison:Each institution is assigned a staff liaison who is their primary point of contact for accreditation activities. Susan Opp
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. http://www.csuchico.edu/apr/program_portfolios/index.shtml
Current Accreditation Status:Accredited - Reflects the Commission's finding that the institution is in compliance with the Standards. Accredited
Most Recent Commission Action: June 28, 2019
First Accredited:Date the institution was first accredited by WSCUC. 1954
Undergraduate FTE: 12,968
Graduate FTE: 1,054
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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| Role | Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accreditation Liaison Officer | Katherine McCarthy | Vice Provost for Academic Success | kmccarthy@csuchico.edu |
| Board of Directors Chair | Jack Clarke, Jr. | Chair of the Board of Trustees of the CSU | trusteesoffice@calstate.edu |
| Chief Academic Officer | Leslie Cornick | Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs | lcornick@csuchico.edu |
| Chief Executive Officer | Stephen Perez | President | steve.perez@csuchico.edu |
| Chief Financial Officer | Jamie Clyde | Interim Vice President for Business and Finance | business-finance@csuchico.edu |
| Director Institutional Research | Tricia Douthit | Institutional Research | tdouthit@csuchico.edu |
| OPEID | Name | City | Location Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00114600 | California State University Chico | Chico | Main Campus | Active |
| 00114600 | Redding | Redding | Additional | Active |
| Degree | Degree Level | Year Implemented | Modality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Manufacturing and Applied Robotics | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Agricultural Business | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Agricultural Business | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Agricultural Education | Masters | 2012 | Distance Education |
| Agricultural Science | Bachelors | 2022 | On-Site |
| Agricultural Science | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Animal Science | Bachelors | 2009 | On-Site |
| Animal Science | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Anthropology | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Anthropology | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Anthropology | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Art (BA) | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Art (BA) | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Art (BFA) | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Art (BFA) | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Art (MA) | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Asian Studies | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Asian Studies | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| BFA in Musical Theatre | Bachelors | 2020 | On-Site |
| BFA in Musical Theatre | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies online degree-completion program | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Bachelor of Science in Advanced Manufacturing and Applied Robotics | Bachelors | 2022 | On-Site |
| Biochemistry | Bachelors | 2007 | On-Site |
| Biochemistry | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Biological Sciences | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Biological Sciences (BA) | Bachelors | 2010 | On-Site |
| Biological Sciences (BA) | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Biological Sciences (BS) | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Biological Sciences (BS) | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Business Administration | Masters | 2005 | On-Site |
| Business Administration | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Business Administration | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Business Administration – Masters (Online) | Masters | 2020 | Distance Education |
| Business Administration, Management Option | Bachelors | 2014 | On-Site |
| Business Analytics | Masters | 2025 | On-Site |
| Business Information Systems | Bachelors | 2003 | On-Site |
| Business Information Systems | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Certificate in Data Science | Non-degree | 2018 | On-Site |
| Chemistry (BA) | Bachelors | 2009 | On-Site |
| Chemistry (BA) | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Chemistry (BS) | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Chemistry (BS) | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Child Development | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Child Development | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Communication Design | Bachelors | 2019 | On-Site |
| Communication Design | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Communication Sciences & Disorders | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Communication Sciences & Disorders | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Communication Sciences & Disorders | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Communication Studies | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Communication Studies | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Computer Animation and Game Development | Bachelors | 2003 | On-Site |
| Computer Animation and Game Development | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Computer Information Systems | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Computer Information Systems | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Computer Science | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Computer Science | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Computer Science | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Computer Science MS Online | Masters | 2024 | Distance Education |
| Concrete Industry Management | Bachelors | 2007 | On-Site |
| Concrete Industry Management | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Construction Management | Bachelors | 2002 | On-Site |
| Construction Management | Bachelors | 2023 | Distance Education |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelors | 2002 | On-Site |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Data Science and Analytics | Masters | 2024 | On-Site |
| Earth and Environmental Science | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Economics | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Economics | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Education | Masters | 2024 | Distance Education |
| Electrical / Electronic Engineering | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | Masters | 2024 | On-Site |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| English | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| English | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| English | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Entrepreneurship | Non-degree | 2018 | On-Site |
| Environmental Science | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Environmental Science | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Equity and Leadership in Higher Education | Non-degree | 2025 | Distance Education |
| Exercise Physiology | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Exercise Physiology | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Geography | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Geography | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Geology | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Geology | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| German | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| German | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Health Services Administration | Bachelors | 2019 | On-Site |
| Health Services Administration | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Health Services Administration Certificate | Non-degree | 2025 | On-Site |
| History | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| History | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| History | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Humanities | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Humanities | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Intersectional Chicanx/Latinx Studies (BA) | Bachelors | 2019 | On-Site |
| Intersectional Chicanx/Latinx Studies (BA) | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Journalism | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Journalism | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Kinesiology | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Kinesiology | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Kinesiology | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Language Teaching | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Latin American Studies | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Latin American Studies | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Liberal Arts | Bachelors | 2025 | Distance Education |
| Liberal Studies | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Liberal Studies | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Liberal Studies Degree Completion | Bachelors | 2001 | Distance Education |
| Mathematics | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Mathematics | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Mathematics | Masters | 2025 | On-Site |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Mechatronic Engineering | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Mechatronic Engineering | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Media Arts | Bachelors | 2019 | On-Site |
| Media Arts | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Microbiology | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Microbiology | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Multicultural & Gender Studies | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Multicultural & Gender Studies | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Multicultural and Gender Stuides | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Music | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Music | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Music Industry and Technology | Bachelors | 2024 | On-Site |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelors | 2019 | On-Site |
| Natural Sciences | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Nursing | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Nursing | Bachelors | 2001 | Distance Education |
| Nursing | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Nutrition & Food Sciences | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Nutrition & Food Sciences | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Nutritional Science | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Philosophy | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Philosophy | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Physics | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Physics | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Plant and Soil Science | Bachelors | 2019 | On-Site |
| Plant and Soil Science | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Political Science | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Political Science | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Political Science | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Psychology | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Psychology | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Psychology MA | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Psychology: MFT | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Psychology:Pupil Personnel Services Cred. | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Public Administration | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Public Administration | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Public Administration | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Public Health | Bachelors | 2019 | On-Site |
| Public Health | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Management | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Management | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Religious Studies | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Religious Studies | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Religious Studies Degree Completion | Bachelors | 2018 | Distance Education |
| Social Science | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Social Science | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Social Science | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Social Science Degree Completion | Bachelors | 2001 | Distance Education |
| Social Work | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Social Work | Masters | 2001 | On-Site |
| Social Work | Masters | 2009 | Distance Education |
| Social Work | Bachelors | 2012 | Distance Education |
| Social Work | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Sociology | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Sociology | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Sociology Degree Completion | Bachelors | 2011 | Distance Education |
| Spanish | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Spanish | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Special Major (BA/BS) | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Teaching – Masters (MAT) | Masters | 2020 | On-Site |
| Team and Organizational Leadership in Agriculture | Non-degree | 2025 | On-Site |
| Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 2001 | On-Site |
| Theatre Arts | Bachelors | 2022 | Distance Education |
| Season | Year | Review Type |
|---|---|---|
| Fall | 2026 | Offsite Review |
| Spring | 2027 | Accreditation Visit |