LONG BEACH, UNITED STATES

According to AbbreviationFinder, California State University Long Beach, founded in 1949 as Los Angeles-Orange County State College and given its current name in 1972, is the largest university in the entire California State University network.

Your students should receive a high-quality education that provides them with the knowledge they need for their later profession and at the same time gives them the necessary sensitivity to survive in a multicultural and changing society.

Today the university is divided into several colleges and countless smaller units where you can study full-time, spend a semester abroad or take various language and further education courses. The most popular courses at the moment are Business Administration, Writing Studies, Fine and Studio Arts, Psychology, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. In US News & World Report

‘s “America’s Best Colleges Guide 2013”, CSULB is ranked fourth overall as a “Public Regional University in the Western United States”. It is also according to the Princeton Review among the “2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region”.

Students can have a great time at the university if they take advantage of the opportunities that are offered to them. Since the classes are kept quite small, everyone can develop their own creativity and use the freedom.

• California State University Long Beach website

University facts

Year of foundation: 1949

Type of university: State university

Number of Students: Total 36300, 31100 Undergraduate, 5200 Postgraduate, International 1500

Accreditations:

• AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business)
• WSCUC (WASC Senior Association of Schools & Colleges)

Academic year:

The academic year at California State University Long Beach is divided into two semesters.

Study programs

• Academic gap year
• postgraduate studies
• semester abroad
• bachelor’s degree
• Master’s degree
• MBA
• promotion
• language courses

International students have the opportunity to study for a semester or two at California State University Long Beach as part of the Study Abroad @ the Beach program.

The range of courses offered by the CSULB is very comprehensive, precisely because of its size. The courses in Engineering, Health & Human Services and Art & Design are considered to be particularly good.

Depending on their previous knowledge, participants in the “Study Abroad @ the Beach” program can take their courses across departments and semesters from many bachelor ‘s programs and some master’s programs offered at CSULBchoose. Under certain circumstances, the achievements made can be credited to the home university after prior agreement.

ATTENTION:

At the CSULB, not all departments are available as part of the semester program. An overview of the departments from which courses can be taken can be found via the link below.

• California State University Long Beach semester program

Fees

• Fall semester 2022

Tuition

$6800.00

application fee

$200.00

The tuition fees include the attendance of up to twelve undergraduate units or nine graduate units per semester.

• Tuition at California State University Long Beach

Financing options

To finance a semester stay at the CSULB, students can apply for foreign BAföG , among other things. Eligible students not only get a part of the tuition fees (up to EUR 4600) reimbursed, but also receive a subsidy for health insurance, living expenses and travel expenses.

University-specific scholarships:

• California State University Long Beach Instagram Takeover Scholarship

Requirements

Applicants for the University Study at the Beach Program at California State University Long Beach require a high school diploma and adequate language skills. These must be proven using a standardized language test such as the TOEFL or the IELTS. Alternatively, you can also submit a DAAD test.

The language skills can be proven by one of the following test results or documents:

	Undergraduate	postgraduate
DAAD language test	B2 level in all areas	C1 level in all areas
Duolingo	95	115
IELTS	5.5	6.0
TOEFL (internet based)	61	80

The language certificate cannot be submitted later.

• California State University Long Beach Application Requirements

Degrees/Courses

Degrees/Courses in English – Undergraduate

• African Studies
• American Indian Studies
• anthropology
• Arabic
• ArtHistory
• Asian and American Studies
• astronomy
• Business
• Cambodian
• chemical engineering
• Chicano and Latin Studies
• Chinese Studies
• Civil Engineering
• Classics
• Communication Studies
• Comparative World Literature
• Computer Engineering and Computer Science
• Construction Engineering Management
• Criminal Justice
• dancing
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Engineering
• engineering technology
• English
• Finance
• French
• Geography
• Geological Sciences
• German
• Greek
• Hebrew
• History
• hospitality management
• Human Resource Management
• information systems
• International Studies
• Italian
• Japanese
• journalism
• Kinesiology
• Korean
• latin
• Liberal Arts
• linguistics
• management
• marketing
• mathematics
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Music
• philosophy
• physics
• PoliticalScience
• recreation
• Religious Studies
• Russian
• sociology
• Spanish
• Statistics
• Theater Arts
• Vietnamese
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Studies/Courses in English – Postgraduate

• anthropology
• Business
• chemical engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Computer Engineering & Computer Science
• Economics
• English
• Geography
• linguistics
• Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Spanish
• Statistics

Campus

The CSU Long Beach campus is partially situated on a hilltop, which offers a fantastic view of the nearby Pacific Ocean. Everywhere you will also find interesting works of art that have been donated by private individuals over the years as part of the “Campus Sculpture Collection”.

There are more than 80 buildings throughout the campus that house colleges, departments and other university departments. The campus center is the University Student Union, which is located centrally at an intersection.

The campus owes its very picturesque appearance to the planting of thousands of peach trees, donated by city residents, which bear beautiful blossoms. This environment creates harmony and also means that, despite the large number of students at the university, it is still possible to be alone and spend time alone or in a small, intimate group.

• California State University Long Beach campus description

Housing

Various housing options are available to students at California State University Long Beach.

The following accommodation options are available:

• student residence
• Apartments on campus
• Private apartments / hotels
• guest families

The college town of Long Beach

The city of Long Beach, which was only founded in 1880, has almost half a million inhabitants and is located about 50 kilometers south of Los Angeles directly on the Pacific Ocean. Long Beach has the second largest port in the USA and is therefore an important business location within California and beyond its borders.

The city also has a long city beach and some attractions near the pier and port. On the one hand, there is the Queen Mary Hotel and Museum in Long Beach, since this cruise ship found its last berth here after the end of its “duty”.

The city has a good range of cultural and sporting activities – for example, Long Beach hosts the so-called “Long Beach Grand Prix” every year, a well-known car race in the harbor area, as well as regular water sports events. There are also music and theater festivals, as well as numerous exhibitions and other cultural events.

The climate in Los Angeles is pleasant year round with warm summers and mild winters. Although the latter do not necessarily invite you to swim, they are still warm enough to be outside in a T-shirt or in the evenings with a light jacket or sweater. Life in the city is characterized by the pleasant climate, so that a lot happens outside.

Located between Los Angeles and San Diego, Long Beach is also a great base for exploring Southern California.