Officials hope it ultimately will improve retention and graduation rates. Melina Madrigal, a third-year social work student at Cal State Los Angeles, said she is looking forward to the conversion. Schoepflin, Cal State Los Angeles history professor who is its director of the semester conversion effort. In addition, the change to the semester schedule will make it easier for students to transfer from community colleges, almost all of which are on semester calendars, and from one Cal State to another, officials said.
Semesters align better too with many internship schedules. And the semester system reduces the hassles and expenses of three registrations, course catalogs, report cards, financial aid packages and book purchases a year. Schoepflin, the Cal State Los Angeles history professor who is its director of the semester conversion effort. Most important, he said the change will help Cal State L.
Many freshmen struggle with the unforgiving pace of quarters. About 20 percent of Cal State L. Second week you recognize you had better pay attention. Third week you can be a week behind. You can be lost at midterms and you get an F at that first exam. And then what? At UC, where incoming students generally have stronger high school academic records than Cal State students, faculty say quarters allow them to teach more specialized courses and that it is easier for them to take a quarter off for research than to miss an entire semester.
Only Berkeley and Merced are on semesters, and no change is expected at the others, officials say. His campus adopted the quarter calendar in , when colleges were making room for an influx of Baby Boom college students. Still, the quarter system has its fans. Applicants must be prepared to attend any of the campuses listed on their applications since their top choice s may not be available. Some campuses are very competitive so it is important for students to be flexible with both campus choice and subject selection.
When selecting a CSU campus, the first step is to identify the campuses that offer the subjects that will satisfy the student's degree requirements. More often than not, students will find more than one campus that will be suitable for their studies. To narrow the list of options, students will want to consider the range of subjects offered by the campus, cost, campus opportunities and other factors.
The table below lists campuses by g eographic location and has quick links to their Campus Profile webpages which are also located on the left navigational bar in alphabetical order. The table also includes:. Many students assume that studying abroad will cost much more than they can afford. While studying abroad will cost money, students may find that the cost can be within their financial reach depending on which campus they attend. With many campuses to choose from, most students will find they have several campus options that fit within budget.
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