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Battle, a former Olympic women’s volleyball player. SCHOLASTIC OPTIONS AT CSULB
Long Beach. Sited on the shores of the Pacific Ocean, Long
Beach (pop. 467,000) is a coastal city famous for its scenic CSULB’s eight colleges offer a wide range of undergrad and
waterfronts, RMS Queen Mary (museum ship moored in postgraduate degree programmes. Among them:
its Queensway Bay), Aquarium of the Pacific and other sea- College of Arts. Art, dance, design, film and electronic arts,
side attractions. The sixth largest city of California, Long music, theatre arts
Beach is the second busiest container terminal in the US College of Business. Accountancy, finance, information sys-
and among the world’s largest shipping ports. A short drive tems, international business, management and human re-
(32 km) from downtown Los Angeles, it offers world-class sources management, marketing
dining, shopping and recreation experiences. College of Education. Advanced studies in education and
The weather is Mediterranean — summers are warm counseling, educational leadership, liberal studies, teacher
and humid and the winters mild to warm with occasional education
rainfall. College of Engineering. Biomedical, chemical, computer sci-
Campus facilities. A mere 5 km from the Pacific shoreline, the ence, electrical, mechanical and aerospace engineering,
CSULB campus in typical American-style sprawls across civil and construction engineering management
322 green acres and hosts state-of-the-art academic, re- College of Health and Human Services. Child development and
search, sports and recreation facilities. The natural park family studies, consumer affairs, criminology and criminal
campus houses 84 buildings of minimalist design that pro- justice, fashion merchandising and design, food science,
vide excellent teaching-learning facilities. The allure of the health science, hospitality management, nursing, nutrition
campus owes much to the 3,200 Helen Borchers flowering and dietetics, social work, etc
peach trees donated by the citizens of Long Beach, and nu- College of Liberal Arts. Anthropology, communication stud-
merous works of art and sculpture on the varsity grounds. ies, economics, English, environmental science and public
Campus landmarks include the University Art Muse- policy, French, German, geography, global migration stud-
um, the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Gardens, the Bob Cole ies, human development, international studies, legal stud-
Conservatory of Music, Walter Pyramids and University ies, medieval and Renaissance studies, philosophy, politi-
Student Union Building. Moreover, the six-storey CSULB cal science, psychology, sociology, women’s, gender and
library hosts 1.1 million printed volumes and offers seating sexuality studies, etc
to 4,000 students. College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Biological sci-
Inevitably, sports and recreation facilities are extensive ences, chemistry and biochemistry, geological sciences,
and impressive. They include the cobalt-blue Walter Pyra- mathematics and statistics, Ocean Studies Institute, phys-
mid (nine volleyball courts or three full basketball courts); ics and astronomy
Blair Field (one of America’s best amateur baseball arenas); College of Professional and International Education offers a range
400 m all-weather Jack Rose Track; 500-seat Ken Lind- of degrees and professional development certificates.
gren Aquatics Center; Rhodes Tennis Center (12 courts); Tuition fees (per year): $17,142
2,000-seat George Allen Field (women’s soccer); LBSU Living expenses: $13,070 NB $=Rs.74
Sand Courts (beach volleyball); 500-seat LBSU Softball
Complex; and El Dorado Park Golf Course. Moreover, the
Student Recreation and Wellness Center, a 126,500-sq. ft, attended and proof of achievement in co-curricular and
two-storey highly modern facility is a hub for recreational sports activities. For further information contact Interna-
activities, fitness and wellness services. tional Admission, CSULB Foundation Building, 6,300 East
Students also have the opportunity to sign up with 300 State University Drive, Room 180, Long Beach, CA 90815,
student organisations at CSULB, including fraternities and USA; Ph: +1 562.985.5471; Apply on CalState.edu/Apply;
sororities, special interest clubs, social action organisations www.csulb.edu.
and honour societies. Accommodation. First-year undergrad students are obliged to
Admission. The minimum criteria for admission is high class live on campus in varsity-provided housing. Spread across
XII scores; English language proficiency (TOEFL/IELTS the campus, residential villages provide single, double and
test scores) and SAT/ACT clearance. However due to the triple rooms with laundry and shared kitchen facilities.
Covid-19 pandemic, the California State University (CSU) Students living on campus benefit from a residential cur-
has temporarily suspended the use of ACT/SAT examina- riculum including free or low-cost programmes and events,
tions to determine admission eligibility for all CSU institu- tutoring by on-campus faculty and free Internet access. For
tions for the academic year 2021-22. further information, email housing@cslub.edu.
The new deadlines for applications for the spring se- Degree programmes. CSULB’s eight colleges offer 82 bach-
mester (2022) is October 1, 2021 and April 1, 2022 for fall elor’s and 65 Masters degrees, and four doctoral degree
2022. Applications must be supported with certified Eng- programmes (see box).
lish copies of transcripts from all high/secondary schools RESHMA RAVISHANKER

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