An award conferred by CSU signifying that the recipient has satisfactorily completed a minimum of 120 credit hours in an undergraduate course of study.

The General Catalog is published once annually prior to the beginning of the fall term. Changes made to policy or curriculum after publication that are effective in the catalog year (spring or summer [..]

A Graduate Certificate is used to identify the successful completion of a focused area of study deemed important to a student's career objectives. A Graduate Certificate consists of a minimum of [..]

An Undergraduate Certificate is used to identify the successful completion of a focused area of study deemed important to a student's career objectives. Certificates are an option and are offered [..]

Continuing education unit (CEU) or continuing education credit (CEC) is a measure used in continuing education programs, particularly those required in a licensed profession, for the professional to m [..]

A concentration is a sequence of at least 12 semester credits of designated courses within a major designed to accommodate specific interests of undergraduate students.

Unit that gives weight to the value, level or time requirements of an academic course taken at CSU

A credit hour is defined as 50 minutes of lecture or discussion/recitation per week for 16 weeks (800 minutes in a semester), 100 minutes of laboratory per week for 16 weeks (1600 minutes in a semeste [..]

For workload planning purposes (and to graduate with 120 credits in eight semesters), students should plan on an average of 15 credits per semester and should expect that each credit hour will require [..]

An academic degree is the recognized completion of studies at CSU. A diploma is issued in recognition of having satisfactorily completed the prescribed course of study.