Our department is one of the largest in the western United States, and one of the three largest in the nation. We are located in the center of the nation’s second largest media market and at the hub of television and film production. Our 225-acre campus which lies in coastal Southern California’s Orange County, is 30 miles southeast of Los Angeles. The university is part of the 23-campus California State University system, the largest in the United States.

California State University, Fullerton is a large, comprehensive, urban university with more than 2,000 full- and part-time faculty and a diverse student body of approximately more than 37,000. The university offers a broad spectrum of programs, with 55 baccalaureate and 50 master's degrees in liberal arts and sciences and in applied and professional fields and a joint doctorate in education. Learning is preeminent at Cal State Fullerton. We combine the best qualities of teaching and research universities where actively engaged students, faculty and staff work in close collaborations to expand knowledge. Research and other creative activities are enhanced by the proximity of the campus to nationally recognized business, cultural, and educational institutions. Cal State Fullerton is strongly committed to achieving excellence through cultural diversity, and we are ranked 7th in the nation in terms of baccalaureate degrees awarded to minorities.