California State University-Chico

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 13% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 1% of housing units are Singles.
• 57% of housing units are Doubles.
• 10% of housing units are Triples.
• 32% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 31 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 0% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 80% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: International Festival, Chico World Music Festival, Court Theatre, President’s Lecture Series (Nobel Peace Prize Winners), Multicultural Night, Ag Day, Fun Without Alcohol Faire, Minds in Motion, Greek Week Community Challenge, Leadership Conferences, Earth Month, Sustainability Conference;
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 187 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Beta Alpha Psi, Omicron Theta Epsilon, Golden Key International Honour Society, Phi Alpha Theta, Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Phi Sigma Tau, Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Sigma Alpha, Alpha Psi Omega, Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Lambda Chi, Lambda Pi Eta, Eta Kappa Nu, Kappa Delta Pi, The Honor Society of the Educational Opportunity Program/Student Support Services(EOP/CSS), Alpha Zeta Eta, Sigma Tau Delta, Order of Omega: Theta Rho, Psi Chi;
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian Christian Fellowship(ACF), Hillel/Jewish Student Union, Latter-day Saints Student Association(LDSSA), Christian Science Organization, Newman Catholic Campus Ministry, Campus Crusade for Christ, The Edge-Campus Christian Fellowship, Worship. generation, Muslim Student Association, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, The Lighthouse, The Door;
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Indian Student Association (ISA), Sinorama Society, General Union of Palestine Students, Hmong Student Association, Pan African Union (PAU), Pan Arab Union Student Association, Southeast Asian Student Association, Pakistan Students Association, Sociedad Estudiantal de Literatura, Arte, y Cultura (SELAC), Sri Lankan Student Association, Filipino American Student Organization (FASO), Middle Eastern Studies Organization, Korean Student Association (KSA), Japanese Crew (J*Crew);
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) 6 political; over 67 professional, academic and career related; 15 recreational; 13 sports clubs; 6 service; over 54 special interest organizations
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Orion/weekly;

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Sacramento (90), Chico (10)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Chico (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Chico (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 9% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,500
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 16 fraternities
• 10 fraternity houses
• 4% of students are fraternity members
• There are 11 sororities
• 5 sorority houses
• 4% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other