Chicago State University

Educational Resources

Libraries

• Member of library consortia.
• 423,697 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 19,005 current serial subscriptions.
• 618,516 microforms.
• 8,557 Audio/Visual items.
• 2,200 e-books.

Museums & Art

Art Gallery, Greenhouse, Electron Microscope

Computing

Requirements

• Students are required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 754 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
• 36 Internet connections in libraries.
• 57 Internet connections in classrooms.
• 572 Internet connections in Laboratories.
• 89 Internet connections elsewhere on campus.

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are not permitted.
• Online class registration is available.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in some classrooms

Services

Basic

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

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

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

Career

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

Campus Safety

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.
• 6% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 12% of housing units are Singles.
• 88% of housing units are Doubles.
• In total, there are 1 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

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

Extracurricular

• 7% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Black History Month, Cinco de Mayo, Homecoming, Spring Fling, Welcome Week, Women's History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Wellsness Fair, Martin Luther King Day Celebration, Miss CSU Coronation, Black Writers Week, International Week.
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station
• In total, there are about 48 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Chi Sigma Iota, Epsilon Beta, Delta Alpha
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) BLACK STUDENTS PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP), ORGANIZATION OF LATIN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION (OLAS), NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACK ACCOUNTANTS (NABA), NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS (NESBE), ASSOCIATION OF LATINO PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS, MINORITY ASSOCIATION OF PRE-HEALTH
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Mu Phi Epsilon, PAN HELLENIC COUNCIL, XI KAPPA PSI, BETA PHI, PHI RHO ETA FRATERNITY, XI KAPPA PSI SORORITY
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Tempo (Quarterly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Chicago (12), Chicago (28)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Chicago (0)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Chicago (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 43% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is not available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 4 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 4 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited