The university has seven academic colleges
- College of the Arts (COTA)
- College of Business Administration
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Health & Human Services
- College of Liberal Arts
- College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
plus an Interdisciplinary Studies program.The university's educational goals reflect its large population of students and faculty. There are numerous classes and majors
to choose from. Liberal Arts and Sciences represent the general education core while a variety of classes make up general education electives;
students rarely study the same subjects but all GE classes focus on the development of writing and critical thinking skills.The university has several impacted majors. Impacted majors are majors in which the university receives more applications than
there is space to acomodate. Impacted majors are authorized to use supplementary admission criteria and/or higher admission
standards then the CSU minimum requirements in considering applicants to the program. These criteria are applied equally to
continuing CSULB students and entering upper-division transfer students.List of Impacted Majors as of Fall 2004
- Art (Bachelor of Arts --
Option in Studio Art)
- Fine Arts (BFA) (All Bachelor of Fine Arts Options)
- College of Business Administration -- All majors
- Criminal Justice
- Film & Electronic Arts
- Health Science - Radiation Therapy
Technology
- Kinesiology - Athletic Training
- Kinesiology - Kinesiotherapy
- Kinesiology - Exercise Science
- Liberal Studies Teaching Tracks
- Nursing
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Speech Communication