California State University Extended University

"As we begin the twenty-first century, our ability to produce and disseminate education will increasingly determine our nation's economic competitiveness as we shift from an industrial to an information economy." Anthony Carnevale and Donna Desrochers

California State University Extended University

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An Essential Resource for the Future of California’s Economy

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he campuses of the California State University, through their Extended University organizations (CSU-EU), are able to respond to a wide range of educational needs in the communities they serve. One of the primary needs the CSU addresses is the education and training of California’s workforce.

"Even after Summer Session shifted to state support and CSU-EU registrations declined proportionately, annual registration in CSU-EU programs is nearly 300,000. Given that the overall yearly enrollment in the CSU's general fund supported programs is about 409,000, the additional enrollments in self-supported CSU-EU programs significantly expand the CSU's overall ability to serve California and its workforce in a changing and challenging economy." Debra Barger, dean, CSU-EU organization

“But whatever higher education has contributed to California in the past, it is likely to be even more important in the future. In our evolving information economy, a college degree is one of the key determinants of economic success. California’s economy may become significantly poorer if the workforce does not become increasingly college educated.” George Park and Robert Lempert

Like many states across the nation, California is struggling to find sufficient funds to support an increasing number of high school graduates and community college transfer students seeking a fundamental baccalaureate education. State funding available for the CSU must remain focused on providing access to a top-quality baccalaureate education at CSU campuses and regional centers for these more traditional college-bound students. Providing this kind of access will ensure that California’s future workforce is well prepared to meet the challenges of tomorrow’s complex and demanding careers. At the same time, the majority of the workers who will lead the California economy forward over the next quarter century are not currently in college; they are already working. For California to have a strong economy

and a workforce that is attractive to employers at the national and international economic forefront, California must find a way to effectively enhance and regularly update the educational preparation of its current workers. The changing demands of today’s working world mean that careers that once required some college or an associate’s degree now often require a baccalaureate. Similarly, in professions where once a baccalaureate was the only credential needed, the master’s degree is now often a must for advancement. The master’s degree is also required for licensure in an increasing number of fields. Moreover, the rapid pace of change in knowledge and technology in most fields means that even those with advanced degrees must seek regular educational updates to stay current and competitive. The CSU has resources in scholarship and teaching that are particularly well suited to preparing professionals for the workforce. Many of the CSU’s faculty engage in research that has direct application to professional practice across a wide range of fields and disciplines. The CSU has a number of professional preparation programs at the baccalaureate and master’s levels that provide a strong foundation upon which a broad variety of programs for mid-career professionals can be built. The mid-career educational needs in California are urgent, and addressing them is essential for the state’s economic future. Responding to these educational needs across the career span is a part of the CSU’s mission. However, crafting and delivering programs for the mid-career professional is a challenge the CSU cannot meet

2 with state funding alone, particularly when the trend nationally has been a slow and steady decrease of both state and federal funding for public education periodically punctuated by rapid declines during significant state and national economic downturns. For many years, the CSU has responded to the educational needs of mid-career professionals through its self-supporting Extended University (EU) organizations. CSU-EU organizations on each campus not only expand the resources available to the CSU as it responds to the state’s educational needs, but the staff of CSU-EU organizations also provides the distinctive skills and abilities needed to develop and deliver educationally effective programs for mid-career professionals. CSU-EU staff includes professionals with expertise in adult learning, instructional design, program development, instructional technology, off-site program management, a variety of specialized services that support mid-career learners. CSU-EU professionals use their expertise in collaboration with CSU faculty and regional employers to develop and deliver innovative and effective programs for mid-career professionals. These programs make the scholarship and teaching strengths of the CSU accessible to the working adult without drawing state funding away from the fundamental work of providing top-quality baccalaureate education at each campus.

To be educationally effective, programs for mid-career adults often require additional features that are not part of most on-campus programs. The addition of these features involves program design and instructional strategies to ensure that these offerings will be effective for adult learners who have considerable experience in professional practice. Typically, the design of these programs involves a greater focus on more advanced concepts, an increased use of instructional strategies that link theory to practice, and a more active engagement of the experienced professional in the exchange of ideas and the analysis of professional practice in the classroom. In addition, many of the programs require special approaches to delivery to ensure their accessibility to those who are often place bound and time constrained. In other words, the self-supporting Extended University organizations give the CSU greater financial flexibility and enhance the system’s curricular, program design, and program delivery versatility. The principal types of programs offered by the CSU through its Extended University organizations are described in the following pages.

"The total enrollment in credit and degree programs offered through CSU-EU organizations in a year, when expressed in terms of FTES, exceeds 17,000. This is comparable to that of the annual FTES of a mid-size CSU campus, such as Fresno, San Luis Obispo, or San Jose." Edward McAleer, state university dean, Extended Education, California State University

A Few Facts about CSU Extended University in 2002–2003 291,549 20,468 17,744 82,000 $110,405,392

Total registrations Total course offerings Total registrations in credit programs expressed as FTES Total noncredit & CEU registrations = Total revenue

Contracted and Custom-Designed CSU-EU Programs that Serve California’s Employers and Workforce

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Contracted and Custom-Designed CSU-EU Programs that Serve California’s Employers and Workforce

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hrough its Extended University organizations, the CSU is able to work directly with employers to custom design and deliver training, certificate and degree programs that address employer needs by expanding the education of their staff to meet the challenges of an increasingly competitive and rapidly changing market place. CSU-EU professionals work with CSU faculty and the organization (corporation, public agency, school, professional firm or association) to determine educational needs in light of organizational goals for the next three to five years. In addition to creating new programs to meet these goals, CSU-EU organizations can customize existing CSU programs for on-site delivery.

"In a single year, CSU-EU custom-designed and contracted programs have served well over 450 California private and public sector employers with specialized training, certificate, and degree programs drawing on CSU scholarly and teaching expertise in over 75 fields and disciplines. Through this remarkable array of CSU-EU programs, the CSU is able to respond directly and with great versatility to the workforce education and training needs of California's employers." Dennis Parks, dean, CSU-EU organization

"This customized program provided multiple opportunities to hone our skills in training techniques. Lots of interesting group activities coupled with a dynamic instructor made this a fun class, while delivering a serious message of how to teach in the corporate world." Participant, CSU-EU custom-designed program for Northrop Grumman Space Technology

CSU degree programs are always designed to equip professionals with the knowledge and habits of mind needed to work with a variety of employers across the career span. One of the most attractive aspects of contracting for on-site delivery of existing programs is that much of the content can be tailored to make the program particularly relevant to the organization’s employees. CSU-EU organizations also provide all the student support and other services essential to ensuring the successful delivery of on-site programs. All CSU contracted and customdesigned degree programs meet all standards for faculty oversight applicable to programs offered on CSU campuses. Academic departments working with Extended University make all academic decisions in credit programs. Noncredit programs also are designed in collaboration with CSU faculty to meet the high standards set by CSU-EU organizations. This attention to quality blended with responsive innovation allows the CSU, through its EU organizations, to provide top-quality university education as well as innovative training programs to regional employers. This capability offers California employers a valuable advantage. The demand for these specialized university programs and services is large and growing. The number and variety of organizations currently served by CSU-EU demonstrate the importance of this capability.

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California State University-Extended University Custom-Designed and Contracted Programs for California Employers Special Seminars and Training Programs Accelerated Spanish Analyst Academy Budgeting and Forecasting Building Global Business Relationships Bus Driver Safety Program Business Writing CalWORKS Conference Childhood Obesity Conference CHP Symposia Coaching In-House Community College Faculty Preparation Comprehensive Microsoft Office XP Contract Credit Course CSET Test Preparation Customized Management Program Customized Time Management Training Early Mental Health Training English as a Second Language ESL and Accent Modification Ethical Behavior in the Workplace Ethics in Project Management Executive Briefings Executive Leadership Face Reading for Managers Family Strengths Conference Food Waste Summit Foundations of Business Front Line Management Fundamentals of Fiscal Operation Future-Focused Leadership Gerontology

GMAT Preparation Grant Writing HazMat Training Hospitality Certificate Program Housing Strategies Conference ICAN Conference In Service to Families, Children and the Courts Training Series Intel Teach to the Future Program International Trade and Transportation Leadership Conference Leadership Series Leadership, Business Writing Lean Manufacturing Local Child Care Planning Conference Management and Leadership Training Management and Leadership in Healthcare Marketing and Media Specialist Certificate Mentoring Program Navigating the Future Conference Northern California Local Government Leadership Institute Nuclear Materials Occupational Studies Distance Learning Program Pedestrian Traffic Safety Prevention First Symposium Project Directors Meeting Project Management Public Safety Bilingual Assessment Quality Business Practices Recruitment and Selection in a Strategic Human Resources Environment Refugee Information Exchange Conference Rice Straw Expo Safety Training Seminars Saturday Seminars, Leadership Series SHERM Learning-System Exam Preparation SkillSoft Programs

Software Testing Strength-Based Practice Supervisory Leadership Systems and Software Risk Management Systems Architecture and Design Teacher Education programs Telecommunications The Legal Environment, Employee Relations and Discipline Traffic Safety Train the Trainer Training and Development Exchange Urban and Regional Planning Used Oil Recycling Forum Workforce Development Program Youth Vista Conference

Certificate Programs Analytical Skills Building a Strategic Human Resources Partnership Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD) Contract Management e-Commerce Training Global Logistics Specialist Graduate Certificate in Transborder Governance and Public Administration Human Performance Improvement (HPI) (Sponsor) Leadership Essentials for County Managers Managing Today: A Skills Approach Operations Resource Management Performance Management for Managers Phlebotomy Technician Project Management Project Management– Telecommunications Staff Leadership: Analytical Tools and Techniques Supervision

Degree Programs Bachelor of Science in Occupational Studies Master of Business Administration Master of Public Administration Master of Social Work Master of Arts in Global Logistics

"California’s economic success is measured by the extent it creates and retains good jobs, enables business to generate and deliver goods and services, and creates public wealth needed to sustain and support a high quality of life. Workforce studies show that to ensure continued economic growth, California needs a workforce empowered with skills that unleash the full potential of modern technologies to help companies operate efficiently and provide the best goods and services.” Employment Training Panel

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Contracted and Custom-Designed CSU-EU Programs that Serve California’s Employers and Workforce

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Among the Organizations Served with Contracted and Custom-Designed Programs Acco Ad Club of San Diego Adobe Systems Agilent Technologies Air Resources Board Alpine Microsystems, Inc. Aluminum Precision, Inc. American Kleaners American Schools International American Society for Training and Development APL Logistics, Inc. Apperson Consulting, Inc. Apple Computer, Inc. AQI Sportswear Arrowhead Water, Inc. Aspect Communications Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Association for the Advancement of International Education Autonomous University of Baja California BAE Systems Baker Manufacturing, Inc Bax Global Baxter Bioscience Bayer Group Beverly Hills Hotel Biogen Idec Blue Water and Associates Boeing, Inc. Bolthouse Farms Brandes Investment Partners Breg, Inc. California Association of Batterers Intervention Program California Bar Association California Geographic Alliance California Children and Families Commission Canal + U.S. Technologies Cardinal Health Catalyst Women’s Advocates Center for Community Collaboration Information Services CH Robinson, Inc. Child Development Policy Advisory Committee Child Welfare Training Institute Children’s Bureau of Southern California Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles Cisco Systems City Government Offices and Agencies Avenal, Chico, Chino, Fremont, Monterey, Oceanside, Orland, Redding, Rialto, Rocklin, Roseville, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Clemente, San Diego, Tracy, and Vista Clinica Sierra Vista WIC Coldwell Banker, Endsley & Associates College Board Community Hospital of San Bernardino

Council for Basic Education Countrywide Financial County Government Offices and Agencies: Alameda, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Fresno Glenn, Humboldt, King, Lake, Long Beach, Los Angeles, Modoc, Nevada, Orange, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, and Tulare Cox Communications Creative Mathematics Cross Roads Services Crowley Maritime CTB McGraw-Hill Dade Behring, Inc. Defense Language Institute of Monterey Denso Sales Department of Public Works Department of Veteran Affairs Department of Housing and Urban Development DHX Air Freight Diocese of Orange DSL Transportation Earthlink Inc. East Asia Regional Council of Overseas Schools Educational Data Systems Elite Star Corporation EMQ Children and Family Services Enloe Hospital Behavioral Health Department Entercept Security Technologies Environmental and Engineering Services Environmental Systems Research Evans Manufacturing ExxonMobil Federal Business Development Federal Express Fire Departments Rocklin, Chico, Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego First American Real Estate Flextronics Fluor Daniel, Inc. Ford Motor Company Forestry Institute for Teachers Form Factor Fujitsu GAF, Inc. Gagerman Consulting Group Genentech General Atomics Gerst and Associates Gilbert Industries Global Knowledge Great Valley Center Greenbriar Homes Communities, Inc. Harmon Speakers Hanjin Shipping

Heritage Commerce, Inc. Hewlett-Packard Hitachi Hoag Memorial Hospital Home Depot, Inc. Housing and Community Development Hughes Aircraft Hunter Industries Hyundai Inovant Intel Corporation Interactive Business, Inc. Inter-Agency Council-Child Abuse/Neglect International Agri-Center International Business Machines (IBM) ITT Industries JAFRA Cosmetics International Japan Graphics, Inc. Jason Academy Jerome Fashion, Inc. Jetstream Communications Johnson Controls, Inc. Jumpstart Program Justice and Associates Kaiser Permanente Kern Federal Credit Union Kintana K-Line America Kodak ENCAD Korean Air Korean Council of Overseas Schools Korean Culture Center L-3 Communications Laguna Beach Principals Lam Research Latitude Communications Learning Connections LifeScan Lincoln Child Center Lockheed Martin Lucent Marine Terminal Corporation Matrix Absence Management M.C.A.S. Camp Pendleton and Yuma McKinsey Corporation Memorial Care, Inc. Mersk International Military Sealift Command Mission Federal Credit Union Mitchell International Mitsubishi Motor Sales America Morton Safety Motorola/Lexicus Division Mullin Consulting Inc Multiquip, Inc. NACA Logistics Group NASA – Ames Research

National Contract Management Association of San Diego National Education Services National Semiconductor Natus Medical, Inc. Neighborhood Housing Association Neighborhood Legal Services Netscreen Technologies New United Motors Manufacturing, Inc. Newport-Mesa 21st Century Nikon Precision, Inc. Nissan Foods NORCO-Corona Naval Surface Warfare Center North Carolina Times North Coast Beginning Teacher Project North Coast Rural Challenge Network North Valley Catholic Social Services Northern Sierra Air Quality Northrop Grumman Corporation Open Door Community Health Centers Oracle Oscar Niemeth Tow Owens Valley Career Development Center P & O Nedlloyd PTI Technologies Pacific Bell, Inc. Pacific Gas & Electric Pali Fashion Company, Inc. Pasha Stevedoring and Terminals Peace Officers Standards and Training Peinado Pelican Products, Inc. Pfizer Workplace Phillips Electronics Division Phoenix International Police Departments Arcadia/Azusa, Chico, Downey, El Monte, Fairfield/Vacaville, Fremont, Fullerton/ Anaheim, Glendale, Hayward/Union City, Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Manteca/Modesto, Marin, Monrovia/West Covina, North Bay, Placentia, Rancho Cucamonga, Sacramento, San Diego/La Mesa, San Gabriel, San Jose, Santa Ana, Santa Rosa, South Bay, South Lake Tahoe, Ventura, and Westminster

“Our partnership with California State University ... is a significant step toward reaching our goal of offering quality educational opportunities for our employees at a convenient county location." Michael F. Brown, chief administrative officer, County of Santa Barbara

Polysew, Inc. Port of Long Beach Port of Los Angeles Price Transfer, Inc. Professional Fiduciary Association of California ProfitLine Project Management Institute Quicksilver, Inc. Redding Rancheria Redwood Area Math, Science and Writing Projects Rem Eyewear Sacramento River Partners San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau San Diego Data Processing San Diego Gas & Electronic San Diego Workforce Partnership Career Center San Gabriel Valley Non-Profit Resource Center San Joaquin Community Hospital San Joaquin Gardens San Jose Mercury News Sandia National Laboratories SBC Global Scan Health Plan SCE Engineers Schools and School Districts Adams Elementary School, Anaheim City Schools, Bassett School District, Buena Park Junior High School, Burbank Unified School District, Butte College, Chico Unified School District, Compton School District, Costa Mesa High School, De Anza College, Durham Intermediate School, East Bluff Elementary School, Escondido Union Schools, Estancia High School, Eureka City Schools, Fresno Unified School District, Garden Grove Unified School District, Harbor View Elementary School, Loma Vista School, Long Beach Unified School District, Los Angeles County Unified School District, Mariners Elementary School, McKinleyville Union School District, Mt. Union School District, Nanjing Xiaozhuang College, Newport-Mesa Unified

School District, Orange High School, Osaka Jikei College, Paularino Elementary School, Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District, Pomona Elementary School, Sacramento Unified School District, San Bernardino City Unified School District, Sonora Elementary School, Stanford University, Trinity Union High School District, Tustin Unified School District, Victoria Elementary School, Walnut Valley Unified School District, Whittier Elementary School, Whittier Middle School, and Wilson Elementary School Seagate Sea River Maritime Sears Logistics Services Sea Scouts Sense Fashion Corporation Sharp HealthCare Shasta Community Health Center Shasta Special Education Local Plan Area Sheriff’s Departments of Butte County, Fresno County, Los Angeles County Siemens Sierra Products Silicon Valley Executive Business Program Siriani and Associates Smith & Nephew Solutions DUI School Sony Electronics State Board of Behavioral Sciences State Lands Commission State of California Agencies California Highway Patrol California Judicial Council California Parks and Recreation California State Training Center California Supreme Court Department of Education Department of Health Services Department of Justice Department of Mental Health Department of Social Services Department of Transportation Employment Development Department Integrated Waste Management Board

SUN Microsystems Superior Windows Symantec Synopsis Technicolor Teradyne Connection Systems Terrio Physical Therapy The Bakersfield Californian The Ethnic Experience Top Ride Fashion, Inc. Toyota Motor Sales Toyota, Inc. Transport Express Trend West Resorts Triple Rallye Fashion TRW Federal Credit Union Turning Point Community Programs Twinstar Bodygear, Inc. U.C. Davis Medical Center U.C.L.A. Harbor Medical Center Union Bank of California United Parcel Services Urners U.S. Army, Army Reserve, Coast Guard, Defense Language Institute, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Defense Dependent Schools, Naval Air Deport, Navy Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Varian Medical Systems Verizon, Inc. Vestas-American Veterans Math and Science Program Veterinary Centers of America VISA Volt Information Sciences Vought Aircraft Watson Pharmaceuticals Websense Western Financial Workforce Investment Boards Write on the Edge XEROX Yoplait-General Mills

“…educational attainment of workers will play a growing role as California’s economy continues to change. Those industries that drive California’s economy and in which there is the greatest growth in workers’ earnings demand a highly trained and educated workforce.” Elias Lopez

"It has been a great breath of fresh air for our staff development program, and I am planning on writing an article about our little desert town International School and the powerful staff development program that is enhanced by our relationship with CSU." Andrew Torris, principal, International Schools Group, YanbuAl-Sinaiyah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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CSU-EU Distance Learning Programs for Mid-Career Professionals

CSU-EU Distance Learning Programs for Mid-Career Professionals

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ith its emphasis on making baccalaureate and master’s degree programs accessible to mid-career professionals, it is not surprising that CSU-EU plays a leadership role in the use of distance learning technologies. CSU-EU uses distance learning technologies to deliver programs to working professionals who cannot easily attend on-campus classes. Further, these programs are defined by distinctive approaches to instructional design that help CSU faculty plan and teach programs with features that are especially appropriate for the mid-career adult student. The self-support funding of CSU-EU allows the CSU a wider range of curricular flexibility than is generally possible with state funding. Features of CSU-EU distance learning programs may include multiple instructors

A Few Facts about CSU-EU Distance Learning in 2002–2003 23 30,531

Fully online degree programs Registrations

with different areas of expertise (sometimes located at different sites); demonstrations by nationally known practitioners; custom-developed case studies; animated or filmed simulations; multiple instructional modes for key concepts (such as visual modeling and demonstrations); and a highly integrated program curriculum to ensure a strong, cumulative educational outcome. The CSU-EU distance learning programs offer many professionals their only opportunities for educational advancement. Because their fellow distance learning students can be located anywhere, one of the benefits of these programs is sharing learning experiences with others from other regions and nations. These encounters make for rich exchanges among students who are able to compare best practices and experiences across organizational, state and national boundaries. Given California’s prominent position in the national and global marketplace, this breadth of educational experience is particularly valuable.

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Among the Online Degree Programs Currently Offered Baccalaureate Degrees

Master’s Degrees

Computer Science

Administration

Environmental Resource Management

Behavioral Science: Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Liberal Studies Quality Assurance

Business Administration Communicative Disorders-Speech Pathology Computer Science Education: Elementary Curriculum and Instruction Education: Online Teaching and Learning Engineering Management

“This [online] program was the only way I could get my degree and continue to work.” Debra Colombo, CSU-EU online master’s degree program graduate from Palmdale

Humanities Library Science Nursing Occupational Therapy Public Administration Quality Assurance Regulatory Affairs Taxation Transportation Management-CalTRANS

"One of our CSU-EU master's programs offered online has an on-time graduation rate of 86%, a first-time passage rate of 89% on the national licensing exam, and a placement rate of 100%. These figures are well above the national average for all traditional master's degree programs in this field. When it comes to the question of whether or not a carefully designed and thoughtfully taught online master's program can be academically excellent, these figures speak for themselves." Tyler Blake, director of distance learning with a CSU-EU organization

“In a global environment in which prospects for economic growth now depend importantly on a country's capacity to develop and apply new technologies, our universities are envied around the world. If we are to remain preeminent in transforming knowledge into economic value, the U.S. system of higher education must remain the world's leader in generating scientific and technological breakthroughs and in preparing workers to meet the evolving demand for skilled labor.” Alan Greenspan Chairman, U.S. Federal Reserve

Special Session Degree Programs for Mid-Career Professionals

Special Session Degree Programs for Mid-Career Professionals

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"Today's high-tech, global and increasingly competitive economy requires California workers and employers to have the most advanced skills and tools available to succeed. That is why effective job training is more essential today than ever before.” Elias Lopez, Enrique Ramirez, and Refugio Rochin

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SU campuses are able to offer degree programs using self-support funding. Known as Special Session Programs, these offerings respond to regional educational needs when those needs are not easily addressed by state-funded on-campus programs. Special Session programs allow the CSU to reach place-bound students in remote locations or established regional centers. Special Session Programs also allow the CSU to respond to the educational needs of mid-career professionals with program formats, instructional strategies, and program support features that are particularly valuable to the adult learner. In collaboration with CSU faculty, CSU-EU staff creates new programs that reach across disciplines and address the increasingly complex issues facing professionals in many fields. For example, departments of management, public policy, sociology, and communication studies have created a program that prepares public sector managers to deal with the complex challenges facing those working in a modern urban environment. This collaborative capability enables the CSU to work at the forefront of many fields, including biotechnology (drawing on engineering, biology, chemistry, computer modeling, and mathematics); arts management (drawing on the performing arts, the visual arts, management, marketing, finance, and communication studies); and nanotechnology (drawing on engineering, computer science, physics, and chemistry). What is learned through the crafting of programs across disciplines can form the core for additional programs to be offered by the CSU when state funding permits.

Special Session programs also give the CSU the ability to respond to educational needs at various locations while maximizing limited resources. For example, Special Session programs are often offered in a cohort format, enabling the CSU to take the same program to successive cohorts at other locations in response to local needs. Special Session programs also allow the CSU to respond to national and global requests for educational collaborations that are not appropriately offered with state funding. The CSU is able to enhance the global experience and the breadth of research opportunities for its faculty by offering selected Special Session programs and courses in international locations. Special Session programs meet all CSU, regional, and campus accrediting standards and go through the applicable review and approval processes. All offerings are subject to the same oversight by CSU full-time faculty as programs offered in traditional formats. All academic decisions relative to these programs are made by CSU full-time faculty. CSU-EU Special Session programs make the CSU a particularly valuable resource for California’s workforce and employers. The CSU’s foresight in creating and sustaining this flexible capability reflects its understanding of the future of higher education and the increasing array of educational needs to which the CSU will be expected to respond.

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Among the Special Session Degree Programs Offered (These are in addition to the contracted and online degree programs listed previously)

Baccalaureate Degree

Master’s Degree

Communication

Aeronautical Engineering

Criminal Justice

Aerospace Engineering

Liberal Studies Public Sector Management

Behavioral Science Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Professional Leadership

Business Administration

Vocational Education

Computer Engineering Computer Science Computing and Technology Creative Writing Education Education: Reading and Language Arts Specialist Emergency Services Administration

“It put me beyond the cutting edge in terms of managerial skills in the workplace. It has a daily application for me.” Fausto Capobianco, director of communications, Port of Long Beach, graduate of a CSU-EU Special Session master’s program

Engineering Global Logistics Health Care Administrational Logistics Instructional Design and Technology Liberal Studies Mechanical Engineering Music: Choral Conducting Nursing Organizational Development Psychology Public Administration Regulatory Affairs Social Work Spanish Special Education Speech and Language Taxation Teacher Leadership

"Absent reforms that allow us to produce and distribute education cheaper, faster, and better, we may not be able to afford all the education we need to maintain our competitive position or to reduce the widening gap in earnings between the most and least educated. At a minimum, a greater efficiency will require a stronger alignment between curriculum and work requirements as well as stronger relationships between educational institutions and employers." Anthony Carnevale and Donna Desrochers

California State University Bakersfield

Northridge

www.csub.edu/eud

www.csun.edu/exl

"If we are unable to rise to the

Channel Islands

California State Polytechnic University Pomona

challenge of meeting increasing

Chico

skill demands, there will be broad and diverse impacts on the U.S. economy that will be both economically and socially costly.”

www.csuci.edu/exed

www.ceu.csupomona.edu

Sacramento

http://rce.csuchico.edu

www.cce.csus.edu

Dominguez Hills www.csudh.edu/extendeded

http://cel.csusb.edu/index-ie.html

Fresno www.csufresno.edu/ExtendedEd

San Diego State University www.ces.sdsu.edu

Fullerton

Anthony Carnevale and Donna Desrochers

San Bernardino

San Francisco State University

www.csufextension.org

www.cel.sfsu.edu

Hayward www.extension.csuhayward.edu

Humboldt State University http://humboldt.edu/~extended/

Long Beach

San Jose State University www.ies.sjsu.edu

California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo www.continuing-ed.calpoly.edu

www.uces.csulb.edu

San Marcos

Los Angeles www.calstatela.edu/exed

California Maritime Academy www.maritime-education.com

www.csusm-es.org/

Sonoma State University www.sonoma.edu/exed/

Stanislaus

Monterey Bay http://extended.csumb.edu

http://uee.csustan.edu/

Resources • Carnevale, Anthony P. and Donna M. Desrochers, The Missing Middle: Aligning Education and the Knowledge Economy (2002) • Employment Training Panel, Strategic Plan 2003-04 • Lopez, Elias, High-Growth Industries and Highly-Educated Workers in California (2002) • Lopez, Elias, Enrique Ramirez, and Refugio I. Rochin, Latinos and Economic Development in California (1999) • Park, George S. and Robert L. Lempert, The Class of 2014: Reserving Access to California Higher Education (1998)

Credits for the 2002-2003 CSU Extended University brochure: Roland Tseng College of Extended Learning, California State University, Northridge Project director, Russell Paquette Editing, Victoria Branch Copy preparation, Pattie Ridenour Design, Rika Toyama-Gaines Photographs and Digital Images by Tom Feucht-Haviar at [email protected]