Welcome to the Office of Academic Programs

NOTICE:  Effective immediately and until further notice, the Academic Programs office will no longer be open for walk-in visits because of the national COVID-19 emergency. We have migrated to a virtual office and all voicemail and email will be reviewed regularly.  Summer hours of operation are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

We commit to continue serving the campus and community via remote alternatives, and sincerely apologize for the inconvenience as we serve to protect the health of our students, staff and faculty during this time.

The office handles many of the academic matters that are university-wide in scope including:

• Shepherding all new program proposals through the Approval Process
• Coordination of the Periodic Review of all existing academic programs
• Oversight of university-wide academic policies and procedures
• Managing communications to and from the Chancellor’s Office regarding academic matters
• Managing the Institutional Accreditation efforts
• Coordination of CSUB’s General Education Program
• Coordination of the Helen Louise Hawk Honors Program
• Coordination of the First-year Experience and CSUB courses
• Scheduling of GST courses
• Oversight of the four-year degree pledge
• Oversight of Early Enrollment and Dual Enrollment for high school students
• Handling student petitions for the Academic Petitions Committee
• Coordination of student-initiated Academic Grievance hearings
• Oversight of Graduate Programs and Policies
• Coordination of the MA in Interdisciplinary Studies
• Administration of Graduate Equity Fellowships and Tuition Fee Waivers

For matters of Academic Operations and Support, please visit the site here.

Thank you,

Dr. Debra L. Jackson
Interim Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean of Academic Programs

Please click on the links to the left to learn more about Academic Programs.