Cal State LA has 100 academic programs in 55 majors in seven colleges. Nationally-recognized programs include business, engineering and nursing, and Cal State LA is listed as one of California's major producers of teachers. To learn more about the education that Cal State LA offers, log onto the University Catalog at ecatalog.calstatela.edu.
To facilitate transfer success and timely graduation, all majors have Major-Specific Criteria for transfer admissions. For freshman applicants, admission to all majors will be to a 'pre-major' status. Continuation in the major will be subject to meeting specific lower division course and GPA requirements at Cal State LA that indicate the student's ability to successfully complete the major and graduate.
Anthropology
Applied Science
Art
Asian and Asian American Studies
Aviation Administration
Biochemistry
Biology
Business Administration (Options in Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, and Marketing)
Chemistry
Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies
Child Development
Chinese
Civil Engineering
Communication
Communicative Disorders
Computer Information Systems
Computer Science
Criminal Justice
Economics
Electrical Engineering
Engineering Technology
English
Exercise Science
Fire Protection Administration & Technology (for transfer students only)
Food Science and Technology (discontinued Spring 2023)
French
Geography
Geology
History
Japanese
Journalism
Kinesiology
Latin-American Studies
Liberal Studies
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Music
Natural Science
Nursing
Nutritional Science
Pan-African Studies
Philosophy
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Public Health
Rehabilitation Services
Social Work
Sociology
Spanish
TV, Film & Media Studies
Theatre
Urban Learning
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies