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California State University, commonly known as the Cal State and shortened as CSU, is a public-funded university system in the state of California, United States. The university system was established in the year 1857, and with time it spread over 23 campuses across the state of California.&nbsp;

The California State University at Sacramento is one of the universities of this Cal State University system. Established in the year 1947, it is the 11th oldest university of the Cal State University System. While the Sonoma State University is the branch-member of Cal State University System at the Rohnert Park city in the county of Sonoma, which was established in the year 1961.

Facts

<ul>
	<li>California State University at Sacramento is the 11th oldest university of the Cal State System.</li>
	<li>Sacramento State University&rsquo;s campus was officially declared as the &ldquo;Tree Campus of USA&rdquo; in the year 2012.</li>
	<li>The state universities at Sacramento as well as Sonoma is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

About

On-campus facilities

California State University at Sacramento houses over 2,200 students and provide them on-campus accommodation at their over five residential halls at the campus. The residential halls are built around the Central Dining Commons (CDC) which provides the dining facilities to the residing students. All the residential halls are equipped with necessary facilities like private washroom, private wardrobe, laundry service, common student and study area, 24/7 surveillance and security, etc.&nbsp;

Off-campus facilities

If any student can&rsquo;t get the on-campus accommodation facility by the university by any chance, they can always opt for the off-campus accommodation which the university allows as well. Students can rent any flat or different types of apartments like private apartment, shared apartment, studio apartment, etc. depending on their budget and interest. The average cost of an apartment ranges between 800-1,000 USD per month.

Food Facilities

The campus of the university holds several cafes, food outlets, pantries, and local mini-markets to provide food facilities for the students&rsquo; on-campus with utmost hygiene and safety measures. Students can get their dining needs like from morning coffee to their proper evening meal at these food outlets and pantries.&nbsp;

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Notable Alumni

<ul>
	<li>Tom Hanks &ndash; American Actor, Filmmaker and Comedian, Two-times Academy Award Winner for Best Actor, 7 Primetime Emmy Awards</li>
</ul>

Profile Link - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hanks">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Hanks</a>

<ul>
	<li>Lester Don Holt Jr. &ndash; American Journalist and News Anchor at NBS Nightly News and Dateline NBC</li>
</ul>

Profile Link - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Holt">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Holt</a>

<ul>
	<li>Joseph Aaron Carnahan &ndash; American Actor, Film Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Known for films like The A-Team, The Grey and NBC Series The Blacklist</li>
</ul>

Profile Link - <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Carnahan">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Carnahan</a>

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Applying to higher education is an important journey in a student&rsquo;s life, and we are here to support students through the admissions process. There are various steps that must be completed before you apply; after you have applied, and once admission decisions are made. This page will help navigate the journey to joining the Hornet Family.

The application process takes place twice a year:

Fall: The application period for Fall 2021 is Oct 1, 2020 &ndash; Jan 8, 2021.

Spring: The application period will be open August 1-31st

Make sure to take the next steps to remain eligible for admission.

<ol>
	<li>Set up My Sac State account</li>
	<li>Schedule a campus tour</li>
	<li>Submit an application correction form (if needed):</li>
	<li>Application Correction Form</li>
	<li>ADT Application Correction Form</li>
	<li>Complete additional</li>
</ol>

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Student Clubs

State University at Sacramento and Sonoma have their own over hundreds of student clubs and organizations dedicated to different fields like academic, sports, various athletic genres, and various social as well cultural related. Any fresher student at the university campus can easily be a part of these clubs and organizations or join various social as well as cultural events organized and administered by these organizations.&nbsp;

Popular Majors/Field of Study

California State University at Sacramento and Sonoma offers broad and diverse range of educational programs through their several distributed subject-dedicated colleges and schools. The university offers more than 60 undergraduate, 50 graduate, and 6 doctoral programs in different fields of education. Some of the popular programs offered by the university are:

<ul>
	<li>Biological Sciences</li>
	<li>Medicine</li>
	<li>Psychology</li>
	<li>Nursing</li>
	<li>Public Health Care</li>
	<li>Engineering</li>
	<li>MBA</li>
	<li>Social Sciences</li>
	<li>Humanities</li>
	<li>History</li>
</ul>

Part-time Jobs

Most of the students at the State University opt for some part-time jobs in aid to their financial situations. Students who are studying at a degree level can do part-time jobs of maximum 20 hours per week. They are allowed to work full time only in their vacations, while any kind of self-employment jobs such as freelance or personal business is not allowed for the students.

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The Cal State University System is widely reputed as one of the prominent education providing system in the United States. It comprises a total of 23 leading and renowned universities in the state of California. This university system is also considered as one of the top graduate producers in the United States, including doctoral degrees as well. The Sacramento State University is one of the branch universities of this Cal State University, as well as the Sonoma State University. Every academic year, these universities enrolls and teaches over 30,000 students in total, and provide placements opportunities over 80,000 in the state of California.&nbsp;

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Famous Professors

<ul>
	<li>Paul Goldstene &ndash; Professor, Governance and Government</li>
	<li>Frank Kofsky &ndash; Professor, History</li>
	<li>Miklos Udvardy &ndash; Professor, Biological Sciences</li>
	<li>Angus Wright &ndash; Professor, Environmental Sciences</li>
	<li>Stephen L. Harris &ndash; Professor, Humanities and Religious Studies</li>
</ul>

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Available Scholarships

The California State University offers scholarships, awards, grants, fellowship, etc. as financial aids to their students to their studying at the university. More than 85% of the students at the university&rsquo;s campus receives any kind of financial aid for their study by the university. Some of the popular scholarships offered by the university are:

<ul>
	<li>The Nathaniel R. and Valerie Dumont Scholarship &ndash; 4,000 USD</li>
	<li>American University Emerging Global Leader Scholarship&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Civil Society Leadership Award</li>
	<li>The Indian Trust Fellowship</li>
	<li>Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellowship</li>
</ul>

Students can go on the university&rsquo;s official website, briefly read out the requirements, eligibility and important dates there, and then they can apply for it. If the student meet the academic qualification requirements pre-described for the scholarship then, he/she shall be granted the scholarship.

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Financial Aid

The State University at Sacramento is spread over 300 acres in the city of Sacramento with over 3,500 trees, comprising several flower gardens, miles of trails, and many academic as well as administrative buildings. Even two of the university campus&rsquo;s building, which are the Julia Morgan House and the Terminus of the Pony Express, are marked in the National Register of Historic Places. Whereas, the Sonoma State University is spread over 269 acres in the city of Rohnert Park, comprising academic buildings, bookstores, student halls, Ruben Salazar hall which is the university library constructed over 215,000sq. ft. and the Green Music Center which is used as a Music Education hall.&nbsp;

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Place description

Sacramento is the city in the county of Sacramento, and eventually is the capital city of the California State of the United States. It is also the largest city in the county of Sacramento. While the Sonoma State University is located at the Rohnert Park city of the county of Sonoma.&nbsp;

Important Landmarks

<ul>
	<li>Hornet Tunnel &ndash; Sacramento</li>
	<li>Library Quad &ndash; Sacramento</li>
	<li>Guy West Bridge &ndash; Sacramento</li>
	<li>Rohnert Park &ndash; Sonoma</li>
	<li>Jack London State Historic Park &ndash; Sonoma</li>
	<li>Petaluma Historical Museum - Sonoma</li>
</ul>

Crime Rate

The crime rate at the Sacramento State University is recorded an average annual rate of 3 per 1,000 students. While, at the Sonoma the crime rate of the State University is around 8.5 per 1,000 students.&nbsp;

Nearby Airports

Sacramento Airport is the nearest airport from the Sacramento campus of the State University, while the Santa Rosa Airport in the nearby airport from the Sonoma campus of the State University.&nbsp;

Nearby Subways/Train Stations

The nearby train station from the California State University at Sacramento is the University/65th Street Light Rail Station. And the nearby train station from the California State University at Sonoma is the Sonoma University Station which is around 5-6mins of walking distance from the campus.&nbsp;

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Internships

At California State University, students get to choose from several internship offers in their respective field of study. The university knows that the internships are very important and plays a vital role in the professional growth of a student. Thus, it offers various opportunities to their students to gain in-field knowledge, skills and experience. And it surely helps in making some professional connections as well.&nbsp;

Types of Companies

Many MNCs from across the world recruits the students from different campuses of the California State University. Some of the popular companies are IBM, Microsoft, Disney, Tesla, Edison Comp., NASA, etc.&nbsp;

Sector

The sectors of profession in which majority of the students from California State University gets employed are Criminal Justice, Political Studies, Business Administration, Financing, Medical Sciences, Nursing and Healthcare, etc.&nbsp;

Profiles

Not Available.&nbsp;

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Placements

The weather in the cities of Sacramento as well as Sonoma has a hot tropical climate, which makes the summer seasons hot, humid and arid, and the winter seasons cold, wet and comparatively short. The average annual temperature in the cities is around 18&deg;C.

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