Chico State made The Princeton Review's 2011 "Guide to Green Colleges," honoring campuses with a strong commitment to sustainability.
Chico's College of Business is #10 in a ranking of 500 universities in the Excellent Business School category with a strong national reputation and international links.
Our Music Industry Program is the largest in the West.
Chico State offers more than 300 academic programs.
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Academics
Undecided? See all the majors and minors we offer with descriptions of each program. To see a complete list of academic programs, view the online catalog
Departments & Programs
Learn more about what's offered in the 50–plus departments, programs, and schools at Chico State.
Academic Departments
- Agriculture Department
- American Studies Program
- Anthropology Department
- Art and Art History Department
- Biological Sciences Department
- Chemistry and Biochemistry Department
- Child Development Program
- Civil Engineering Department
- Communication Arts and Sciences Department
- Communication Design Department
- Computer Science Department
- Construction Management Department
- Economics Department
- Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
- English Department
- Finance and Marketing Department
- Foreign Languages and Literatures Department
- Freshman General Studies Thematic Program
- Geography and Planning Department
- Geological and Environmental Sciences Department
- Health and Community Services Department
- History Department
- Humanities Program
- International Studies
- Journalism and Public Relations Department
- Kinesiology Department
- Management Department
- Mathematics and Statistics Department
- Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing Department
- Miscellaneous Behavioral and Social Science Program
- Miscellaneous Natural Sciences
- Multicultural and Gender Studies Department
- Music Department
- Nutrition and Food Science Department
- Philosophy Department
- Physics Department
- Political Science Department
- Professional Studies in Education Dept.
- Psychology Department
- Recreation, Hospitality, and Parks Management Department
- Religious Studies Department
- School of Communication
- School of Education
- School of Education
- School of Nursing
- School of Social Work
- Science Education
- Social Science Program
- Sociology Department
- Theatre Department
- Undergraduate Education
