Differences between the CSU and UC systems California State University

furthermore, 6 california state university campuses impacted both freshmen , transfers, meaning in addition admission school, admission majors impacted. 6 campuses impacted fresno, fullerton, long beach, san diego, san jose, , san luis obispo.

campus naming conventions

the uc system follows consistent style in naming of campuses, using words university of california followed name of declared home city, comma separator. csu campuses follow similar pattern, though several named home city or county, such san francisco state university, san jose state university, san diego state university, or sonoma state university. of colleges follow neither pattern. california polytechnic state university, san luis obispo , california state polytechnic university, pomona use word polytechnic in both full names (but in different word orders). use abbreviated forms cal poly san luis obispo , cal poly pomona respectively, , san luis obispo campus brands athletic program cal poly no city. in addition, california maritime academy (cal maritime) campus official name not refer location in california. both channel islands , san marcos campuses official names not include comma, unlike typical style of csu naming convention, , instead follow california state university san marcos, or channel islands. critics, including donald gerth (former president of sacramento state), have claimed weak california state university identity has contributed csu s perceived lack of prestige when compared university of california.