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HSU is ranked #53 out of over 150 by U.S. News for Western colleges.
HSU is given an "A-" for campus safety, the same score as Harvard University.
What HSU majors are well-known and/or top of their field programs?
The Science programs are particularly well known, especially those centered around botany and biology.
Their Oceanography Institute is also very well known and highly recommended.
CSU Early Start Program (ESP) at Humboldt
The Early Start Program requires incoming freshmen who do not demonstrate readiness for college-level math and/or English to begin remediation during the summer before coming to the CSU. The goals of Early Start are to better prepare students in math and English before their first semester, thereby improving their chances of completing a college degree. Early Start Math is designed to help you score higher on the Entry Level Math (ELM) exam, possibly testing out of remediation. Early Start Writing is designed to help you learn the skills needed to write at the college level. It will also help with “self-placement” for English at HSU.
Waiver of the Foreign Language Subject Requirement
The foreign language subject requirement may be waived if you demonstrate competence in a language other than English equivalent to or higher than expected of students who complete two years of foreign language study.
Please contact your high school counselor or the Humboldt State University Admissions Office for further information at (707) 826-4402 or toll free at (866) 850-9556
Subject Requirements
The CSU requires first-time freshman applicants to complete, with a grade of C or better in each course, the following comprehensive pattern of college preparatory study totaling 15 units. A "unit" is one year of study in high school.
- English, 4 years.
- Mathematics, 3 years: algebra, geometry, and intermediate algebra. Alternatively, you may complete 3 years of college preparatory integrated math which includes components of both algebra and geometry.
- U.S. history or US history and government, 1 year + 1 year social science (world history, geography, anthropology, economics, psychology, etc).
- Laboratory science, 2 years including 1 year physical science (chemistry, physics, etc.) and 1 year biological science (biology, zoology, anatomy, etc.)
- Language other than English, 2 years in the same language (subject to waiver for applicants demonstrating equivalent competence).
- Visual and performing arts, 1 year: art, dance, drama/theatre, or music.
- Fall 2014 applicants must complete a single year-long approved course.
- Electives, 1 year: One extra course selected from the list above.
