Catalog A-Z Index

A

• About the Catalog
• Academic Advising
• Academic Calendar 2026-2028
• Academic Placement
• Academic Services and Programs
• Academic Standards
• Academic Standards and Policies
• Accounting Minor
• Accreditation
• Actuarial Preparation Minor
• Admissions
• Aerospace Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering (AERO)
• Aerospace Engineering (BS)
• Aerospace Engineering (MS)
• Agribusiness
• Agribusiness (AGB)
• Agribusiness Minor
• Agricultural Business (BS)
• Agricultural Communication (AGC)
• Agricultural Communication (BS)
• Agricultural Communication Minor
• Agricultural Education (AGED)
• Agricultural Education & Communication
• Agricultural Education (MAgEd)
• Agricultural Education Minor
• Agricultural Leadership Minor
• Agricultural Science (BS)
• Agricultural Systems Management (BS)
• Agriculture (AG)
• Agriculture, Specialization in Animal Science (MS)
• Agriculture, Specialization in BioResource and Agricultural Systems (MS)
• Agriculture, Specialization in Crop Science (MS)
• Agriculture, Specialization in Dairy Products Technology (MS)
• Agriculture, Specialization in Environmental Horticultural Science (MS)
• Agriculture, Specialization in Irrigation (MS)
• Agriculture, Specialization in Plant Protection Science (MS)
• Agriculture, Specialization in Water Engineering (MS)
• Animal Science
• Animal Science (ASCI)
• Animal Science (BS)
• Anthropology and Geography (BS)
• Anthropology and Geography Minor
• Anthropology (ANT)
• Architectural Engineering
• Architectural Engineering (ARCE)
• Architectural Engineering (BS)
• Architectural Engineering Minor
• Architectural Engineering (MS)
• Architecture
• Architecture (ARCH)
• Architecture (BArch)
• Architecture Minor
• Art and Design (BFA)
• Art (ART)
• Art & Design
• Art History Minor
• Asian Studies Minor
• Associated Students, Inc.
• Astronomy and Astrophysics (ASTR)
• Astronomy Minor
• Athletics (ATHL)

B

• Bailey College of Science & Mathematics
• Biochemistry (BS)
• Biological Sciences
• Biological Sciences (BS)
• Biological Sciences (MS)
• Biology (BIO)
• Biology Minor
• Biomedical Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering (BMED)
• Biomedical Engineering (BS)
• Biomedical Engineering (MS)
• BioResource & Agricultural Engineering
• BioResource and Agricultural Engineering (BRAE)
• BioResource and Agricultural Engineering (BS)
• Biotechnology Minor
• Botany (BOT)
• Business Administration (BS)
• Business Administration (MBA)
• Business Analytics (MS)
• Business (BUS)

C

• Cal Poly International Center
• Cal Poly Maritime Academy
• Cal Poly Partners
• Cal Poly Scholars
• Campus Health and Wellbeing
• Campus Life
• Career Services
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• Chemistry & Biochemistry
• Chemistry (BS)
• Chemistry (CHEM)
• Chemistry (CHE) Solano Campus
• Child Development (BS)
• Child Development (CD)
• Child Development Minor
• Chinese (CHIN)
• Chinese Minor
• City and Regional Planning
• City and Regional Planning and Civil Engineering (Concurrent CRP/CE)
• City and Regional Planning (BS)
• City and Regional Planning (CRP)
• City and Regional Planning (MCRP)
• City and Regional Planning Minor
• Civil and Environmental Engineering (MS)
• Civil Engineering (BS)
• Civil Engineering (CE)
• Civil & Environmental Engineering
• College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences
• College of Architecture and Environmental Design
• College of Engineering
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Liberal Arts (CLA)
• Colleges and Departments
• Communication Studies
• Communication Studies (BA)
• Communication Studies (COMS)
• Communication Studies Minor
• Comparative Ethnic Studies (BA)
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Engineering (BS)
• Computer Engineering (CPE)
• Computer Science and Software Engineering
• Computer Science (BS)
• Computer Science (CSC)
• Computer Science Minor
• Computer Science (MS)
• Computers (COM) Solano Campus
• Construction Management
• Construction Management (BS)
• Construction Management (CM)
• Construction Management Minor
• Cooperative Education (CEP) Solano Campus
• Courses
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• Crop Science Minor
• Cross Disciplinary Studies Minor in Bioinformatics
• Cross Disciplinary Studies Minor in Computing for Interactive Arts
• Cross Disciplinary Studies Minor in Data Science
• Cross Disciplinary Studies Minor in Heavy Civil
• Cruise (CRU) Solano Campus
• Curriculum and Instruction (CI)
• Curriculum and Instruction (MA)

D

• Dairy Industries Minor
• Dairy Science (BS)
• Dairy Science (DSCI)
• Dance (DANC)
• Dance Minor
• Data Science (DATA)
• Data Science (DAT) Solano Campus
• Deck Labs (DL) Solano Campus
• Disability Resource Center
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E

• Early Start Math (ESM)
• Earth Science (ERSC)
• Economics (BS)
• Economics (ECON)
• Economics (ECO) Solano Campus
• Economics Minor
• Educational Leadership and Administration (MS)
• Educational Leadership and Administration Program (ELAP)
• Education (EDUC)
• Electrical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering (BS)
• Electrical Engineering (EE)
• Electrical Engineering (MS)
• Emergency Management Certificate
• Emergency Management (EM) Solano Campus
• Engineering (ENGR)
• Engineering (ENG) Solano Campus
• Engineering Management (MS)
• Engineering Plant Operations (EPO) Solano Campus
• Engineering Technology (ET) Solano Campus
• English
• English (BA)
• English (EGL) Solano Campus
• English (ENGL)
• English (MA)
• English Minor
• Entrepreneurship Minor
• Environmental Design (EDES)
• Environmental Earth and Soil Sciences (BS)
• Environmental Engineering (BS)
• Environmental Engineering (ENVE)
• Environmental Management and Protection (BS)
• Environmental Sciences and Management (MS)
• Environmental Sciences (ESCI)
• Environmental Soil Science Minor
• Environmental Studies Minor
• Equity in Education Minor
• Ethics, Public Policy, Science and Technology Minor
• Ethnic Studies
• Ethnic Studies (ES)
• Ethnic Studies Minor
• Evaluation of Transfer Credit
• Event Planning and Experience Management Minor
• Exercise and Sport Studies Minor
• Experience and Event Management (BS)
• Experience Industry Management
• Experience Industry Management (EIM)
• Extended Education

F

• Facilities Engineering Technology (BS)
• Faculty and Staff
• Financial Information
• Fire Ecology and Wildfire Hazard Planning Minor
• Firefighting (FF) Solano Campus
• Fire Protection Engineering Applications Graduate Certificate
• Fire Protection Engineering (FPE)
• Fire Protection Engineering (MS)
• Fire Protection Engineering Science Graduate Certificate
• Food Science and Nutrition (FSN)
• Food Science (BS)
• Food Science (FDSC)
• Food Science Minor
• Food Science (MS)
• Food Science & Nutrition
• Forest and Fire Sciences (BS)
• French (FR)
• French Minor
• Fruit Science Minor

G

• Gender, Race, Culture, Science and Technology Minor
• General Engineering
• General Engineering (BS)
• General Requirements – Bachelor's Degree
• Geographic Information Systems for Agriculture Minor
• Geography (GEOG)
• Geology (GEOL)
• Geology Minor
• German (GER)
• German Minor
• Gerontology Minor
• Global Studies and Marine Affairs (GMA) Solano Campus
• Government (GOV) Solano Campus
• Grading
• Graduate
• Graduate Education
• Graduate Studies-Accounting (GSA)
• Graduate Studies-Business (GSB)
• Graduate Studies (GS)
• Graphic Communication
• Graphic Communication (BS)
• Graphic Communication (GRC)
• Graphic Communication Minor

H

• Health (HLTH)
• Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs (HCSA)
• Higher Education Counseling and Student Affairs (MS)
• History
• History (BA)
• History (HIS) Solano Campus
• History (HIST)
• History (MA)
• History Minor
• Honors Contract (HNRC)
• Honors (HNRS)
• Horticulture Minor
• Humanities (HUM) Solano Campus

I

• Indigenous Principles in Natural Resources and the Environment Minor
• Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (IME)
• Industrial Engineering (BS)
• Industrial Engineering (MS)
• Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
• Industrial Technology and Packaging (BS)
• Industrial Technology and Packaging (ITP)
• Industrial Technology Minor
• Intercollegiate Athletics
• Interdisciplinary Degree Programs
• Interdisciplinary Studies (BA)
• Interdisciplinary Studies in Liberal Arts (ISLA)
• Interdisciplinary Studies in the Liberal Arts
• International Business and Logistics (IBL) Solano Campus
• International Strategy and Security (BA)
• International Strategy and Security Minor
• Italian (ITAL)
• Italian Studies Minor

J

• Japanese (JPNS)
• Japanese Minor
• Journalism
• Journalism (BS)
• Journalism (JOUR)

K

• Kinesiology and Public Health
• Kinesiology (BS)
• Kinesiology (KINE)

L

• Land Rehabilitation and Restoration Ecology Minor
• Landscape Architecture
• Landscape Architecture (BLA)
• Landscape Architecture (LA)
• Landscape Architecture Minor
• Language (LAN) Solano Campus
• Latin American Studies Minor
• Law and Society Minor
• Law (LAW) Solano Campus
• Leadership and Service
• Leadership (LDR) Solano Campus
• Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies
• Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies (BS)
• Liberal Arts and Engineering Studies (LAES)
• Liberal Studies, an Undergraduate Teacher Preparation Program
• Liberal Studies (BS)
• Liberal Studies (LS)
• Library (LIB) Solano Campus
• Library Services
• Linguistics Minor

M

• Management (MGT) Solano Campus
• Manufacturing Engineering (BS)
• Marine Engineering Technology (BS)
• Marine Science (MSCI)
• Marine Sciences (BS)
• Marine Transportation (BS)
• Maritime Policy and Management (MPM) Solano Campus
• Materials Engineering
• Materials Engineering (BS)
• Materials Engineering (MATE)
• Mathematics
• Mathematics (BS)
• Mathematics (MATH)
• Mathematics Minor
• Mathematics (MS)
• Mathematics (MTH) Solano Campus
• Meat Science and Processing Minor
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering (BS)(San Luis Obispo Campus)
• Mechanical Engineering (BS) (Solano Campus)
• Mechanical Engineering (ME)
• Mechanical Engineering (MS)
• Media Arts, Society and Technology Minor
• Microbiology (BS)
• Microbiology (MCRO)
• Microbiology Minor
• Military Science
• Military Science Minor
• Military Science (MSL)
• Music
• Music (BA)
• Music Minor
• Music (MU)

N

• Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences
• Natural Resources (NR)
• Nautical Science (NAU) Solano Campus
• Naval Science Minor
• Naval Science (NSC) Solano Campus
• New Student and Transition Programs
• Nutrition (BS)
• Nutrition Minor
• Nutrition (MS)
• Nutrition (NUTR)

O

• Oceanography (BS)
• Oceanography (OCN) Solano Campus
• Office of Student Research
• Office of the Dean of Students
• Office of University Diversity and Inclusion
• Office of Writing and Learning
• Orfalea College of Business
• Other Academic Policies

P

• Packaging Minor
• Parent and Family Programs
• Philosophy
• Philosophy (BA)
• Philosophy Minor
• Philosophy (PHIL)
• Photography and Video Minor
• Physical Education (PE) Solano Campus
• Physical Science (PSC)
• Physics
• Physics (BA)
• Physics (BS)
• Physics Minor
• Physics (PHYS)
• Physics (PHY) Solano Campus
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• Plant Protection Minor
• Plant Sciences
• Plant Sciences (BS)
• Plant Sciences (PLSC)
• Political Science
• Political Science (BA)
• Political Science Minor
• Political Science (POLS)
• Polymers and Coatings Science (MS)
• Pre-Health Career Advising
• Programs
• Psychology and Child Development
• Psychology (BS)
• Psychology Minor
• Psychology (MS)
• Psychology (PSY)
• Public Health (BS)
• Public Policy (MPP)
• Public Safety

Q

• Quantitative Economics (MS)
• Queer Studies Minor

R

• Rangeland Ecology and Management Minor
• Real Property Development Minor
• Registration
• Religious Studies Minor
• Religious Studies (RELS)

S

• Sales Minor
• School of Education
• Science and Mathematics (SCM)
• Science Communication Minor
• Search Courses
• Social and Environmental Justice Minor
• Social Sciences
• Sociology (BA)
• Sociology Minor
• Sociology (SOC)
• Software Engineering (BS)
• Soil Science (SS)
• Spanish (BA)
• Spanish Minor
• Spanish (SPAN)
• Special Education (MS)
• Special Education (SPED)
• Statistics
• Statistics (BS)
• Statistics Minor
• Statistics (MS)
• Statistics (STAT)
• Student Affairs
• Student Affairs Diversity and Inclusion
• Student Resources
• Studio Art Minor
• Sustainability Practices
• Sustainable Agriculture Minor
• Sustainable Environments Minor

T

• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate
• Technical and Professional Communication Certificate
• Technology Services at Cal Poly
• Theatre Arts (BA)
• Theatre & Dance
• Theatre Minor
• Theatre (TH)
• The Center for Bystander Intervention and Cal Poly (WITH US)
• The CSU System
• Transfer Center
• Transportation and Engineering Management (MS)
• Transportation Engineering Management (TEM) Solano Campus

U

• Undergraduate
• University Advising-Retention
• University Honors Program
• University Housing
• University Learning Objectives
• University Policies
• University Studies
• University Studies (UNIV)
• Updates to the Catalog

W

• Water Science Minor
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• Wine and Viticulture
• Wine and Viticulture (BS)
• Wine and Viticulture (WVIT)
• Women's and Gender Studies Minor
• Women's, Gender and Queer Studies
• Women's, Gender and Queer Studies (WGQS)
• World Languages and Cultures
• World Languages and Cultures (WLC)