California Baptist University

Type of SCHOOL: Founded in 1950, CBU is affiliated with the California Southern Baptist Convention and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

 

Size of Campus: 160 acres

 

Number of Students: Nearly 9,000 students attend CBU, coming to Riverside from more than 40 states and 20 foreign countries.

 

Number of Faculty: CBU currently has nearly 600 full- and part-time faculty members. The student-faculty ratio is 17.5:1.

 

Colleges, programs, and degrees: (See listing to the left for partial list of programs. Visit calbaptist.edu/programs for a complete list.)

 

Geographic Diversity: CBU is a short drive from popular Southern California beaches and amusements parks as well as mountain and desert resorts.

 

International Student Services: Please visit calbaptist.edu/international for more information about admission, tuition, and fees as well as student services. 

 

International Student Budget: Please visit calbaptist.edu/international for more information about admission, tuition, and fees as well as student services. 

 

Financial Aid: Please visit calbaptist.edu/international for more information about admission, tuition, and fees as well as student services. 

 

Test Score Requirements: Applicants applying from non-English speaking countries must demonstrate English proficiency in order to ensure a successful experience at CBU. English proficiency can be demonstrated in one of the following ways: 

• A recent official test score report with a minimum 71 iBT on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). CBU’s TOEFL Institution Code is 4094.

• A recent official test score report with a minimum 5.5 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)  

• An official test score with a minimum of 430 on the Reading section of the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)

• An official test score with a minimum of 16 on the English section of the American College Testing Program (ACT)

• Completion of 30 transferable units from an accredited institution in the US with a GPA of 2.0 or above, including the CBU course equivalent of English Composition, ENG113 

Applicants who have not demonstrated English proficiency may be granted joint/conditional admission into the Undergraduate and Intensive English Program (IEP), CBU’s English as a Second Language Program. Applicants who are granted joint admission will receive a form I-20, which states they have been admitted to the undergraduate program and will receive English-language instruction at CBU through IEP. (All students from non-English speaking countries, upon arrival to CBU, are required to take a University placement test to ensure proper English proficiency for academic success.)

 

Application Deadlines and Fees: Fall semester: July 1, spring semester: November 1, summer semester: March 1 (graduate students only, select programs)

 

CBU MAJORS

• Accounting (BS)

• Applied Theology (BAT)

• Architecture (MArch)

• Aviation Science (BS)

• Biochemistry (BS)

• Bioengineering (BS)

• Biology (BS)

• Business Administration (BA, BS, MBA)

• Chemistry (BS)

• Christian Studies (BA)

• Civil Engineering (BS, MS)

• Clinical Health Science (BS)

• Communication Disorders (BS)

• Communication Studies (BA)

• Construction Management (BS)

• Criminal Justice (BS)

• Early Childhood Studies (BA)

• Electrical and Computer Engineering (BS)

• Engineering (General) (BS)

• English (BA)

• Film Studies (BA)

• Graphic Design (BA)

• Health Education (BS)

• Health Science (BS)

• Healthcare Administration (BS)

• History (BA)

• Intercultural Studies (BA)

• Journalism (BA)

• Kinesiology (BS, MS) 

• Liberal Studies (BA)

• Marketing (BS)

• Mathematics (BS)

• Mechanical Engineering (BS)

• Music (BA, MM)

• Nursing (BS, MSN, DNP)

• Nutrition (BS)

• Philosophy (BA)

• Political Science (BA)

• Pre-physical Therapy (BS)

• Psychology (BA, MS)

• Public Relations (BA)

• Social Science (BA)

• Sociology (BA)

• Software Engineering (BS, MS)

• Spanish (BA)

• Theater (BA)

• Visual Arts (BA)

 

CBU intercollegiate athletics (NCAA D-II)