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FRESNO STATE COLLEGE
GENERAL INFORMATION
I FUNCTIONS
~
The primary function .of Fresno State College, as._._on of-the. ~California State
eollege(, is.to provid ndergraduate and graduate instruction through the master's
degree, 'ln the liberal ans and sciences, in-applied fields and in the ptofessions.-in ,
cludi11g the teaching profession. Faeul · reseaEeh- is uthorized ~ h extent that
it is •consisten vith the primary. function of the college and the facilities provided
foM.hadunction.
:itt Fresno State CoH.ege an effo.tt-bas been made..to provid e t)!pe. "of. under-graduate
and graduate program which will develop competence in an individual as
a stndent, a citizen, and an effective leader. The program of studies provides
curriculll, including general and specialized courses, designed to prepare stUdents
in a wide variety of fields. The rogram offers educational opponunities in preparation
for the professions) and of m""'any occupations, including mana erial and technical
positions in ~gricultur · dustry, business, and government. In lts·service- ole ,
fo the region, rpe c.ollege p rO'vides continuing and in-service education at an
adV'an·ced level, serves as a dmsultant center for public agencies, school systems,
and private business enterprises, and conducts research consistent with its functions.
~ HISTORY
Fresno State College was established in 1911 , as th.e E't«:SnO Smte Nonnal School.
Its function was the training of teachers for lemcntary schools. Under the adminiStration
of its first president, Charles L. McLane (1911-1927)', a campus was built
ar the northern edge of Fresno; the future college assumed its modest role in the
educational life of California. . J.M •
In 1921 tb State_Boam of- Education e1.:panded the cours~ of studY. o· 1four
)lcars, and the college wa · empowere to gran the bachelor's deg.rc . imulmne-'
ousl-y, the name-of: th inst<iruaon was hanged t Fresno State Teachers College. V :t_
During the decade following the inauguration of the college's second president, f. -!
Frank W. Thomas (1927-1948), rhe diversification and growth of the college were 1
1?
recognized by the change of its name in 1935 to Fresno Sttlte College. It was 1
empowered to grant bachelor's degrees in the usual liberal arts and preprofessional y
subjects, eithep with or without eout'Ses required for teaehing credentials~ • , , ,
The expansion of higher education in the years following World War II was
evident at Fresno State College in the rapid growth of enrollment and in the1rr J J
introduction of graduate studies. These events bridged the administrations of President
Thoma.s and his successor, Arnold E. Joyal (1948-1964). In 1946 a fifth year
of studies leading to the general secondary credential was authorized, followed
in 1949 by the be:.-rowing of the master of arts degree.
During the years 1953- 1958 the college was moved from its first campus, long
since surrounded by the city, to a. site of 1410 acres, six miles to the northeast.
Although the handsome buildings of the old campus were given up with se.otimenml
regret, the wisdom of the building of a new campus was quickly evident.
In 1961 the administration and control of the California State Colleges were
transferred from the State Boa.r.d of Education to the Trustees of the California
State Colleges.
An approximation of university organization was achieved by the establishment,
during the years 1965 to 1968, of seven schools and the School of Graduate Studies.
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Object Description
| Title | 1968-69 General Catalog |
| Creator | Fresno State College |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1968-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
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| Title | Page 017 |
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FRESNO STATE COLLEGE
GENERAL INFORMATION
I FUNCTIONS
~
The primary function .of Fresno State College, as._._on of-the. ~California State
eollege(, is.to provid ndergraduate and graduate instruction through the master's
degree, 'ln the liberal ans and sciences, in-applied fields and in the ptofessions.-in ,
cludi11g the teaching profession. Faeul · reseaEeh- is uthorized ~ h extent that
it is •consisten vith the primary. function of the college and the facilities provided
foM.hadunction.
:itt Fresno State CoH.ege an effo.tt-bas been made..to provid e t)!pe. "of. under-graduate
and graduate program which will develop competence in an individual as
a stndent, a citizen, and an effective leader. The program of studies provides
curriculll, including general and specialized courses, designed to prepare stUdents
in a wide variety of fields. The rogram offers educational opponunities in preparation
for the professions) and of m""'any occupations, including mana erial and technical
positions in ~gricultur · dustry, business, and government. In lts·service- ole ,
fo the region, rpe c.ollege p rO'vides continuing and in-service education at an
adV'an·ced level, serves as a dmsultant center for public agencies, school systems,
and private business enterprises, and conducts research consistent with its functions.
~ HISTORY
Fresno State College was established in 1911 , as th.e E't«:SnO Smte Nonnal School.
Its function was the training of teachers for lemcntary schools. Under the adminiStration
of its first president, Charles L. McLane (1911-1927)', a campus was built
ar the northern edge of Fresno; the future college assumed its modest role in the
educational life of California. . J.M •
In 1921 tb State_Boam of- Education e1.:panded the cours~ of studY. o· 1four
)lcars, and the college wa · empowere to gran the bachelor's deg.rc . imulmne-'
ousl-y, the name-of: th inst |
