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STATE COLLEGES OF CALIFORNIA
FUNCTIONS
There are thirteen state colleges in California which, together with the University
of California, comprise the publicly supported state instimtions of higher education.
These thirteen colleges, of which Fresno' State is one, have functions established in
the Education Code as follows: (1) Teacber Education. The colleges provide the
education necessary for service in the public schools and offer complete programs
leading to the teaching and school service credentials approved by the State Board
of Education for each college. (2) Education for Occupational Competence. The
college provides education for a variety of occupations other than the learned
professions, including managerial and technical positions which have arisen out of
changes in agriculture, industry, business, and social conditions. (3) Liberal Education.
The college provides the kind of education designed to develop competence
as an individual, a citizen, and an effective community leader. (4) Preprofessional
Education. The college provides the general and specialized courses required by
students who expect to enter a field in which graduate or advanced professional
study is required. (5) Regional Educational Services. The college provides continuing
education for people in the region and acts as a service agency to the
region. (6) Field Services. The college serves as a consultant center for the area
which it serves, provides consultation service to various interests in the region,
particularly to public school systems, and cooperates with the high schools and
junior colleges in the interest of more effective public education for the people of
the state. (7) Research. The college is authorized to perform such research as is
compatible with its functions.
TYPES OF CURRICULA
To achieve the purposes noted above, the state colleges offer: (1) teacher education
curriculums for classroom teaching, supervision and administration, and
other school services; (2) preprofessional preparation in many fields; (3) general
education for students who take work which leads toward a bachelor's degree or
to the higher professions through advanced graduate work at other institutions;
( 4) graduate studies leading to the master of arts degree in liberal arts fields and in
areas relating to teaching service and the master of science degree in occupational
fields; and (5) extension courses in appropriate fields.
RELATIONSHIP TO COMMUNITY
The democratic controls exercised over the state colleges make them readily and
effectively responsive to individual and community needs and encourage them continuously
to make significant improvements in both curriculum and perwnal services.
The state colleges are thus laboratories in which the facts and theories developed
in research, in community living, and in daily association with students are
reflected in the instructional program. Whenever legitimate needs of individuals and
of society would be served the state colleges modify traditional academic restrictions
and provide new curricula.
The promotion of civic intelligence and competence is the underlying aim of
all activities on state college campuses. Social emphasis centers on close personal
relationships between instructors and students, on friendly counsel in time of need,
and on the day-to-day routine of living in a friendly atmosphere. Because the majority
of state college students live at home, it is possible to link the college, the
home, and the community in realistic democratic relationships.
Object Description
| Title | 1960-61 General Catalog |
| Creator | Fresno State College |
| Format | PDF Document |
| Date of publication | 1960-05 |
| Subjects | California State University, Fresno. Curricula. Catalogs |
| Object type | Document |
| Location | Fresno, California |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | Page 040 |
| Full Text Search | STATE COLLEGES OF CALIFORNIA FUNCTIONS There are thirteen state colleges in California which, together with the University of California, comprise the publicly supported state instimtions of higher education. These thirteen colleges, of which Fresno' State is one, have functions established in the Education Code as follows: (1) Teacber Education. The colleges provide the education necessary for service in the public schools and offer complete programs leading to the teaching and school service credentials approved by the State Board of Education for each college. (2) Education for Occupational Competence. The college provides education for a variety of occupations other than the learned professions, including managerial and technical positions which have arisen out of changes in agriculture, industry, business, and social conditions. (3) Liberal Education. The college provides the kind of education designed to develop competence as an individual, a citizen, and an effective community leader. (4) Preprofessional Education. The college provides the general and specialized courses required by students who expect to enter a field in which graduate or advanced professional study is required. (5) Regional Educational Services. The college provides continuing education for people in the region and acts as a service agency to the region. (6) Field Services. The college serves as a consultant center for the area which it serves, provides consultation service to various interests in the region, particularly to public school systems, and cooperates with the high schools and junior colleges in the interest of more effective public education for the people of the state. (7) Research. The college is authorized to perform such research as is compatible with its functions. TYPES OF CURRICULA To achieve the purposes noted above, the state colleges offer: (1) teacher education curriculums for classroom teaching, supervision and administration, and other school services; (2) preprofessional preparation in many fields; (3) general education for students who take work which leads toward a bachelor's degree or to the higher professions through advanced graduate work at other institutions; ( 4) graduate studies leading to the master of arts degree in liberal arts fields and in areas relating to teaching service and the master of science degree in occupational fields; and (5) extension courses in appropriate fields. RELATIONSHIP TO COMMUNITY The democratic controls exercised over the state colleges make them readily and effectively responsive to individual and community needs and encourage them continuously to make significant improvements in both curriculum and perwnal services. The state colleges are thus laboratories in which the facts and theories developed in research, in community living, and in daily association with students are reflected in the instructional program. Whenever legitimate needs of individuals and of society would be served the state colleges modify traditional academic restrictions and provide new curricula. The promotion of civic intelligence and competence is the underlying aim of all activities on state college campuses. Social emphasis centers on close personal relationships between instructors and students, on friendly counsel in time of need, and on the day-to-day routine of living in a friendly atmosphere. Because the majority of state college students live at home, it is possible to link the college, the home, and the community in realistic democratic relationships. |
