Colleges, Degrees and Accreditation
Colleges, Degrees and Accreditation
California State University, Northridge, has eight academic colleges and the Delmar T. Oviatt Library. The academic colleges are Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication; Business and Economics; Michael D. Eisner College of Education; Health and Human Development; Engineering and Computer Science; Humanities; Science and Mathematics; and Social and Behavioral Sciences.
Colleges
Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication
Dean: Wm. Robert Bucker
Interim Associate Dean: Maureen Rubin
(818) 677-2246
www.csun.edu/amc
Laila Asgari, Interim Director of Finance and Operations, MCCAMC and VPAC
Maria Valiton, Student Resource Center/EOP, Director
Kenneth Sakatani, Art, Dept. Chair
Jon Stahl, Cinema and Television Arts, Dept. Chair
Bernardo Attias, Communication Studies, Dept. Chair
Linda Bowen, Journalism, Dept. Chair
Elizabeth Sellers, Music, Dept. Chair
Garry Lennon, Theatre, Dept. Chair
Research Centers and Institutes
Entertainment Industry Institute, Robert Gustafson, Director
Center for Visual Communications, Dave Moon Viscom, Director
Center for Ethnic and Alternative Media, Kent Kirkton, Director
College of Business and Economics
Dean: William Jennings
Associate Dean: Judith Hennessey
(818) 677-2455
www.csun.edu/busecon
Cathleen Fager, Manager, Academic Resources
Tina Kiesler, Director, Business Honors Program
Wendy Rivera, Director, Business Program for Adult College Education (PACE)
Paul Lazarony, Accounting and Information Systems, Dept. Chair
Rishma Vedd, Accounting and Information Systems, Assoc. Dept. Chair
Melanie Stallings Williams, Business Law, Dept. Chair
Nancy Virts, Economics, Dept. Chair
James P. Dow, Jr., Finance, Real Estate and Insurance, Dept. Chair
William W. Roberts, Management, Dept. Chair
Mary T. Curren, Marketing, Dept. Chair
Ali Behnezhad, Systems and Operations Management, Dept. Chair
Deborah Cours, Director, Graduate Programs
Wendy Rivera, Assistant Director, Graduate Programs
Christopher G. Jones, Director, Master of Science in Accountancy Program
Rafi Efrat, Director, Master of Science in Taxation Program
Luella Jones, Director, Ernst and Young Center for Careers in Accounting and Information Systems
Craig Oka, Director, Internship Program
Shannon Johnson, Associate Director, Internship Program
Fariba Farzan, Student Services Center/EOP, Director
Research Centers and Institutes
Institute for Business and Economics, Judith E. Hennessey, Director
The Bookstein Institute for Higher Education in Taxation, Rafi Efrat, Director
Center for China Finance and Business Research, Yanbo Jin, Director
Center for Financial Planning and Investment, Michael Phillips, Director
Center for Quality and Productivity Education, Chi-Chuan Yao, Director
Center for Real Estate, Donald Bleich, Director
Center for Risk and Insurance, David Russell, Director
San Fernando Valley Economic Research Center, William W. Roberts, Director
Wells Fargo Center for Small Business and Entrepreneurship, Franck Vigneron, Director
Michael D. Eisner College of Education
Dean: Michael E. Spagna
Associate Dean: Beverly Cabello
(818) 677-2590
www.csun.edu/education
Virginia McCarron, Manager, Academic Resources
Bonnie Crawford, Director, Credential Office
Flavia Fleischer, Deaf Studies, Dept. Chair
William De La Torre, Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Dept. Chair
Richard Gregory, Director, Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership
Shari Tarver-Behring, Educational Psychology and Counseling, Dept. Chair
Marilyn Joshua Williams, Elementary Education, Dept. Chair
Mike Rivas, Secondary Education, Dept. Chair
Sue Sears, Special Education, Dept. Chair
Research Centers and Institutes
Center for Educational Intervention and Therapy (CEIT)
Director: Sue Sears (818) 677-2596
Center for Partnerships for Educational Reform
Director: William De La Torre (818) 677-7856
Center for Professional Development and Educational Outreach
Director: Mike Rivas (818) 677-2580
Center for Research and Innovation in Elementary Education
Director: Michael Spagna (818) 677-2621
Center in Educational Psychology and Counseling
Director: Shari Tarver-Behring (818) 677-2599
Mitchell Family Counseling Clinic
Director: Michael Laurent
Coordinator: Donna Pioli (818) 677-2568
Center for Teaching and Learning
Director: Richard L. Goldman (818) 677-7494
Administrative Coordinator: Marcia Rea
Teaching, Learning and Counseling (TLC) Consortium
Director: Sue Sears(818) 677-8522
Administrative Coordinator: Tina Stamper
Family Focus Resource and Empowerment Center (FFREC)
Director Victoria Berrey (818) 677-5575
Institute for the Advancement of Educational Studies and Programs
Director: Michael E. Spagna (818) 677-2590
Special Education Institute for Research, Innovation and Teaching (SPIRIT)
Director: Flavia Fleischer (818) 677-5116
The Valley Trauma Center
Director: Shari Tarver-Behring (818) 677 2601
24-HR Hotline (818) 886-0453
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Dean: S.K. Ramesh
Associate Dean: Nagwa Bekir
(818) 677-4501
www.ecs.csun.edu/ecsdean
Richard Barrett, Manager, Academic Resources
Nazaret Dermendjian, Civil Engineering and Applied Mechanics, Dept. Chair
Ileana Costea, Manufacturing Systems Engineering and
Management, Dept. Chair
Steven Stepanek, Computer Science, Dept. Chair
Ali Amini, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Dept. Chair
Hamid Johari, Mechanical Engineering, Dept. Chair
Karla Pelletier, Student Services Center/EOP, Director
Research Centers and Institutes
Center for Research and Services, Vacant, Director
Energy Research Center, Abhijit Mukherjee, Director
Ernie Schaeffer Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Mark Rajai, Director
College of Health and Human Development
Dean: Sylvia A. Alva
Associate Dean: Marilynn Filbeck
(818) 677-3001
www.csun.edu/hhd/
Renate Wigfall, Manager, Academic Resources
Mario Lopez, Student Services Center/EOP, Director
David Wakefield, Child and Adolescent Development, Dept. Chair
J. Stephen Sinclair, Communication Disorders and Sciences, Dept. Chair
Thomas Hatfield, Environmental and Occupational Health, Dept. Chair
Tami Abourezk, Family and Consumer Sciences, Dept. Chair
Stephen Chung, Gerontology, Coordinator
Anita Slechta, Health Sciences, Dept. Chair
Shane Frehlich, Kinesiology, Dept. Chair
Marianne Hattar, Nursing, Dept. Chair
Sheryl Low, Physical Therapy, Dept. Chair
Alan Wright, Recreation and Tourism Management, Dept. Chair
Research Centers and Institutes
Center of Achievement for Adaptive Therapeutic Exercise, Taeyou Jung, Director
Center for Recreation and Tourism, Alan Wright, Director
Center for Health Promotion, Research and Ethics, Brian Malec, Director
CSUN Aquatic Center at Castaic Lake, John Van Arsdale, Director
Marilyn Magaram Center for Food Science, Nutrition and Dietetics, Joyce Gilbert, Director
Center for Advanced Practice in Physical Therapy, Sheryl Low, Director
Language, Speech and Hearing Center, J. Steven Sinclair, Director
Child and Family Center, Jerry Ann Harrel-Smith, Director
Consumer Resource Center, Yi Cai, Director
College of Humanities
Dean: Elizabeth Say
Special Assistant to the Dean: Juana Mora
(818) 677-3301
www.csun.edu/humanities
Elizabeth Whirledge, Manager, Academic Resources
Marvin Villanueva, Student Services Center/EOP, Interim Director
Mary Dudley, Student Services Center/EOP, Advisor
Ana Boduryan, Student Services Center/EOP, Advisor
Gina Masequesmay, Asian American Studies, Dept. Chair
Douglas Carranza, Central American Studies, Coordinator
Mary Pardo, Chicana and Chicano Studies, Dept. Chair
John Adams, Classical Greek and Roman Civilization, Coordinator
Jackie Stallcup, English, Dept. Chair
Sheena Malhotra, Gender and Women’s Studies, Dept. Chair
Michael Neubauer, Liberal Studies, Director
Evelyn McClave, Linguistics, Coordinator
Brian Castronovo, Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, Dept. Chair
Tim Black, Philosophy, Dept. Chair
Rick Talbott, Religious Studies, Dept. Chair
Research Centers and Institutes
Center for Ethics and Values, Adam Swenson, Director
Center for the Humanities (College umbrella), Juana Mora, Director
Center for Study of Peoples of the Americas, Gabriel Gutierrez, Director
Central American Studies Center, Douglas Carranza, Director
CSUN Women’s Research and Resource Center, Shira Brown, Director
College of Science and Mathematics
Dean: Jerry Stinner
Special Assistants to the Dean: Robert Espinoza and David Gray
(818) 677-2005
www.csun.edu/csm/
Kavoos Blourtchi, Manager, Academic Resources
Elizabeth Riegos-Olmos, Student Services Center/EOP, Director
Larry Allen, Biology, Dept. Chair
Eric Kelson, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Dept. Chair
Vicki Pedone, Geological Sciences, Dept. Chair
Werner Horn, Mathematics, Dept. Chair
Say-Peng Lim, Physics and Astronomy, Dept. Chair
Research Centers and Institutes
Center for Supramolecular Studies, Barney Bales, Director
Center for Astronomy and Space-Science Education (CASE), Cristina Cadavid, Overlord
Interdisciplinary Research Institute for the Sciences (IRIS), Rabia Djellouli, Director
Center for Computational Materials Theory, Nicholas Kioussis, Director
Center for Cancer and Developmental Biology, Steven Oppenheimer, Director
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Dean: Stella Theodoulou
Associate Dean: Darrick Danta
818-677-3317
www.csun.edu/csbs
csbs.info@csun.edu
Pamela Simon, Manager, Academic Resources
Anne Robison, Director of Development
Ani Harutyunyan, Student Services Center/EOP Office, Director
Matthew Terhune, Grants and Contracts Officer
Lucille Castillo, SOLAR Coordinator
Aaron Guillory, Administrative Support Coordinator
Talin Saroukhanian, Online Instruction Coordinator
Joy Bartley, Administrative Coordinator to the Dean
Danielle de Asis, Administrative Support Assistant
Florence Manumpil, Financial Analyst
John B. Wall, Manager, Technology Office
Tina Kotin-Savitch, Administrative Support Coordinator
Rachael Howes, Social Science Subject Matter Program Coordinator
Karin Stanford, Pan-African Studies, Dept. Chair
Cathy Costin, Anthropology, Dept. Chair
Shawna Dark, Geography, Dept. Chair
Richard Horowitz, History, Dept. Chair
Lawrence Becker, Political Science, Dept. Chair
Carrie Saetermoe, Psychology, Dept. Chair
Amy Levin, Social Work, Dept. Chair
Herman DeBose, Sociology, Dept. Chair
Robert Kent, Urban Studies and Planning, Dept. Chair
Research Centers and Institutes
Institute for Social and Behavioral Sciences, James Decker, Director
Center for Geographical Studies, Shawna Dark, Director
Center for Geographical Studies, James Craine, Director
Anthropological Research Institute, Matthew Des Lauriers, Director
Center for Southern California Studies, Josh Sides, Director
Center for Survey Research, Jerald Schutte, Director
DuBois-Hamer Institute, Theresa White, Director
The Tseng College
Dean: Joyce Feucht-Haviar
Deputy Dean: Kamiran (Kim) Badrkhan
(818) 677-5005
http://tsengcollege.csun.edu/
Lih Wu, Executive Director, Business Operations & Finance
Jennifer Kalfsbeek, Senior Program Director, Private Sector Programs
Henrik Minassians, Director, Public Sector Programs
Ravi Roy, Associate Director, Public Sector Programs
Amin Maghsoodi, Director, Admissions, Registration and Client Services
Mary Baxton, International Outreach Specialist
University Library
Dean: Mark Stover
Associate Dean: Marianne Afifi
(818) 677-2271
http://library.csun.edu/
Vacant, Director, Library Information Technology
Laura Clary, Manager, Academic Resources
Lynn Lampert, Reference and Instructional Services, Dept. Chair
Helen Heinrich, Technical Services, Dept. Chair
Cindy Ventuleth, Director, Special Projects
Degrees
CSU Northridge, a liberal arts institution, also has substantial programs in technological and professional fields. The University currently offers bachelor’s degrees in 69 areas, master’s degrees in 58 areas, and two professional doctorate programs. For degree listings, see the Undergraduate and Graduate Programs sections in this catalog. There are 28 credentials given in the field of education.
Accreditation
CSU Northridge is accredited by the Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council on Higher Education and Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.
On March 8, 2012, WASC awarded CSUN a full 10 years reaccreditation. Information specific to CSU Northridge’s reaccreditation can be found at www.csun.edu/~instrsch/wasc/index.html. Information about WASC can be found at www.wascweb.org. WASC can be reached at:
WASC – Western Association of Schools and Colleges
985 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 100
Alameda, CA 94501
Email: wascsr@wascsenior.org
Phone: (510) 748-9001
Fax: (510) 748-9797
For the State of California, CSU Northridge is accredited by the State Board of Education.
In 1966, the CSUN Student Health Center became the first college health service in the United States to be accredited by the American College Health Association. The Klotz Student Health Center received its most recent outstanding three-year reaccreditation from the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care in Spring 2010.
Professional degree programs, accredited by national societies and associations, are as follows:
Art. B.A., M.A., and M.F.A. programs, by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).
Athletic Training. B.S. program, by the Commission of Accreditation for Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).
Business Programs. Undergraduate: B.S. in Accountancy, B.S. in Business Administration, B.S. in Finance, B.S. in Information Systems, B.S. in Management and B.S. in Marketing; Graduate: Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Master of Science in Accountancy (M.S.), Master of Science in Taxation (M.S.) and the Graduate Certificate in Business Administration (G.C.B.A.) are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
Career Counseling. M.S. program, by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP).
Civil Engineering. B.S. program, by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
College Counseling and Student Services. M.S. program, by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP).
Communicative Disorders. M.S. program in Speech Pathology, by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA): American Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology- Educational Standards Board.
Computer Engineering. B.S. program, by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
Computer Science. B.S. program, by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
Construction Management. B.S. program, by the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE).
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Special Education: Option). M.A. program, by the Council on Education of the Deaf (CED).
Didactic Program in Dietetics (Family and Consumer Sciences: Option). B.S. program, by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE).
Dietetic Internship (Family and Consumer Sciences). Internship Program by the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE).
Education. Credential and graduate programs, by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Teacher Certification Program, by the State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC). Education Unit accreditation, by National Council Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Electrical Engineering. B.S. program, by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
Environmental and Occupational Health. B.S. and M.S. programs, by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC).
Family and Consumer Sciences. B.S. program, by the American Association of Family & Consumer Sciences (AAFCS).
Journalism. B.S. and M.S. programs, by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Interior Design. (Family and Consumer Sciences: Option). B.S. program, by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA).
Manufacturing Systems Engineering. B.S. program, by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
Marriage and Family Therapy. M.F.T. program, by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP).
Master of Social Work. MSW program, by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).
Mechanical Engineering. B.S. program, by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org.
Music. B.A., M.A., B.M. and M.M. programs, by the National Association of Schools of Music.
Nursing. B.S. program, by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Physical Therapy. D.P.T. program, by the Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy (CAPTE).
Public Health. M.P.H. program in Community Health Education, by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH).
Radiologic Sciences. B.S. program, by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), and by the California Department of Health, Radiologic Health Board.
School Counseling. M.S. program, by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Programs (CACREP).
School Psychology. M.S. program, by the National Association of School Psychology (NASP).
Theatre. B.A. and M.A. programs, by the National Association of Schools of Theatre.