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This school is primarily a commuter school, so don't expect to make many friends. Most students leave immediately after class ends, so there's not much socializing going on, unless you're involved in clubs or in a class that encourages interaction. Personally, I didn't have issues with social life as an art major, since most people I encountered generally had the same interests as me, and it was easy to make friends.
The school overall is good with the services they provide, if you take advantage... Read More of them. Professors within the art department are good, general education professors are hit-or-miss. Your experience is really what you make of it.

I found the Computer Science department at California State University, Fullerton to be extremely lacking during my time there. I transferred from a community college, and found that my instructors there were far more helpful and insightful than any of my professors at CSUF. All of my instructors at CSUF hardly understood the material, and were generally terrible at teaching; every class I took I taught myself all of the material. It is hard to find anything positive to say about this school due... Read More to my generally horrible experience there.

The Human Services major requires three, 120 hour internships as an undergraduate. This major and internships have allowed me to obtain work experience, leaderships skills, and cultural sensitivity awareness. Through very specific classes such as Child Abuse, Proposal Writing, Theories and Techniques of Counseling, Intimate Partner Violence, and Case Management, I have been highly prepared for my counseling Masters Program, where as some of my other classmates that majored in other areas are struggling.... Read More I completed my first internship with Fullerton Colleges Educational Partnerships and Outreach office and I continued with the program for my second internship, and was hired on until the end of the school year. At this placement, I have been able to network with both high school and community college counselors and compare the responsibilities they hold at each level. When visiting local high schools, I was able to relate to many of the junior and senior students who were struggling about their decisions on higher education. I was the student advocate for Magnolia High School and many of the students I worked with were going to be first generation college students. Many were discouraged about attending college because of the lack of support or knowledge about higher education in their home life. It has been rewarding knowing I have been able to help them push past their fears and make the best decision for themselves whether it is applying to a university, community college, or exploring Career Education programs. My final internship was within the Health and Human Development Department at CSUF as a group facilitator for the Character and Conflict course. My role was to facilitate weekly groups on topics such as: Death and Dying, Loneliness, Love and Relationships, and Self-identity by utilizing different therapy techniques to help the group members process. I would oversee conflict between group members and help them handle it in a healthy manner. Prior to this internship, I was enrolled in this course (a requirement for the degree) as a student (group member) and it helped me grow in a very unique way that other college classes would normally not provide. I had already had been to therapy, but for some of my peers, they were able to share experiences, emotions, and trauma in a safe place to be processed and addressed before going into the helping field.

I graduated with a B.A. and a B.S at California State University of Fullerton (CSUF). I enjoyed my five years at Fullerton. I was a double major, majoring in Child and Adolescent Development and Communicative Disorders. The professors for CHAD are extremely helpful, they are so nice you have support through the whole college of teachers, the Comm department was a bit more strict and hard. The master's program is highly competitive and it takes years to get into that program. I still haven't been... Read More able to get admitted to a masters program for Communicative Disorders. Overall my experience was great, made new friends I learned plenty of new things and they also have fun extracurricular classes to relive the stress.

I truly enjoyed my experience at CSUF. Getting my undergrad there was more affordable than going to a private university. Most of my professors were excellent and truly cared about their students. I gained so much knowledge that help me in the field and currently in grad school. I was able to be a teacher's assistant and through this I learned how much I enjoyed teaching. Also, the psychology program requires you have an internship, which I think was the best experience. Especially since this was... Read More one of things that helped me find a job after I graduated. If I did not have that experience in the field, I think it would have been even more challenging to find a job. The only thing I wish I would have known is that with a psycholgy undergrad, it is hard to find a job that pays a liveable wage. I enjoyed my classes and everything I learned, but now in hindsight I wish I would have had a class that informed me that bascially I had to get a master's degree to get a job that I truly enjoyed and that paid well. Also, I wish I would have known about the details of grad school so I could have gone striaght into a grad program verses talking a year off. Overall, I am happy with my CSUF experience and am grateful for everything I learned from my undergrad.