Colleges & Departments

Ranked among the top public universities in the western United States, Cal Poly Pomona provides a rich academic experience that encourages hands-on learning in every program, course, and activity on campus. The university features eight academic colleges: Agriculture; Business Administration; Collins College of Hospitality Management; Education and Integrative Studies; Engineering; Environmental Design; Letters, Arts and Social Sciences; and Science. In addition, community access to traditional extended programs is offered through the College of Professional and Global Education.

Don B. Huntley College of Agriculture

The College of Agriculture prepares students for careers in a wide variety of positions throughout the agricultural, food, apparel/textile industries, environment, science and healthcare fields.

• Agribusiness & Food Industry Management/Agricultural Science
• Animal & Veterinary Sciences
• Apparel Merchandising & Management
• Nutrition & Food Science
• Plant Science

College of Business Administration

The College of Business Administration has a long tradition of delivering innovative and transformational experiences necessary for our graduates to become global business leaders of tomorrow.

• Accounting Department
• Computer Information Systems Department
• Finance, Real Estate, & Law Department
• International Business & Marketing Department
• Management & Human Resources Department
• Technology & Operations Management Department

College of Education and Integrative Studies

The College of Education and Integrative Studies (CEIS) is a student-centered organization comprised of the undergraduate departments of Ethnic and Women’s Studies (EWS), Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE), Liberal Studies (LS), and the post-graduate Department of Education, which offers basic credential, advanced credential, masters and doctoral programs.

• Early Childhood Studies (ECS) Department
• Education (EDU) Department
• Interdisciplinary General Education (IGE) Department
• Liberal Studies (LS) Department
• Educational Leadership Department

College of Engineering

The mission of the Cal Poly Pomona College of Engineering is to produce well-qualified engineering graduates who are ready for immediate and productive entry into the workforce or for graduate studies.

• Aerospace Engineering Department
• Chemicals & Materials Engineering Department
• Civil Engineering Department
• Electrical & Computer Engineering Department
• Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering Department
• Mechanical Engineering Department

College of Environmental Design

The College Environmental Design offers a graduate degree in Regenerative Studies; undergraduate and graduate degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban and Regional Planning; and undergraduate degrees in Art and Graphic Design.

• Architecture Department
• Art Department
• John T. Lyle Center for Regenerative Studies
• Landscape Architecture Department
• Urban & Regional Planning Department

Collins College of Hospitality Management

The Collins College of Hospitality Management thrives from a tradition of excellence and is consistently ranked among the nation's premier hospitality management programs.

• Collins College of Hospitality Management

College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences

The faculty and staff of the College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences provide an excellent education for students desiring intellectual enrichment and career enhancement in the humanities, social sciences, and performing arts.

• Communication Department
• Economics Department
• English & Modern Languages Department
• Ethnic and Women's Studies (EWS) Department
• Geography & Anthropology Department
• History Department
• Music Department
• Philosophy Department
• Political Science Department
• Psychology Department
• Sociology Department
• Theatre & New Dance Department

College of Science

The curricula offered in the College of Science combine fundamental education in science or mathematics with a broad human outlook, aimed at developing students’ mental horizons beyond the limits of their immediate vocational objectives.

• Biological Sciences Department
• Chemistry and Biochemistry
• Computer Science Department
• Geological Sciences Department
• Kinesiology & Health Promotion Department
• Mathematics & Statistics Department
• Physics & Astronomy, Department of

College of Professional and Global Education

The College of Professional and Global Education (CPGE) extension programs are designed to meet the needs of working professionals wanting to enhance their career opportunities along with traditional students needing additional programs not offered through the university.

• College of Professional and Global Education

Departments A-Z

Academic departments listed alphabetically.

• Departments A-Z