CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY

Founded in 1959, Cal Lutheran is part of a 500-year-old tradition of Lutheran higher education — a tradition that expects you to ask the big questions — and find your own answers. Encouraging critical inquiry into matters of both faith and reason, CLU is dedicated to excellence at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Our intimate size and beautiful location create the perfect setting for lively debate, and a learning environment that values the individual.

California Lutheran University is a selective institution offering undergraduate and graduate degrees in the liberal arts and sciences and professional fields. Rooted in the Lutheran tradition of Christian faith, the University encourages critical inquiry into matters of both faith and reason. The mission of the University is to educate leaders for a global society who are strong in character and judgment, confident in their identity and vocation, and committed to service and justice.

CLU offers undergraduate, graduate and continuing education programs through its College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business and School of Education. The University offers 37 majors and 31 minors, in addition to professional preparation programs in specified fields of study. Master’s degree programs are offered in education, business administration, public policy and administration, computer science, psychology, information systems and technology, and economics. The School of Education offers doctoral programs in educational leadership and higher education leadership, and the Psychology Department offers a Psy.D. in clinical psychology.

KCLU Radio, an award-winning National Public Radio station, is the area's top provider of long-form national and regional news in Ventura County and Santa Barbara.

Equal opportunity — It is the continuing policy of California Lutheran University to afford equal opportunities for all qualified persons, regardless of their race, creed, color, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, disability, medical condition, marital status, or veteran status. No person shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination in any program, activity or facility of the University on the basis of these factors.

CLU is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.