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Prospective Students

Discover your future at California University of Pennsylvania. Whether you're a high school student just starting to think about college, a transfer student seeking to continue your education or a professional wanting to enhance your career, Cal U offers a world of possibilities. With more than 150 undergraduate majors/concentrations, a School of Graduate Studies and Research, flexible online programs, and more than 100 student organizations, we give you the foundation you need for the life you want to live. Cal U is about more than just your time on campus – Cal U is for life. At Cal U, we're building character. And careers.

Undergraduate Admissions

If you're looking for a University that puts students first, a place that features high-tech classrooms, professors with real-world experience and what some people call the best housing in the nation, look into Cal U. More than 6,500 undergraduate students from all 50 states and more than 30 countries call Cal U home. Learn how you can, too.   

Graduate Admissions

Want to enhance your career with an advanced degree? Cal U is the place for you. We offer a wide range of accredited graduate programs in fields ranging from education to the sciences and social work. Attend classes on campus or online. Our flexible programs make it easy for you to balance all of the challenges of your busy life and work.

Global Online Admissions

Join the growing number of students who are pursuing degrees while working or serving in the military through Cal U's Global Online program. State-of-the-art technology, highly experienced professors and a wide range of quality programs allow students to interact with faculty and their peers while they complete their education on their own time, completely online.

Lifelong Learning Programs

Learn valuable leadership skills that will help you get ahead in your career. Get important workplace training. Finish a degree, or simply take a class in a field that has always interested you. Cal U's Office of Lifelong Learning welcomes a diverse group of people who thrive on learning at any age, and any stage of life.

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1/17/2012
Students, faculty, staff and Cal U visitors will now have easy access to the Wi-Fi network through an additional 900 Wi-Fi access points. This project gives users increased capacity, broader coverage and faster service both indoors and outdoors.
1/12/2012
Registration is open for Summer College at Cal U. Both Cal U students and visiting students from other institutions can participate in a wide variety of courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Click "more" to register now.
Upcoming Events
January
1/17/2012, 12:00 PM – 5/6/2012, - 8:00 PM
Leonardo da Vinci was the original "Renaissance man" - an artist, inventor and engineer whose innovative designs, created 500 years ago, foretold many of the machines we use today. Forty full-size replicas of those machines, painstakingly crafted from da Vinci's own technical drawings, will be on display... More
February
2/13/2012, 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Young historians will prepare for regional competition at the fifth annual California University of Pennsylvania Primary Sources History Day Competition. The competition is set for 9:15 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 13 in the Convocation Center’s north conference wing Sponsored by the Library of Congress of... More