Toyon Literary Magazine, run entirely by students, showcases the work of established and emerging artists from Humboldt County and all over the world.

The English department’s Visiting Writers Series brings well-known authors to Humboldt County. Each visiting writer hosts a lecture, reading, and/or workshop.

Students can support their fellow English majors by becoming peer mentors or recruitment fellows. Students in these positions receive robust year-round professional development, which is a great addition to their resume.

Classroom Immersion

Being able to apply what you learn in the classroom to a school classroom is a hallmark of a Humboldt LSEE degree.

Social Responsibility

Addressing the array of backgrounds, needs, and abilities of today’s youth, our program is built on a foundation of equity and social justice.

Close-knit Community

Start and end the program with the same group of students. That means seeing familiar faces, and building a sense of belonging and community in your LSEE cohort and beyond.

Real-World Connections in a Small, Urban Setting

Our location gives you access to top business and government leaders through service-learning internships. In our small city, entrepreneurs and policymakers are eager to connect with and hire Cal Poly Humboldt Economics majors, giving you hands-on experience that stands out.
 

A Close-Knit Learning Community

At Cal Poly Humboldt, the strong connections between students and professors create a supportive learning environment. Senior students lead the Econ Forum for casual discussions outside class, and our new study lounge is the perfect place to grab coffee and collaborate.

Opportunities That Pay Off

Economics students don’t just study research—they conduct it. The Ruprecht Research Assistantship provides stipends for students to work with faculty or pursue independent projects, gaining practical in data analysis, policy evaluation, and economic modeling for future careers or graduate studies.

The North Coast provides a unique learning lab for students, inspiring creativity that can’t be found elsewhere.

You can participate in annual dance conferences, learn from professional dance companies, and dance in performances.

There are a number of dance clubs on campus, including Ballet Folklorico de Humboldt, Salsa Dance Club, Lindy Hop Club, Demolition Dance Team Club, Swing Dance Club, and more.

Multiple internship options allow students to put theory into practice and to connect their campus experience to a broader community involvement.

Our students and faculty take part in the Campus Dialogue on Race and the Social Justice Summit and produce CouRaGeous Cuentos where students become published authors.

We host Humboldt’s annual Hip Hop Conference where students organize, perform, and present for the event.

Undergraduate students have access to a variety of hands-on learning and research experiences that are typically reserved for grad students at other universities.

Small class sizes allow you to connect with professors and peers in ways you wouldn’t at other universities.

Graduates will have a solid foundation to effect social change in legal professions, community activism, research, and the criminal legal system. 

As a freshman you'll be part of a Place-Based Learning Community called Representing Realities which immerses you in the world of mathematical and computational modeling. You’ll also build connections with students who are as passionate about modeling the world around us as you.  

Tackle everything from solving issues relevant in the local community to playing with the latest VR-based video game technology at the Humboldt Library’s Makerspace. 

The Math and Computer Science Lab has dozens of workstations connected to the campus network for access to campus and Internet resources.

Take advantage of a brand new cutting edge curriculum rolling out in 2024!  Nine new courses added to the major including Crisis and Negotiation, Food Studies, Digital Communication, Sustainable Development Communication, Rhetoric of Science and Leadership Communication.

Our students are encouraged to develop job and life skills by taking advantage of all the resources and activities we offer. Students can join the Communication Club, get field experience, develop their advocacy skills on the Speech and Debate team and present at academic conferences.

Field experience with a local nonprofit organization, public relations firm, in the public relations department of a larger organization, a volunteer organization, a government agency, or some other organization gives you the opportunity to both put your knowledge to work and to learn more about the way communication works in the real world.

Our faculty stay abreast of the most recent research related to the field of Child Development. Research projects, which involve students, are conducted by individual faculty members, as well as by the department as a whole.

Child Development majors work side by side with faculty to provide feedback and support for students in specific classes.Students have opportunities to work in the community, gaining valuable professional experiences that integrate theory into practice. 

This program is a pathway to a teaching credential. It is subject matter approved by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) and offers at least 24 units of Child Development to meet the CTC subject matter requirements for the PK-3 Early Child Education Specialist Instruction Credential.

In our first-year learning community, you’ll chemically analyze a river water sample to determine the human impact on the natural environment.

We have active undergraduate research programs where you have the opportunity to specialize in a particular area of chemistry.

Participate in the Free Radicals Chemistry Club, our department’s award winning student affiliate of the American Chemical Society.