Chico State is acceptable in informal contexts, newsletters, and internal publications. California State University campuses Use the official campus names on first reference. Capitalize proper nouns. See additional examples below. Academic terms and class standing Use lowercase for seasons, academic terms, and class standing.
Degrees See degrees and majors.
Colleges, Departments, and Majors. Capitalize when using the official name of a specific college, department, school, office, or committee, but lowercase second references. Do not capitalize the names of disciplines, majors, or programs unless they are proper nouns, derivatives of geographical references, or part of a designated degree. The College of Natural Sciences offers courses in biology, chemistry, geology, mathematics, and physics. He has a B.A. in international relations and a minor in African American studies.