Since its founding, the College of Staten Island has encouraged its students to pursue their academic interests and career goals by providing a range of undergraduate and graduate programs in the traditional liberal arts and sciences and in disciplines of professional study. The college's modern, 204-acre campus offers the serene and beautiful surroundings traditionally associated with academic life and facilities that are among the most advanced of any college in New York State. A fiber optic system links more than 2,000 computers on campus, enabling students and faculty to transmit voice, data, and multimedia communications.
All facilities are accessible to students with disabilities.
CSI offers a flexible schedule of day, evening, weekend, and summer classes. They are also introduced to the many facets of college life. The CLUE program also helps students make a smooth adjustment through personal growth and co-curricular seminars. All students begin their studies with general education courses in the liberal arts and sciences that provide the foundation essential to majors in the sciences, social sciences, humanities, and professional studies. Students may major in more than one field of study or choose an interdisciplinary major such as African-American studies, American studies, international studies, women's studies, or science, letters, and society that draws upon faculty from many disciplines.