Involved Students Student clubs and organizations support most majors. Students discuss issues, invite speakers, meet with faculty, and work on community endeavors related to their majors. For example, students in the pre-law program work in the Community Legal Information Center providing free legal information and referrals in the areas of consumer protection, family law, housing, women's law, and workers' rights. Class projects assist students in applying theory to the workings of social, political, and economic institutions. For example, students in the Department of Health and Community Services teach health lessons in local schools, and students in the Department of Political Science Model UN program have placed regularly in the top ten percent in national competition.
Many students choose internship experiences .
Over 100 placement sites are used locally, statewide, and nationally. Outstanding Teaching and Advising More BSS faculty members have won the Outstanding Teaching Award than faculty from any other college. Three faculty in the college have won the Outstanding Professor Award for the entire California State University twenty-two campus system. Four faculty in the college have won the national award from the National Academic Advising Association. Only University-appointed faculty teach courses.