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CHABSS

College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences

Understanding the World, Improving Your Community

The College of Humanities, Arts, Behavioral and Social Sciences (CHABSS) offers an exciting variety of degrees and programs that make up the core of a liberal arts education at CSUSM. Students in CHABSS courses master skills and technologies essential for professional success in a 21st century interdependent global society.

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CSUniverse has released a new video edition that features CSUSM's Professor and Chair of Art, Media, & Design, Judit Hersko. Watch the video to see Professor Hersko discuss how she prepares her students for success.

April 7, 2020

Campus Collaboration on Display With Donations

Regina Frasca has worked at Cal State San Marcos for 21 years. Now the director of the

April 1, 2020

Sociology Student Helping Others Through Internship

On the first day of her internship at the Sisu Academy, Cal State San Marcos sociology junior Kara Nazaroff noticed something on her tour ...

CHABSS’ Global Commitment Committee Rolls Out the Global Competency Certificate

Most students come to college to open their minds to different ideas, people, values, and experiences with the desire to one day make a change in the world or to just understand the world better.

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Events

01May

Career Network Year-End Luncheon

KEL 5400

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm

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What’s So Special About Making & Staying on the CHABSS Dean’s List?

Making the Dean’s List and staying on it is not easy. It is an accomplishment to be proud of, especially when the average student is balancing school, work, kids, partner, and a myriad of competing priorities. To celebrate the exceptional commitment Dean’s Listers make to excelling in their studies, CHABSS hosts two Dean’s List Mixers during the academic year.

Your Professors Are Your Best Resource... Get to Know Them

Finding your way in college can be daunting and a little scary. There's so much to know - not just in regards to your studies, but figuring out what campus resources are available to help you succeed. One resource that many students overlook is their professors. Who better to help navigate academia than an academic? Get to know them.

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