2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog

Academic Services



Annie Gabriel Library

The staff, resources, and services of the Annie Gabriel Library enhance the quality of the academic experience available at California Baptist University by meeting the research and information needs of its students and faculty. In addition to the more than 500,000 books (including 370,000 eBooks) in its collection, the library currently provides access to more than 50,000 full-text journal titles through its online databases and subscriptions. Students and faculty can access books, journals, reference resources, streaming videos and music through the library catalog (OneSearch Catalog), which is available along with many other resources and services through the library Web page (calbaptist.edu/library). The Annie Gabriel Library houses computer workstations and provides access to the campus wireless network. It participates in local, regional, and national information networks that increase its resource offerings to the California Baptist University community through its interlibrary loan programs. It houses special collections and archives devoted to Southern Baptist history, Holocaust Studies, Hymnology, and California Baptist University history.

Student Success Coaching and Advising

The Office of Academic Advising assists students with course registration, degree planning, graduation checks, program changes, various academic appeals, and with goal setting as students seek to live their purpose. Student Success Coaches work in cooperation with academic departments and other student support offices to ensure the best possible assistance is provided to students navigating their programs of study and the University. Coaches are available by appointment, walk-in, chat, email, and phone.

Office of Student Success

The Office of Student Success (OSS) hosts a variety of academic support services and resources. OSS includes California Baptist University’s University Tutoring Center, University Writing Center, Disability Services Office, and the Veterans Resource Center.

Disability Services

The Disability Services Office is committed to providing support services to achieve equal access to the education experience. Disability Services (DS) approves and coordinates accommodations and services for Students with documented disabilities to help Students acquire skills essential to achieve academic success. Services may include note taking, extended testing time, a quiet testing environment, academic support, and auxiliary aids, i.e., Interpreter, readers/scribes for exams, and textbooks in alternate format.

University Tutoring Center

The University Tutoring Center (UTC) provides additional instruction and academic resources in order to help CBU students succeed in their coursework. 

University Writing Center

Writing Center coaches are trained to cultivate purpose-driven writers, communicators, and influencers.  They are here to help students develop the necessary process and strategies to become more rhetorical writers, who communicate clearly and persuasively. While they are not editors, the coaches provide useful resources and help students to recognize areas for improvement.

Veterans Resource Center

Strategically located next to the US Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) office and Office of Student Accounts, the Veterans Resource Center is co-located with the Office of Student Success to provide ready access to tutoring, testing, and Disability Services. The Veterans Resource Center (VRC) is committed to providing a supportive environment and a committed campus culture to all Student veterans and their dependents. The VRC is devoted to assisting veterans with their transition to post-secondary education. The VRC is dedicated to providing Student veterans/dependents a place to study, relax, fellowship with other veterans, increase peer mentorship, and offer computer access with complimentary printing.

Other Resources

The OSS also facilitates/coordinates review of Academic Appeals and provides administrative support for the Alpha Chi National Honor Society.