Sonoma State University is a public university in Rohnert Park in Sonoma County, California, US.
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16 Facts About Sonoma State
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Sonoma State offers 92 Bachelor's degrees, 19 Master's degrees, and 11 teaching credentials.
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Sonoma State College was established by the California State Legislature in 1960 to be part of the California State College system, with significant involvement of the faculty from San Francisco State University.
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Sonoma State opened for the first time in 1961, with an initial enrollment of 250 students.
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In 1978, Sonoma State College became Sonoma State University when the school officially gained university status, after which the surrounding community provided funds for the new university to build a large swimming pool, completed in 1982, and the 500-seat Evert Person Theatre in 1989.
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Sonoma State occupies approximately 269 acres on the east side of the main suburban area of Rohnert Park.
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Sonoma State offers students the opportunity to obtain their bachelor's degree in liberal arts partly through classes offered at Napa Valley College and the Vallejo Satellite Campus of Solano Community College.
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Sonoma State offers 46 majors and 49 minors at the undergraduate level as of 2017.
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SONOMA State has the highest transfer graduation rate in the CSU System.
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Sonoma State is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
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Several of the schools within Sonoma State have additional accreditations, such as the School of Business and Economics, which is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
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Sonoma State University is the only California school that belongs to the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges.
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Sonoma State teams compete in intercollegiate athletics as the Sonoma State Seawolves.
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Sonoma State University is an NCAA Division II member and part of the California Collegiate Athletic Association, Western Water Polo Association and the Pacific West Conference.
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Sonoma State athletics began in 1964 with the school's first men's basketball team.
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Sonoma State University has over one hundred chartered student organizations, including fraternities and sororities, and over twenty sports clubs.
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