Overview
- University leaders signed the agreement Friday to deliver an in-person industrial/organizational psychology program for Southwestern College transfer students beginning in fall 2026.
- The new degree will prepare students for roles in human resources, organizational development and workforce analytics, according to the institutions.
- SDSU’s separate expansion of its bachelor’s nursing program to a new Chula Vista city building is slated for next year.
- Southwestern’s University Center is drawing additional offerings, with Cal State San Marcos planning multiple bachelor’s programs and UC San Diego planning a public health bachelor’s.
- Demand and outcomes underpin the expansion, with 609 Southwestern transfers enrolled at SDSU this fall and reported graduation rates of about 65% in two years and 85% in four, supported by state startup funding secured by Assemblymember David Alvarez.