Overview

These skill sets are valued across areas of employment and advanced study and position our graduates for a broad range of professional pathways inside and outside those related to Cannabis: public policy and law, equity and justice advocacy, human services and regulatory agency work, research, and Masters or Doctoral degrees.

The Cannabis Studies major at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt does not include training or curriculum in cultivating, processing, or selling cannabis.

Careers

The Cannabis Studies program will help prepare students with an interest in pursuing careers in policy design, evaluation, regulation and advocacy; consulting; community advocacy; and graduate study.

Cannabis Equity Incubator
Cannabis Equity Program Evaluator
Cannabis Equity Program Manager
Cannabis Health Care Liaison (Patient Advocate)
Cannabis Policy Director
Cannabis Social Equity Consultant
Civil Liberties Monitoring
Code Management and enforcement
Consultant assisting growers to come into compliance with regulations
Creating/implementing county or state environmental regulations/county planning

Programme Structure

Learning Outcomes

Graduates will be able to identify historical impacts of prohibition on socioeconomically marginalized communities.
Graduates will be able to propose equitable policies for legalization.
Graduates will be able to describe ecosystem impacts of cannabis cultivation and explain practices of environmental stewardship and sustainability.
Graduates will be able to use ecological and socioeconomic data to represent environmental and social justice impacts in order to formulate improved cannabis policy outcomes.
Graduates will be able to critically evaluate how cannabis shapes place, both in Humboldt and around the world.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Arcata, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Apply Online at Cal State Apply

Submit the Certification of Financial Support along with a Bank Statement

Submit Official Transcripts of Academic Records (Translated to English)

Send Proof of English Proficiency

Send a photocopy of your passport

Transfer Students (only if transferring from a U.S. school) should fill out the International Student Transfer Form

Submit Student Consent for Release of Information if you are an agent submitting an application on behalf of the student.

A Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale on high school coursework

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

8824 USD / year

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Out-of-State

8824 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

8824 USD / year

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Living costs

Arcata

United States

1100 - 1600 USD / month

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Overview

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Domestic

Living costs

Arcata

Funding

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