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Academic Offerings
Cal Poly’s Extended, Professional and Continuing Education (EPaCE) Program expands the opportunities for students at the CSU. Educational programs and workshops are available to fulfill credit, and are available during the summer. The courses offered range from life and experience classes to math and science.
Advanced Human Gross Anatomy
BIO S411
Participating students will have the unique Learn-by-Doing opportunity to learn and perform human cadaver dissection, and complete an advanced study of regional human anatomy.
During this “First Patient” experience, students will be trained in willed-body donation ethics and laboratory safety, engage in clinical context discussions, and learn skillful dissections under the guidance of a licensed medical professional. Students will perform a whole-body dissection that includes the musculo-skeletal and nervous tissues, vasculature, and viscera of body regions including: head, neck, torso, extremities, and body cavities.
Course Dates: Jul. 6 - Aug. 6, 2026
Application Opens: Feb. 15, 2026
Application Deadline: Apr. 13, 2026
Conditional acceptances announced: Apr. 23, 2026
Enrollment packets sent to selected students: Apr. 27, 2026
Enrollment packets due: May 3, 2026
Attend a virtual info session to learn more!
View Recorded March 9th Zoom Session
Virtual Info Sessions offered: Apr. 7 at 5 p.m. - Via Zoom
Apply Now
The deadline to apply has been extended to April 7, 2023.
Check back in mid-to-late October for information about Summer 2024.
Coastal Field Studies - Summer 2026
Course Code: BIO S330
Dates: July 7 - 17, 2026
Explore California's Coastal Ecosystems Firsthand
Join us for a two-week immersive field course exploring California's stunning and diverse coastal environments. In BIO S330: Coastal Field Studies, students will gain hands-on experience in field biology, ecology, and conservation while traveling along the Central and Southern California coast.
Application for the 2026 Bio S330 course opens on May 1.
Info Session: Scheduled for May 4 at 12:00 PM
Meeting ID: 832 1801 8075
Week 1: Montana de Oro State Park
July 7 - Orientation & overview on campus
July 8-10 - Field Trip
- Camping & hiking at Montana de Oro
- Kayaking, birding and beach seining Morro Bay
- Commercial fisheries and sustainable seafood in MB
Week 2: Pismo State Park
July 14 - Orientation & overview on campus
July 15 - 17 - Field Trip
- Camping at Ocean Campground
- SLO creek watershed tour and Cal Poly pier
- Monarch butterflies, snow plovers and Pismo clam survey
- Chumash history and Chumash National Marine Sanctuary
What You'll Learn
Throughout the course, students will:
- Learn the basics of field work and camping
- Field journaling
- Human history on the coast
- Indigenous cultures to modern day
- Human impacts on the environment
- Restoration of degraded ecosystems
- Surveying and identification of terrestrial and aquatic species
Transportation, accommodations, and course fees are fully covered. Travel will be in Cal Poly vans.
Application for the 2026 Bio S330 course opens on May 1.
Attend a virtual info session!
Info Session: Scheduled for May 4 at 12:00 PM
Meeting ID: 832 1801 8075
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Extended, Professional and Continuing Education (EPaCE) with questions about registration, payment, or due dates at extended@calpoly.edu.
Contact the Financial Aid Office with financial aid questions at financialaid@calpoly.edu.
For other program-related information, contact your instructor directly.
Business Internship/ Cooperative Education
BUS S430
Work experience in business, industry, government, and other areas of student career interest. Periodic written progress reports, final report, and evaluation by work supervisor required.
Business Professionalism and Career Readiness
BUS S206
Career development, personal branding, and internship preparation, with a focus on interpersonal communication, resume, cover letter, and interviewing skills. Career exploration for future concentration selection, including the formulation of a college leadership and career development plan.
This course is for conditionally admitted OCOB transfer students
Sensory Evaluation of Wine
WVIT S442
This course will not be offered through the Extended, Professional, and Continuing Education (EPaCE) office for Summer 2025.
Please contact Kristi Oberg at koberg01@calpoly.edu for further information.
