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Student Support

The Student Support Office includes Student Care, Mental Health, University Card Services, and University Commencement. Additionally, this office oversees the University events calendar, assessment initiatives for the Student Services division, and a variety of other campus-based programs and initiatives. The Student Support Office is located in Lancer Plaza.

Student Care

Student Care coordinates campus-based resources and support for Students who experience difficulties (e.g. extended hospitalization, health issues, personal crises, loss of an immediate family member, etc.) that significantly impact the ability to navigate college life or continue enrollment in courses. The Student Care staff assist Students in communication with faculty and staff in situations that require an extended absence from campus. Student Care is located in the Student Support Office in Lancer Plaza.

Mental Health

The Mental Health Office is responsible for biblical, Christian, and ethical campus-wide mental-health initiatives to provide resources and care to the campus as well as effective assessment and case management for students in crisis. Initiatives include the development, implementation, and promotion of mental healthcare resources; coordination of strategies to ensure positive mental well-being among students; and training of student leaders, faculty, and staff for the identification and prevention of mental health issues among students. The Mental Health Office collaborates with the California Baptist University Counseling Center as well as other departments, schools, and colleges within the University to ensure appropriate student care. The Mental Health Office is located in the Student Support Office in Lancer Plaza.

Student Health Insurance

California Baptist University contracts with Wellfleet Student to provide student healthcare insurance. Requirements, eligibility, and cost related to student health insurance are determined by student enrollment status.

Students in the following CBU domestic populations are eligible to opt-in and enroll in the student health insurance plan.

  • All traditional graduate and undergraduate students enrolled in seven or more units.

  • All traditional graduate and undergraduate Nursing students enrolled in one or more units.

  • All traditional graduate students in the Athletic Training, Physician Assistant, Social Work, and Speech Language Pathology programs enrolled for one or more units.

  • International graduate and undergraduate students are required to have the student health insurance plan and are automatically enrolled in the program.

Dependent coverage for spouses and children of students enrolled in the Wellfleet Student Plan is not available.

Information regarding the student health insurance plan provided by CBU may be accessed at CBU's health insurance page. Students who have questions regarding the student health insurance plan, after reviewing the information provided online, are encouraged to contact University Card Services for assistance. University Card Services is located in the Student Support Office in Lancer Plaza.

Student ID Cards

The CBU ID Card (CBU Card) enables access and commerce across campus for current CBU students, staff, and faculty. Cards must be carried at all times and presented to university officials upon request. New and replacement cards may be obtained in University Card Services located in the Student Support Office in Lancer Plaza.

University Commencement

The University Commencements staff coordinates all University commencement activities, which includes regalia distribution, graduate photos, event scheduling, and event ticketing. Commencement ceremonies occur at the conclusion of the fall, spring, and summer semesters. Grad Fest is an "open house style" event designed to provide Students who are eligible to participate in commencement exercises graduation-related information and items including academic regalia (caps and gowns, hoods [for master's and doctoral degrees], and tassels). Current information can be found on the University Commencement website. The University Commencement staff is located in the Student Support Office in Lancer Plaza.

Title IX

California Baptist University is committed to providing a learning, working and living environment that promotes personal integrity, civility and mutual respect in an environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, which includes all forms of sexual misconduct.

Sex discrimination violates an individual's fundamental rights and personal dignity. CBU considers sex discrimination and sexual misconduct in all forms to be a serious offense. Sexual misconduct includes, but is not limited to: Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Exploitation, Dating Violence, Domestic Violence, and Stalking Based on Sex.

CBU does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities. This policy extends to employment with and admission to the University, as well as access to facilities, financial aid, and courses.

Per Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance." For more information regarding Title IX, please visit: CBU's Title IX page.

Wellness Center

The California Baptist University Wellness Center, located at 3626 Monroe Street, houses the CBU Health Center and the CBU Counseling Center. The goal of the Wellness Center staff is to provide effective health, wellness, and counseling services that promote academic and personal success.

Student Health Center

The Health Center is available to all members of the campus community. To help maintain a healthy campus environment, students are encouraged to visit the student health center at the onset of illness symptoms and other health-related concerns. Health Center staff can address most conditions that are treated in an urgent care facility.

The Health Center is operated in cooperation with Riverside Medical Clinic that provides staffing and insurance billing services. In addition to accepting student health insurance (UnitedHealthcare Student Resources) provided through California Baptist University, most PPO insurances and HMO insurances (that name Riverside Medical Clinic as their primary medical group) are accepted at the Health Center. Kaiser Permanente Health Plans are not accepted at the Student Health Center. The Health Center has reasonable walk-in rates for all CBU community members beginning at $23. For students, faculty, and staff needing ongoing care and prescriptions for pre-existing conditions, it is recommended they visit their primary care physician.

For days and hours of operation, please see The Health Center for current information.

Call 951.321.6520 to schedule an appointment. Appointments are required for all routine well- and/or preventative- services visits. Walk-ins are welcome.

Counseling Center

The CBU Counseling Center offers a full range of counseling assistance as members of the campus community strive to become more effective, productive, and comfortable with University life. The mission of the Counseling Center is to provide Christ-centered, biblically-based, and psychologically-sound therapy with a foundational approach of hope, healing, truth, and grace.

Counseling is provided by Marriage Family Therapist trainees and associates under the professional supervision of fully-licensed therapists. Issues that can be addressed with a counselor through individual or group therapy include but are not limited to the following.

  • Addiction & Substance Abuse

  • Anger

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Divorce

  • Eating Disorders

  • Family Conflict

  • Grief

  • Identity/Self Image

  • Life Transitions

  • Relationship Issues

  • Stress

  • Trauma

Counseling is confidential except where limited by law. These limitations include any plan to harm others or self along with issues of child and/or elder abuse.

The Counseling Center is available to all students. Appointments, which are offered in-person and via telehealth, are scheduled upon request and are typically available within one (1) week. Walk-in appointments are available for crisis situations. Call 951.689.1120 or visit the Counseling Center website for additional information.