Beach XP

A Learning Community for First-Time, First-Year Students

Beach XP, short for Beach Experience, is a learning community for incoming first-time, first year students that aims to establish peer networks, enhance learning, build career connections, and cultivate community through friendship and fun! 

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A learning community is a group of students who come together to connect and collaborate around a shared goal. In Beach XP, these communities are organized by college, so students in the program get to meet a group of peers with their same academic goals on the first day of class.

Students in the learning community come together each week for select classes, and also take part in activities and events outside of the classroom. 

Have more questions about Beach XP? Visit our FAQ page, or reach out. Our contact information is below. 

At California State University, Long Beach, we believe students are most successful when they experience meaningful connections as part of a community that welcomes learners from all backgrounds and experiences. 

Beach XP is a program that offers first-time, first-year students a chance to kick-off their academic career as part of a learning community within their college. The program aims to enhance the college experience by helping students forge lasting peer connections and academic success. Students enrolled in Beach XP enter into college-specific cohorts, and meet with the same peers each week for designated courses that count toward their general education or major-specific requirements.

Each college's Beach XP pathway will be unique, but many programs will feature:

  • Exclusive access to first-time, first-year podcast  
  • Full-service learning hub through Canvas  
  • Personalized contact with professors
  • Social activities to choose from
  • Connection with campus resources
  • College-specific cohorts
  • Smaller class sizes
  • Mentorship and tutoring opportunities

If you are part of a Beach XP cohort, you will take one or two courses and an activity hour, which may meet once or twice per week in person or be entirely asynchronously online.  Below is a sample schedule of a Beach XP cohort. Note that this varies by college. 

Sample class schedule for Beach XP.

Beach XP is open to newly admitted first-time, first-year students at CSULB. 

Some students in Beach XP will enroll in cohorted learning communities, while others will be enrolled in the BXP full-service learning hub through Canvas, an asynchronous course. 

Criteria for joining Beach XP cohorts may vary by college, but students who have already completed one or more of the courses offered should note they will not be eligible to participate in this option of the program. 

Beach XP aims to provide first-time, first-year students with tools to lay the foundation for success at CSULB.

Participating students can look forward to the following perks:

  • Building your peer network and getting to know the campus together
  • Full-service learning hub through Canvas  
  • Gaining support navigating important first-year requirements
  • Receiving personalized guidance and connections to campus resources
  • Participating in hosted social activities and skill-building opportunities
  • and more!

For information on your college's unique Beach XP program, including eligibly criteria and benefits of getting involved, navigate to the page detailing how you can Join Beach XP Through Your College.