Your Journey Begins Here
Since 1968, California Institute of Integral Studies has set students, scholars, and other knowledge seekers on the path to transformation - of themselves, others, and the world.
Learn Without Limits
Venture beyond the boundaries of traditional academia through coursework and research that combines Eastern and Western spiritual and intellectual traditions for broader understanding.
Our Story
It was fall of 1950 when a Stanford University professor connected with an Indian philosophy scholar to start an innovative school grounded in integral philosophies — the first of its kind.
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A Bright Future with Charlotte María Sáenz
Charlotte María Sáenz discusses how education and imagination can play a vital role in how we all co-create the world of tomorrow.
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CIIS' Impactful Work in the News
CIIS is proud to celebrate its Climate Psychology and the Center for Psychedelic Therapies and Research for their cutting-edge work.
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What Will You Become?
Our 33 graduate and undergraduate programs and certificates in psychology, philosophy, psychedelic therapies, human sexuality, consciousness, and more turn your passion into potential and purpose.
Out of the Classroom, Into the Community
CIIS students and faculty engage with and serve the larger San Francisco Bay Area through civic action, low-cost mental health clinics, and robust arts and public programs.
You Won’t Go It Alone
Our close-knit community welcomes everyone. That diversity of perspectives and lived experiences plays an essential role in your CIIS journey.
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CIIS News
CIIS’ East-West Psychology and Transformative Inquiry departments put together a week-long period of celebration of conferences, music, theater, film and food.