[2] The “Normal” in the university’s name means it is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum.

After 1960, some departments of North China Renmin University (华北人民大学), Beijing Workers and Peasants Normal College (北京工农师范学院), Beijing Art Normal College (北京艺术师范学院), and Beijing Normal Vocational School (北京师范专科学校) were successively merged into the school.

[3] Capital Normal University comprises eight campuses most of which are located on Third Ring Road in Beijing.

The southern campus is the headquarters and houses the majority of CNU's academic programs.

The LiangXiang campus houses the Department of Fundamental Education for freshman.