The pathway listed below is appropriate for general biology students who enter CSUMB prepared to begin Pre-Calculus and General Chemistry their first semester. Freshmen who have not passed or been exempted from the ELM (Entry-Level Math exam) would need to modify this pathway by enrolling in MATH 098 instead of MATH 130: Precalculus their first semester, and MATH 099 their second semester. Those who have not passed the EPT (English Placement Test) would need to add WRT 095 to their first-semester schedule. Students who enter CSUMB prepared for Calculus  would begin MATH 150: Calculus I instead of MATH 130: Precalculus. Those who are not prepared for General Chemistry would begin with CHEM 109: Chemistry & the Environment their first semester instead of CHEM 110/L: Chemistry I. The pathway shown below assumes that students have had at least two years of a foreign language in high school and would begin their college study of foreign language with a second-semester course.

Fall Freshman

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
CHEM 110/L: Chemistry I5
  • B1, B2
  • B3
CST 101: Technology Tools4Tech/Info 
FYS 100: First Year Seminar3First Year Seminar 
MATH 130: Precalculus5
  •  
Total17

Spring Freshman

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
CHEM 111/L: Chemistry II5MLO 2 Physical Science Foundations
BIO 240/L: Ecology,Evol, Biodiversity4
  • B3
  • B3
LANG 1024Language 2 
MATH 150: Calculus I4
  •  
Total17

Fall Sophomore

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
BIO 241/L: Cellular & Molecular Biology4MLO 2 Physical Science Foundations
Any Approved Course4
  • D6, US1
  • D8, US2, US3
Any Approved Course4Language 3 
STAT 100 OR STAT 2504
  •  
Total16

Spring Sophomore

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
BIO 242/L: Plant & Animal Form & Function4MLO 2 Physical Science Foundations
ENVS 211: Intro to Science & Env Policy 4Engcom A 
Any Approved Course4Vibrancy TheoryE
Any Approved Course4Community ParticipationD
Total16

Fall Junior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
BIO 311: Genetics3MLO 8 Advanced Knowledge in Ecology, Evolution or Genetics
CHEM 210/L OR CHEM 2115MLO 2 Physical Science Foundations
ENVS 212: Ethics, Science & Env Policy4
  •  
  • A3
Any Approved Course4MLO 7 Advanced Knowledge in Organismal Biology
Total16

Spring Junior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
BIO 300: Issues & Ethics in Biology4
Any Approved Course4MLO 8 Advanced Knowledge in Ecology, Evolution or Genetics
Any Approved Course4
  •  
  • C2
Total12

Fall Senior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
Any Approved Course4MLO 5 Information, Technology and Scientific Inquiry in Biology
Any Approved Course4MLO 6 Advanced Knowledge in Molecular and Cellular Biology
Any Approved Course4MLO 10 Biology Capstone and Advanced Electives
PHYS 150: Physics for Biologists4MLO 2 Physical Science Foundations
Total16

Spring Senior

CourseUnitsRequirement(s) MetGE Area
BIO 490: Biology Capstone2MLO 10 Biology Capstone and Advanced Electives
Choose one: BIO 378S; BIO 379S; ENVS 384S; ENVS 349S; ENVS 369S; MATH 361S5
Any Approved Course4MLO 10 Biology Capstone and Advanced Electives
Any Approved Course1Vibrancy ActivityE
Total12

Total: 122 units