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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/L 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 instead of Math 130/L (Pre-calculus). Those who are not prepared for General Chemistry would begin with CHEM 109 their first semester instead of CHEM 110/L. 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 Year
Spring Freshman Year
Fall Sophomore Year
Spring Sophomore Year
Fall Junior Year
Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
Requirement(s) Met |
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ULR / GLO / MLO |
GE Area |
BIO 311 |
Genetics |
3 |
MLO 8 |
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CHEM 211/L |
Organic Chemistry I |
5 |
MLO 2 |
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ENVS 212 |
Ethics, Science & Env. Policy |
4 |
Eng Comm B/Ethics ULRs** |
A1, A3 |
MLO 7 or 8 |
Choose from Published List |
3 to 4 |
MLO 7 or 8 |
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Spring Junior Year
Fall Senior Year
Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
Requirement(s) Met |
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ULR / GLO / MLO |
GE Area |
MLO 5 Info Tech Course |
1 course (2 to 7 credits) from list of electives |
2 to 5 |
MLO 5 |
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MLO 6 Adv Cell Course |
1 course of at least 2 credits from list of electives |
2 to 4 |
MLO 6 |
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Capstone Elective |
1 course from MLO 10 elective list. Must be taken before BIO 490 |
2 to 4 |
MLO 10 |
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PHYS 150/L |
Physics for Biologists (the two-semester sequence physics classes are required by most graduate schools) |
4 |
MLO 2 |
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Spring Senior Year
Course # |
Course Title |
Units |
Requirement(s) Met
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ULR / GLO / MLO |
GE Area |
BIO 490 |
Biology Capstone |
2 |
MLO 10 |
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KIN 1XX |
Vibrancy Activity |
1 |
Vibrancy Activity** |
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MLO 9 Service in BIO |
1 course of 4 to 5 credits from list of electives |
5 |
MLO 9/Culture & Equity ULR**/Service Learning GLO
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BIO3XX or 4XX Elective |
Choose elective courses from among MLOs 5, 6, 7, and 8 |
3 to 4 |
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