Biology Teacher Preparation Freshman Pathway

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Courses by Requirement

Degree requirements are considered a guideline for graduation, and cannot replace the feedback of an academic advisor. Learn more about degree requirements at CSUMB.

Course units may only be counted once, when a course meets multiple requirements, the letter 'C' means that the completed course units were counted elsewhere.

First Year Seminar

RequirementCourseUnits
FYS: First Year Seminar FYS 183: Eat, Love, Learn4
Total:4

General Education

RequirementCourseUnits
A1: Oral & Written Communication ENVS 211 or HCOM 2114
A2: Oral&WrtnCom/CritThink/Ethics ENVS 212S: Ethics, Equity & Env SL6
A3: Oral&WrtnCom/CritThink/Ethics ENVS 212S: Ethics, Equity & Env SL6
B1: Physical Science CHEM 109: Introductory Chemistry7
B2: Life Science BIO 240: Ecology,Evol, Biodiversity3
B4: Math MATH 130: Precalculus5
C1: ArtsAny approved course4
C2: HumanitiesUpper-division (300 or above) humanities course4
C3: World LanguageLANG 1024
D1: Social SciencesAny approved course4
D2: U.S. Histories & Democratic PartAny approved course4
D3: Lower Division Service Learning0
D4: Upper Division Service Learning BIO 379S: Biology Education Serv Learn5
E: Health & Well Being FYS 183: Eat, Love, Learn4
Total:60

Major Learning Requirements

Click on each MLO to see which courses fulfill that requirement.

RequirementUnits
MLO 1 Mathematical Foundations8
MLO 10 Biology Capstone and Advanced Electives9
MLO 2 Physical Science Foundations20
MLO 3 Biological Foundations 8
MLO 4 Communication and Ethics in Biology0
MLO 5 Information, Technology and Scientific Inquiry in Biology3
MLO 6 Advanced Knowledge in Molecular and Cellular Biology4
MLO 7 Advanced Knowledge in Organismal Biology4
MLO 8 Advanced Knowledge in Ecology, Evolution or Genetics7
MLO 9 Service in Biology0
Total:63