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.

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
First Year Seminar FYS 100: First Year Seminar3
Total:3

University Learning Requirements

RequirementCourseUnits
Community ParticipationAny approved course4
Creative/Artistic ExpressionAny approved course4
Democratic ParticipationAny approved courseC
Engcom A ENVS 211: Intro to Science & Env Policy 4
Engcom B ENVS 212: Ethics, Science & Env Policy4
Ethics ENVS 212: Ethics, Science & Env PolicyC
Literature and Popular CultureAny approved courseC
Mathcom STAT 100 OR STAT 2504
Science Content CHEM 110/L: Chemistry IC
Science Methods LabC
Science Methods Lecture BIO 240/L: Ecology,Evol, BiodiversityC
U.S. HistoriesAny approved course4
Vibrancy ActivityAny approved course1
Vibrancy TheoryAny approved course4
Total:29

Upper-division General Education

RequirementCourseUnits
Culture & EquityChoose one: BIO 378S; BIO 379S; ENVS 384S; ENVS 349S; ENVS 369S; MATH 361S5
GWAR BIO 300: Issues & Ethics in Biology4
Total:9

Graduation Learning Outcomes

RequirementCourseUnits
Culture & EquityChoose one: BIO 378S; BIO 379S; ENVS 384S; ENVS 349S; ENVS 369S; MATH 361S5
GWAR BIO 300: Issues & Ethics in Biology4
Language 2LANG 1024
Language 3Any approved course4
Tech/Info CST 101: Technology Tools4
Upper Division Service LearningChoose one: BIO 378S; BIO 379S; ENVS 384S; ENVS 349S; ENVS 369S; MATH 361SC
Total:21

Major Learning Requirements

RequirementCourseUnits
MLO 1 Mathematical Foundations STAT 100 OR STAT 250C
MLO 10 Biology Capstone and Advanced ElectivesAny approved course4
MLO 2 Physical Science Foundations BIO 242/L: Plant & Animal Form & Function4
MLO 4 Communication and Ethics in Biology BIO 300: Issues & Ethics in BiologyC
MLO 5 Information, Technology and Scientific Inquiry in BiologyAny approved course4
MLO 6 Advanced Knowledge in Molecular and Cellular BiologyAny approved course4
MLO 7 Advanced Knowledge in Organismal BiologyAny approved course4
MLO 8 Advanced Knowledge in Ecology, Evolution or GeneticsAny approved course4
MLO 9 Service in BiologyChoose one: BIO 378S; BIO 379S; ENVS 384S; ENVS 349S; ENVS 369S; MATH 361SC
Total:24

Major Core Courses

Major Concentration Courses

Additional Courses

Total: 122 units