The pathway listed below is appropriate for premedical 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 course4
Engcom A ENVS 211: Intro to Science & Env Policy4
Engcom B ENVS 212: Ethics, Science & Env Policy4
Ethics ENVS 212: Ethics, Science & Env PolicyC
Literature and Popular CultureAny approved courseC
Mathcom MATH 150: Calculus I4
Science Content CHEM 110/L: Chemistry I5
Science Methods Lab BIO 240/L: Ecology,Evol, BiodiversityC
Science Methods Lecture BIO 240/L: Ecology,Evol, Biodiversity4
U.S. HistoriesAny approved courseC
Vibrancy ActivityAny approved course1
Vibrancy TheoryAny approved course3
Total:37

Upper-division General Education

RequirementCourseUnits
GWAR BIO 300: Issues & Ethics in Biology4
Upper Division Service LearningAny approved course5
Total:9

Graduation Learning Outcomes

RequirementCourseUnits
Culture & EquityAny approved courseC
GWAR BIO 300: Issues & Ethics in Biology4
Language 2Any approved course4
Language 3Any approved course4
Tech/Info CST 101: Technology Tools4
Upper Division Service LearningAny approved course5
Total:21

Major Learning Requirements

RequirementCourseUnits
MLO 1 Mathematical Foundations MATH 150: Calculus IC
MLO 10 Biology Capstone and Advanced Electives BIO 490: Biology Capstone2
MLO 2 Physical Science Foundations PHYS 221: Physics II4
MLO 3 Biological 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 Biology BIO 310: Biochemistry4
MLO 6 Advanced Knowledge in Molecular and Cellular Biology BIO 414: Molecular Cell Biology3
MLO 7 Advanced Knowledge in Organismal Biology BIO 320/L: Microbiology4
MLO 8 Advanced Knowledge in Ecology, Evolution or Genetics BIO 311: Genetics3
MLO 9 Service in BiologyC
Total:24

Major Core Courses

Major Concentration Courses

RequirementCourseUnits
Concentration courseAny approved course4
Total:4

Additional Courses

RequirementCourseUnits
Total:0

Total: 124 units