This pathway assumes completion of courses equivalent to major courses: BIO 240/L: Ecology,Evol, Biodiversity, BIO 241/L: Cellular & Molecular Biology, BIO 242/L: Plant & Animal Form & Function, CHEM 110/L: Chemistry I, CHEM 111/L: Chemistry II, MATH 150: Calculus I, MATH 151: Calculus II, STAT 100: Introduction to Statistics, and ULR courses which fulfill the following requirements: Community Participation, Creative Artistic Expression, Literature Pop Culture, Democratic Participation, US History, ENGCOM A, ENGCOM B, Ethics, Vibrancy Activity, and Vibrancy Theory.

Academic Advising is essential.

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

University Learning Requirements

Upper-division General Education

RequirementCourseUnits
Culture & EquityAny approved courseC
Language 2Any approved course4
Language 3Any approved course4
Total:8

Graduation Learning Outcomes

RequirementCourseUnits
Culture & EquityAny approved courseC
GWAR BIO 300: Issues & Ethics in BiologyC
Language 2Any approved course4
Language 3Any approved course4
Tech/Info ENVS 300L: Read Write Crit Think ENVS Lab1
Upper Division Service LearningAny approved course5
Total:14

Major Learning Requirements

RequirementCourseUnits
MLO 10 Biology Capstone and Advanced Electives BIO 490: Biology Capstone2
MLO 2 Physical Science Foundations PHYS 220: Physics I4
MLO 4 Communication and Ethics in Biology BIO 300: Issues & Ethics in Biology4
MLO 5 Information, Technology and Scientific Inquiry in Biology BIO 310/L: 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 courseCapstone Elective4
Concentration courseConcentration Elective4
Total:8

Additional Courses

Total: 60 units

This is assuming a transfer student has entered CSUMB with 60 units