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CSU Monterey Bay

CSU Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center
Seaside, CA 93955-8001

Official telephone: (831) 582-3000
Fax number: (831) 582-3540
Website: https://csumb.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 79%
Student:Faculty ratio: 22:1
Total faculty: 208 men, 305 women
Full-time faculty: 88 men, 104 women
Part-time faculty: 120 men, 201 women
Graduation rate: 61% within six years

CSU Monterey Bay
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, independent study, accelerated program, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Design and Visual Communications, General
  • Environmental Science
  • Environmental Studies
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
  • Marine Sciences
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Radio and Television
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Statistics, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Diplomas

  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Illustration
  • Psychology, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Environmental Science
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Marine Sciences
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • School Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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