General Education

Area 1 ~ English Communication

Area 2 ~ Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning

CSUMB offers support courses for selected Area 2 courses. These courses are described in the mathematics courses section of this catalog. Please see the First Year Success page for additional information.

Students must successfully complete one of the following courses:

• MATH 100 - Quantitative Literacy Units: 3
• MATH 115 - Finite Mathematics Units: 3
• MATH 130 - Precalculus Units: 5
• MATH 150 - Calculus I Units: 4
• STAT 100 - Introduction to Statistics Units: 3

Area 3 ~ Arts and Humanities

Area 4 ~ Social and Behavioral Sciences

Area 5 ~ Physical and Biological Sciences

Area 6 ~ Ethnic Studies

Students must successfully complete one of the following courses:

• CHHS 462 - Equity, Justice & Public Trust Units: 3
• ED 314 - Language and Education Policy for Linguistically Diverse Students Units: 3
• FYS 191 - Comp. Ethnic Experiences Units: 3
• GS 236 - Global Policing Units: 3
• HCOM 220 - Afro Cuba Hip Hop - Music and Dance in the Black Atlantic Units: 3
• HCOM 224 - American Indigenous Literatures and Cultures Units: 3
• HCOM 229 - Multicultural Poetry Units: 3
• HCOM 243 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies Units: 3
• HCOM 246 - Introduction to Mexican American Studies Units: 3
• HCOM 247 - African Legacy Worldwide Units: 3
• HCOM 391 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 3
• HDFS 322 - Immigrant Families Across the Lifespan Units: 3
• HOSP 221 - Shifting Flavor Landscapes & Unseen/Hidden Populations Units: 3
• JAPN 307 - Japan-American Experience Units: 3
• JAPN 317 - Pacific Food Empires Units: 3
• LS 311 - Educational Issues and the Latino Community Units: 3
• LS 363 - Immigrants & Equity Issues in Education Units: 3
• PSY 357 - Psychology of Liberation and Healing Units: 3
• SSCI 249 - Native American Societies Units: 3
• SPAN 260 - Contemporary Chicanx Literature: Survey Units: 3
• SPAN 370 - The Chicanx Community Units: 3

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• The following courses are crosslisted with those listed above.  Click on any course for details.

• ES 191 - Comp. Ethnic Experiences Units: 3
• ES 220 - Afro Cuba Hip Hop - Music and Dance in the Black Atlantic Units: 3
• ES 221 - Shifting Flavor Landscapes & Unseen/Hidden Populations Units: 3
• ES 224 - American Indigenous Literatures and Cultures Units: 3
• ES 229 - Multicultural Poetry Units: 3
• ES 236 - Global Policing Units: 3
• ES 243 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies Units: 3
• ES 246 - Introduction to Mexican American Studies Units: 3
• ES 247 - African Legacy Worldwide Units: 3
• ES 249 - Native American Societies Units: 3
• ES 260 - Contemporary Chicanx Literature: Survey Units: 3
• ES 307 - Japan-American Experience Units: 3
• ES 311 - Educational Issues and the Latino Community Units: 3
• ES 314 - Language and Education Policy for Linguistically Diverse Students Units: 3
• ES 317 - Pacific Food Empires Units: 3
• ES 322 - Immigrant Families Across the Lifespan Units: 3
• ES 357 - Psychology of Liberation and Healing Units: 3
• ES 363 - Immigrants & Equity Issues in Education Units: 3
• ES 370 - The Chicanx Community Units: 3
• ES 391 - Race and Ethnicity in the United States Units: 3
• ES 462 - Equity, Justice & Public Trust Units: 3

Area 2 ~ Math OR Area 5 ~ Science

Students must successfully complete 3 units from one of the following Upper Division Area 2 or Area 5 courses:

• ACCT 350 - Financial Statement Analysis Units: 3
• AGBS 309 - Principles of Operations Management Units: 4
• BIO 306 - Biotechnology for Agriculture Units: 3
• BIO 311 - Genetics Units: 4
• BIO 340 - Ecology Units: 4
• BIO 347 - Working with Marine Mammals Units: 3
• BUS 307 - Finance Units: 4
• BUS 309 - Principles of Operations Management Units: 4
• BUS 350 - Financial Literacy Units: 3
• CHEM 305 - General, Organic, and Biochemistry in Agriculture and Environmental Science Units: 3
• CHHS 384 - Quantitative Analysis of Survey Data Units: 3
• CST 319 - Computing Across the Disciplines Units: 3
• CST 329 - Reasoning with Logic Units: 3
• ENGR 320 - Machine Design Units: 3
• ENSTU 309 - Climate Change Science and Solutions Units: 3
• ENVS 307 - Energy Solutions and Climate Change Units: 3
• GEOL 310 - Natural Disasters and Human Impacts Units: 3
• GEOL 360 - Geomorphic Systems Units: 4
• GS 318 - Quantitative Reasoning in Global Perspectives Units: 3
• JAPN 410 - Quakes and Nukes: (Un)Natural Japanese Environments Units: 3
• KIN 370 - Anatomy & Physiology I Units: 3
• KIN 371 - Anatomy & Physiology II Units: 3
• KIN 390 - Exercise Physiology Units: 3
• MATH 308 - Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Perspective A Units: 3
• MPA 305 - Measuring Music Units: 3
• MSCI 305 - Marine Life of Monterey Bay Units: 3
• MSCI 345 - Marine Biodiversity and Functional Morphology Units: 3
• NURS 301 - Pathophysiology for Clinical Practice Units: 3
• PH 408 - Principles of Epidemiology Units: 3
• SSCI 321 - Survey Research in the Social Sciences Units: 3
• SSCI 324 - Archaeological Science Units: 3
• SSCI 333 - Forensic Anthropology Units: 3
• STAT 310 - Data Visualization Units: 3

Area 3 ~ Arts OR Humanities

Students must successfully complete 3 units from one of the following Upper Division Area 3 Arts or Humanities courses:

• CART 312 - Nature’s Creative Studio: Exploring Media Art, AI, and Outdoor Learning Units: 3
• CART 329 - Contemporary Media History Units: 3
• CHHS 350 - Professional Ethics Units: 3
• CST 302 - History of Communication Design Units: 3
• CST 328 - Digital Art and Design Units: 3
• HCOM 301 - Ways Of Knowing Units: 3
• HCOM 302 - Religion and Law Units: 3
• HCOM 304 - Relational Ethics Units: 3
• HCOM 335 - Amer Ethnic Lit & Culture Units: 3
• HCOM 352 - History According To Movies Units: 3
• JAPN 305 - Introduction to Japanese Culture & Civilization Units: 3
• JAPN 306 - The Japanese Mind Units: 3
• JAPN 308 - Japanese Pop-Culture Units: 3
• JAPN 309 - Masterpieces in Japanese Literature Units: 3
• JAPN 310 - Japanese Cinema Units: 3
• JAPN 314 - Japanese Visual Culture and Media Units: 3
• JAPN 340 - Language for Professions: Japanese Units: 3
• JAPN 350 - World Culture and Language: Japanese Units: 3
• LS 390 - Culturally Sustaining Literature for Elementary and Middle Grades Units: 3
• MPA 321 - Monterey Jazz Festival Units: 3
• MPA 335 - Reflections on American Music Units: 3
• MPA 365 - Survey of Global Music Units: 3
• NURS 350 - Healthcare Assessment within the Latino Population Units: 3
• SPAN 312 - Current Topics for Spanish Speakers Units: 3
• SPAN 340 - Language for Professions: Spanish Units: 3
• SPAN 350 - World Culture and Language: Spanish Units: 3
• SPAN 365 - The Chicano Narrative Units: 3
• SSCI 315 - Growth and Conflict in the United States to 1920 Units: 3
• SSCI 353 - Race, Class and Gender in the American West Units: 3
• VPA 308 - Ways Of Seeing Units: 3

Area 4 ~ Social and Behavioral Sciences

Students must successfully complete 3 units from one of the following Upper Division Area 4 courses:

• BUS 300S - Business Ethics in Action Units: 3
• BUS 301 - Principles of Business Analytics Units: 3
• BUS 334 - The Impact of AI in Technology, Careers, and Society Units: 3
• CHHS 450 - Introduction to Policy Analysis Units: 3
• CST 462S - Race, Gender, Class in the Digital World Units: 3
• ENSTU 387 - Water Resource Assess/Law/Poli Units: 3
• GS 327 - Politics of the Middle East Units: 3
• GS 336 - Cultural Geography: Place, Power, and Positioning Units: 3
• GS 342 - Economic Thought: History and Contemporary Interpretations Units: 3
• GS 363 - Comparative Settler Colonialism: Land, the ‘Logic of Elimination,’ and Structures of Race Units: 3
• HCOM 343 - Race and Gender Justice Units: 3
• HCOM 353 - California At Crossroads Units: 3
• HCOM 362 - Constitutional History Units: 3
• HCOM 369 - Asian American History Units: 3
• HDFS 321 - Diverse Families Units: 3
• HDFS 350 - Lifespan Development: Transition and Change Units: 3
• HDFS 353 - Cross-Cultural Human Development Units: 3
• HDFS 360 - Child Development Units: 3
• JAPN 311 - Social Issues In Japan Units: 3
• JAPN 407 - The Making of Modern East Asia Units: 3
• KIN 471S - Kinesiology Service Learning Units: 3
• MPA 317S - Community Involvement Service Learning Units: 3
• NURS 499 - Community Health Nursing Units: 3
• PH 417 - Global Women’s Health and Social Issues Units: 3
• PH 447 - Food Policy, Culture & Health Units: 3
• PH 457 - Health Systems & Policy Units: 3
• SL 490 - Community, Research and Social Action Units: 3
• SOC 312 - Sociology of Gender Units: 3
• SOC 317 - Social Movements Units: 3
• SOC 320 - Labor and Labor Movements Units: 3
• SOC 399 - Contemporary Immigration in Global Perspective Units: 3
• SSCI 304 - California Indian Societies Units: 3
• SSCI 320 - Archaeology of Colonialism Units: 3
• SSCI 322 - Asian American Women’s History Units: 3
• SSCI 335 - Digital Ethnographies Units: 3
• SSCI 345 - Cultural Anthropology Units: 3
• SSCI 350 - Domination and Resistance: US since 1880 Units: 3
• SSCI 356 - People, Places, & Environment: An Introduction to Geography Units: 3
• SSCI 364 - The Japanese Internment Camps Units: 3
• SSCI 379 - Tattoos, Makeup and Burkas Units: 3
• SSCI 384S - Anthropology of Education: Cultural Contexts of Bilingual Education Units: 3
• SSCI 386 - Social and Political Histories of California Units: 3
• SSCI 389 - Environmental History of California Units: 3