2022-2023 Freshman Pathways
First-Year Pathways: Start Strong, Stay on Track
If you began your journey at Cal State Monterey Bay as a first-time freshman in the 2022-2023 academic year, these degree pathways are designed for you.
These recommended course sequences help you build a strong foundation, explore your interests and make steady progress toward graduation. Use your pathway to understand how your first year connects to your overall academic plan and to stay on track from your first semester forward.
2022-2023 Freshman Pathways
Lower-Division General Education courses can be taken in any order, except that all students should complete GE Areas A1, A2, A3, and B4 by the end of their third semester. Many major courses have prerequisites that must be taken in the order shown. Please meet with your academic advisor to update "My Learning Plan" in Oasis to create your personalized pathway.
Agricultural Plant & Soil Sciences B.S. (AGPS)
Agricultural Plant and Soil Sciences, B.S. Fall 2022
Biology B.S. (BIO)
Biology B.S, Ecology, Evolution and Organisms
Biology B.S Molecular Biology Pathway
Biology B.S. Teacher Preparation
Business Administration B.S. (BUS)
Business B.S. Accounting-Financial Planning
Business B.S. Accounting-General Accounting
Business B.S. Accounting-Professional Accounting
Business B.S. - Entrepreneurship
Business B.S. - Information Systems
Business B.S. Management & International Business
Cinematic Arts and Technology B.A. (CINE)
Cinematic Arts and Technology B.A.
Collaborative Health & Human Services B.S. (CHHS)
CHHS B.S. Public Administration & Nonprofit Administration
CHHS B.S. Public Health concentration
CHHS B.S. Social Work concentration
CHHS B.S. Interdisciplinary concentration
Communication Design B.S. (CD)
Communication Design B.S. Game Design & Interactive Media
Communication Design B.S. Visual Design
Computer Science B.S. (CS)
Computer Science B.S. Data Science
Computer Science B.S. Game Development
Computer Science B.S. Network and Security
Computer Science B.S. Software Engineering
Environmental Science, Technology, & Policy B.S. (ESTP)
ESTP B.S. Environmental Data Analysis
Environmental Studies B.A. (ENSTU)
ENSTU B.A. Education and Community Outreach
ENSTU B.A. Sustainable Communities
Ethnic and Gender Studies B.A. (EGS)
Ethnic and Gender Studies B.A.
Global Studies B.A. (GS)
Human Development & Family Science B.S. (HDFS)
Human Development and Family Science B.S.
Humanities and Communication B.A. (HCOM)
Use the HCOM General Pathway to get a general plan for your first two years while you are selecting a concentration, and then refer to the transfer pathway for your last two years.
Humanities and Communication B.A.
Japanese Language & Culture B.A. (JLC)
Kinesiology B.S. (KIN)
Kinesiology B.S. Exercise Science concentration
Kinesiology B.S. Wellness concentration
Liberal Studies B.A. (LS)
Liberal Studies B.A. + Credential
Liberal Studies B.A. + Credential - Integrated Elementary Education
Liberal Studies B.A. + Credential - Bilingual Elementary Education
Liberal Studies B.A. + Credential - Special Education
Marine Science B.S. (MSCI)
Mathematics B.S. (MATH)
Mathematics B.S. Math Subject Matter Preparation
Music B.A. (MPA)
Psychology B.A. (PSY)
Social & Behavioral Sciences B.A. (SBS)
SBS B.A.- Geographic Information Systems
SBS B.A.- Native American Studies
SBS B.A.- Minor plus SBS electives
Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures B.A. (SLHC or SPAN)
Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures B.A.
Statistics B.S. (STAT)
Sustainable Hospitality Management B.S. (SHM)
Sustainable Hospitality Management B.S. - Sustainable Ecotourism Mgmt
Sustainable Hospitality Management B.S. - Hotel, Resort & EventMgmt
Visual and Public Art B.A. (VPA)