Global Engagement
KDU University Partnership
California State University, Monterey Bay is proud to partner with KDU University College to prepare the leaders of tomorrow by providing a unique educational experience in Malaysia and Monterey Bay.
Students pursuing this pathway program can easily transfer to California State University, Monterey Bay to earn a Bachelor’s degree in the field of their choosing.
Admission Requirements
Must carry a minimum 2.0 GPA on university credits (on a 4.0 scale) and a cumulative 2.4 GPA from high school.
English Proficiency
Satisfied by any of the following:
- Passing English Composition II at KDU (transfers as CSUMB A2)
- TOEFL iBT score of 61, or paper-based score of 500
- IELTS score of 5.5
- PTE score of 45
Pre-approved transfer courses
Below is a list of courses available from KDU which meet transfer requirements to CSUMB. Courses can be taken in any order.
Students must complete one course in each of the General Education areas in order to complete that requirement.
Some courses can also be transferred as electives or major requirements.
A1 – ORAL COMMUNICATION
- COM 101 Introduction to Public Speaking
A2 – WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
- ENC 102 English Composition II
A3 – CRITICAL THINKING AND ETHICS
- MPU 3253 Critical Thinking & Reading Skills
B1 – PHYSICAL SCIENCE/ B3 – LAB
- CHM 102/L General Chemistry 1 w/ Lab
- CHM 103/L General Chemistry 2 w/ Lab
- CHM 211/L Organic Chemistry 1 w/ Lab
- CHM 212/L Organic Chemistry 2 w/ Lab
- PHY 201/L General Physics 1 w/ Lab
- PHY 202/L General Physics 2 w/ Lab
B1 – LIFE SCIENCE/ B3 – LAB
- BIO 102/L General Biology 2 w/ Lab
- BIO 201/L Genetics 1 w/ Lab
- BIO 202/L Genetics 2 w/ Lab
B4 – MATHEMATICS
- MAT 102 Business Mathematics
- MAT 103 Calculus for Business
- MAT 204 Calculus & Analytical Geometry 1
- STA 201 Statistics
C1 – ARTS
- MCM 203 Introduction to Film Studies
C2 – HUMANITIES
- MPU 3113 Hubungan Ethnik (Ethnic Relations)
- MPU 3173 Malaysian Studies 3
- MPU 3123 Islamic and Asian Civilizations
- MPU 3313 Life in Malaysia
- PHIL 201 Introduction to Western Philosophy
C3 – WORLD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES
- FRN 101 Introduction to French
- MPU 3143 Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 (Communicative Maylay 2)
- MPU 3213 National Language A
- SPN 101 Introduction to Spanish 1
- SPN 102 Introduction to Spanish 2
D – SOCIAL SCIENCES
- ECO 201 Microeconomics
- ECO 202 Macroeconomics
- HIS 201 U.S. History
- MCM 201 Introduction to Mass Communication
- POL 101 U.S. National Government
- PSY 201 General Psychology
- PSY 202 Social Psychology
- SOC 201 General Sociology
ELECTIVE COURSES
- CIS 201 Computing Mathematics
- CIS 300 Fundamentals of Object Oriented Programming
- COM 200 Organizational Communication
- COM 202 Business Communication
- EGN 201 Engineering Mathematics 1
- EGN 302 Engineering Physics
- ENC 101 English Composition 1
- FIN 1 Introduction to Finance
- FIN 300 Financial Management
- FIN 302 Money and Banking
- HRM 300 Human Resource Management
- MAN 301 Principles of Management
- MAR 301 Principles of Marketing
- MAR 306 International Marketing
- MAT 205 Calculus & Analytic Geometry 2
- MAT 206 Calculus & Analytic Geometry 3
- MAT 301 Introduction to Linear Algebra
- MAT 332 Differential Equations
- MCM 202 Principles of Advertising
- MCM 205 Media Planning
- MIS 201 Management Information Systems
- MPU 3422 Community Services and Co-curricular Activities
- PSY 303 Organizational Behavior
Additional courses taken at KDU may transfer to CSUMB and will be evaluated at the time of admission.