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CSU Monterey Bay

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

Official telephone: (831) 582-3000
Website: www.csumb.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 82%
Student:Faculty ratio: 25:1
Total faculty: 221 men, 276 women
Full-time faculty: 76 men, 76 women
Part-time faculty: 145 men, 200 women
Graduation rate: 53% within six years

CSU Monterey Bay
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes
Minor requirements: not required for graduation
Physical education is required: yes
There are religious requirements for graduation: no

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, internships, distance learning
Education certifications are offered: yes
Education certifications:
elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, special education, bilingual/bicultural
Cooperative programs are offered: no
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Qualified undergraduates may take graduate-level classes: yes
Other special or unique academic programs:
Moss Landing Marine Lab program.
Army ROTC: not offered
Navy ROTC: not offered
Air Force ROTC: not offered

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Business Administration
  • Collaborative Health/Human Services
  • Earth Systems Science/Policy
  • Global Studies
  • Human Communication
  • Human Performance/Wellness
  • Integrated Studies
  • Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Music
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences
  • Telecommunications/Multimedia/Applied Computing
  • Teledramatic Arts/Technology
  • Visual/Public Art
  • World Languages/Cultures
Master's Degrees

  • CalStateTEACH
  • Coastal/Watershed Sciences/Policy
  • Education
  • Instructional Science/Technology emphasis
  • Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Management/Information Technology
  • Marine Science
  • Multiple Subjects Program
  • Public Policy
  • Single Subject Program
  • Special Education Program

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • neither credit nor placement for Regents College Exams (RCE)
  • neither credit nor placement for ACT PEP
  • neither credit nor placement for DANTES
  • credit for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

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