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CSU San Marcos

CSU San Marcos
333 Twin Oaks Valley Road
San Marcos, CA 92096-0001

Official telephone: (760) 750-4000
Website: www.csusm.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Semester/term begin dates: in late August and late January.
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students held in June, July, August, and December.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Majors with the highest enrollment: liberal studies, business administration, psychology
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 82%
Student:Faculty ratio: 25:1
Total faculty: 116 men, 128 women
Full-time faculty: 116 men, 128 women
Graduation rate: 53% within six years

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

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, dual degrees, independent study, accelerated program, internships, weekend college, distance learning
Minors and other miscellaneous programs offered:
Minors offered in anthropology, biological sciences, business administration, chemistry, communication, computer science, criminology/criminal justice, economics, ethnic studies, film studies, French, history, literature/writing studies, mathematics, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, social sciences, sociology, Spanish, visual/performing arts, and women's studies.
Preprofessional programs offered:
pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy, pre-dentistry, pre-optometry
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
Study abroad opportunities:
Study abroad in Australia, Canada, Chile, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.
Army ROTC: offered off-campus at San Diego St U.
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus at San Diego St U.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus at San Diego St U.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Anthropology
  • Bilingual Education
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Communication
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Computer Science
  • Economics
  • Elementary Education/Multiple Subject
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Finance
  • Global Business Management
  • Global Studies
  • Global Supply Chain Management
  • History
  • Human Development
  • Humanities
  • Individual Major
  • Kinesiology
  • L.V.N. to B.S.N.
  • Liberal Studies
  • Literature/Writing
  • Management
  • Management of Information Systems
  • Marketing
  • Mathematics
  • Middle School Education
  • Nursing/Basic B.S.N.
  • Philosophy
  • Physics
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • R.N. to B.S.N.
  • Secondary Education/Single Subject
  • Social Sciences
  • Sociology
  • Spanish
  • Special Education
  • Visual/Performing Arts
  • Women's Studies
  • World Languages
Doctorates

  • Education
Master's Degrees

  • Biology
  • Business Administration (M.B.A.)
  • Computer Science
  • Education
  • History
  • Literature/Writing Studies
  • Mathematics
  • Nursing
  • Psychology
  • Sociological Practice
  • Spanish

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 3 or higher)
  • neither credit nor placement 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
  • neither credit nor placement for school's own challenge exams
  • credit for relevant military experience
  • neither credit nor placement for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Academic Profile

The campus has grown to serve over 9,000 students in four academic units. It offers degrees in more than thirty undergraduate programs and eleven graduate programs. Each program offers unique specializations or concentrations.  The campus will also be adding additional academic programs during the next five years.  Additionally, there are seventeen credential and three certificate programs in the College of Education.

 

California State University San Marcos is open to all CSU-eligible first time freshmen and upper division transfer applicants.  In addition, students pursuing second bachelor’s degrees in Nursing, Mathematics and Science-related majors are encouraged to apply.  SAT I or ACT examinations should be taken no later than December of the senior year. 

 
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