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CSU San Marcos

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

Official telephone: (760) 750-7273
Fax number: (760) 750-3248
Website: https://www.csusm.edu/
Screen last updated on: December 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 75%
Student:Faculty ratio: 24:1
Total faculty: 344 men, 524 women
Full-time faculty: 168 men, 248 women
Part-time faculty: 176 men, 276 women
Graduation rate: 54% within six years

CSU San Marcos
REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, internships, distance learning
Graduate schools/programs are offered: no
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Navy ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • American Indian/Native American Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
  • Chemistry, General
  • Communication, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Software Engineering
  • Criminology
  • Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Ecology
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Fire Protection, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Literature
  • General Studies
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, Other
  • Physiology, General
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Diplomas

  • Accounting
  • Applied Behavior Analysis
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Education, Other
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Health and Wellness, General
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies
  • Psychology, Other
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other
  • Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
Doctorates

  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Master's Degrees

  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Biotechnology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Chemistry, General
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance
  • Computer Science
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP general
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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