2024-2025 Freshman Pathways
First-Year Pathways: Start Strong, Stay on Track
If you began your journey at Cal State 麻豆村 as a first-time freshman in the 2024-2025 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.
2024-2025 Freshman Pathways
Find your major below to see a typical pathway or map to complete your degree in four years. These pathways are for freshmen enrolling at Cal State 麻豆村 in Fall 2024. Pathways from previous years are available on the Pathway Archive.
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Freshman Pathways
(includes Education and Community Outreach or Sustainable Communities)
(includes concentrations in Communication Studies, Creative Writing and Social Action, English Studies, Historical Studies, Journalism and Media Studies, Legal Studies, Philosophy and Applied Ethics, or English Subject Matter Preparation (for those who want to teach high school English)
(for students who may want to teach but would like to wait and complete a credential program later)
(includes Integrated Bilingual Elementary Education, Integrated Elementary Education, or Integrated Special Education. This is a 135-credit pathway to complete a B.A. and a teaching credential in four years)
(includes a concentration in Music Technology)
(includes concentrations in Anthropology, Geographic Information Systems, Native American Studies, Political Economy, or Social History. Students may also select from one of 9 minors instead of a concentration.)
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Freshman Pathways
(includes concentrations in Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity or Molecular Biology)
(for BIO majors who want to teach high school; will complete Biology B.S. and teaching credential at the same time)
(includes concentrations in Accounting, Agribusiness, Business Analytics and Information Systems, Entrepreneurship, Management and International Business, or Marketing)
(includes concentrations in Public Health, Nonprofit Management, Social Work, or Interdisciplinary)
(includes concentrations in Game Design or Visual Design)
(includes concentrations in Data Science, Game Development, Network & Security, or Software Engineering)
(includes concentrations in Applied Ecology, Environmental Data Analysis, or Watershed Systems)
(includes concentrations in Exercise Science or Wellness)
(includes concentrations in Pure and Applied Math or Math for Teaching)
(includes concentrations in Destination and Tour Management or Hospitality and Event Management)
Freshman Pathways - Alphabetical List by Major
Agricultural Plant and Soil Sciences Freshman Pathway
Students majoring in AGPS will complete their science and math general education requirements in their major.
For Biology Teaching pathway, please refer to the
This pathway is for Biology majors who plan to teach high school and would like the opportunity to complete their Biology B.S. and the teaching credential within four years (including summers) in a total of approximatedly 135 credits.
Business majors select one of the following pathways. The Accounting concentration has three different pathways depending upon career goals.
Students majoring in Collaborative Health and Human Services select one of the concentrations below, depending on career goals and interests. The interdisciplinary concentration allows students to take coursework from two of the other three concentrations.
Communication Design majors select a concentration in Game Design or Visual Design.
Computer Science majors select one of four concentrations from the list below. The courses for the first two years are identical, so students don't need to select a concentration until the second semester of their sophomore year.
Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy majors select one of the following concentrations by the end of their sophmore year. All three pathways are identical during the freshman and sophomore years.
Environmental Studies majors select one of the following concentrations, and also have the opportunity to complete a related minor.
Computer Science majors select one of four concentrations from the list below. The courses for the first two years are identical, so students don't need to select a concentration until the second semester of their sophomore year.
Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy majors select one of the following concentrations by the end of their sophmore year. All three pathways are identical during the freshman and sophomore years.
Environmental Studies majors select one of the following concentrations, and also have the opportunity to complete a related minor.
The Humanities and Communication B.A. is an interdisciplinary major that offers eight concentrations, which students select no later than the fall of their junior year. All concentrations follow the same pathway their freshman and sophomore year, as show below.
Students can learn more about and can declare a concentration using MyLearning Plan in Oasis.
Note that most Japanese majors study abroad during their junior year, and that is built into the pathway.
Kinesiology majors select a concentration in either Exercise Science or Wellness.
The Liberal Studies Integrated Teacher Preparation (ITEP) program allows students to earn a B.A. in Liberal Studies and complete their teaching credential in 135 total credits. Students should consult with the Liberal Studies ITEP advisor for more information about the criteria to be eligible for the credential portion of this program.
Music majors can select a concentration in Music Technology, or complete the standard Music B.A., in which students take music electives instead of music technology concentration courses.
Students majoring in Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) select one of the following concentrations, or select a related minor (see below) instead of a concentration.
To learn more about the concentrations and optional minors for the SBS major, please refer to the or the SBS junior/Senior pathways page.
Students in the Sustainable Hospitality & Tourism Management major select one of two concentrations: