52 Bachelor's degrees offered by the university

The Music Department, part of California State University San Marcos, strives for solid traditional training practices while exposing students to advance music technology. As a department we ensure that students understand the context of music based off multiple cultures around the world. 

Engineering is broadly described as the creative application of scientific and mathematical principles used to design, develop, improve, and analyze structures, machines, devices, components, systems, and industrial processes useful to society.  Learn more with the Electrical Engineering program at California State University San Marcos. 

The Biological Sciences (Molecular and Cellular Biology Concentration) program offered by the California State University San Marcos exposes students to cloning techniques, illustrates the techniques involved as part of their general education, and trains them for research positions.

The Biological Sciences (General Concentration) program offered by the California State University San Marcos provides wide exposure to the range of biological sciences while the cell/molecular, ecology, and physiology concentrations offer majors the opportunity to focus their studies.

The Literature and Writing Studies Program offered by the California State University San Marcos provides instruction in both literature and writing. Students continuing in prior catalogs may contact the Department Chair or the Department Academic Advisor for old and new course equivalencies.

The Biotechnology major offered by the California State University San Marcos is housed in the Biological Sciences Department. Biotechnology refers to the long practiced skill of applying our knowledge of the molecular basis of life processes for the benefit of society.

The Social Sciences Major offered by the California State University San Marcos is a multidisciplinary program that aims to provide students with a broad understanding and appreciation of the social sciences.

The Criminology and Justice Studies major at the California State University San Marcos is offered through the Sociology Department. This major draws on the intellectual traditions of sociology and critical criminology to understand the social correlates of crime and justice.

The California State University San Marcos offers a program of courses leading to a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry. Biochemistry focuses on the atomic and molecular level principles of chemical reactions in living systems.

The Human Development (Counseling Services Option) Major offered by the California State University San Marcos is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on human growth and development throughout the life-span, and on the familial, social, cultural, and political networks in which individuals develop.

Geography students develop a solid understanding of how natural and human systems function both independently and through their interaction.  California State University San Marcos is offering Bachelor of Arts in Geography. 

Ethnic Studies is the study of the histories, experiences, cultures, and issues of racial-ethnic groups in the United States. As an interdisciplinary major, the B.A. in Ethnic Studies emphasizes the social and historical study of race and racism in the United States. This programme is offered at California State University San Marcos.

We create an environment of innovative research, student-centered learning, and effective community engagement in movement and health.  In this environment, our students cultivate knowledge, skills, and perspective useful for improving well-being in diverse populations. California State University San Marcos is offering a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (Movement Science Option )

Linguistics is the scientific study of language, and as such offers students the opportunity to look at one of the tools used by human beings to create and perform cultural and social identities and practices.  California State University San Marcos is offering a Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics.

The purpose of the Nursing (Accelerated BSN Option) offered by the California State University San Marcos is to help patients/clients achieve health goals. Nurses provide health care for individuals, families and communities by performing supportive, preventive, therapeutic, and restorative interventions. Nurses are employed in institutional and community-based healthcare settings.

As its primary objective, the Spanish (General Major Concentration) major offered by the California State University San Marcos promotes the study of the language and culture of Spanish-speaking people.

The Biological Sciences (Ecology Concentration) program offered by the California State University San Marcos exposes students to cloning techniques, illustrates the techniques involved as part of their general education, and trains them for research positions.

Business Administration (Global Supply Chain Management Option) students in the College of Business Administration at the California State University San Marcos will find that their program of study is both rigorous and relevant to real-world business problems.

Sociology (Aging and the Life Course Concentration) offered by the California State University San Marcos is the study of human societies, of the institutions, organizations, and groups that compose them, and of the way individuals and groups relate to one another.

History offered by the California State University San Marcos interprets the past for the present by exploring the institutions, ideas, cultures, and creations of men and women in the context of time and place.