UMass Boston

Degree Planning

The Student Success Center has four-year curriculum plans for all CSM majors to help you plan your path to graduation.  Whether you’re starting fresh or as a transfer student, you can see where you should start, the order in which the department wants you to take your major classes, and how to finish at a pace that's right for you. 

Degree Planning Tools

Below you will find degree specific four-year plans and sample course syllabi. The four year plans were created by academic departments to help you stay on track and complete graduation requirements. These plans should be used in conjunction with your degree audit to show you the necessary order of courses so that pre-requisites are met for higher level classes and encourage you to take classes that complement each other in the same semester. The plans also reflect general UMass Boston degree requirements, which you can read more about here

These four-year plans are a suggested framework for completing degree requirements to graduate in eight semesters. We recoginize that every student is an individual who has full autonomy over the pace of their academic progress.  As such, your Student Success Advisor is pleased to work with you to develop a personalized plan for graduation, whether that be over four years, or longer if you so choose.

Biochemistry

Biochemistry Department

Biochemistry Four-Year Plan

Sample Syllabi:
- Sample Biology 111 Syllabus
- Sample Chemistry 115 Syllabus
- Sample Chemistry 117 Syllabus

Relevant Course Catalogs:
- Biology Course Catalog
- Chemistry Course Catalog

Biology

Biology Department

Biology Advising Guide 

Biology Four-Year Plan

Sample Syllabi:
- Sample Biology 111 Syllabus
- Sample Chemistry 115 Syllabus
- Sample Chemistry 117 Syllabus

Relevant Course Catalogs:
- Biology Course Catalog
- Chemistry Course Catalog

Chemistry

Computer Engineering

Computer Science

Electrical Engineering

Engineering Physics

Information Technology

Information Technology Department

Information Technology Four-Year Plan
Information Technology Advising Tool
Information Technology Tracks

Sample Syllabus:
- Sample Information Techology 110 Syllabus

Relevant Course Catalogs:
- Information Technology Course Catalog

Mathematics

Physics

Pre-Med