  california state university san marcos (csusm or cal state san marcos) is a public comprehensive university in san marcos, california, united states, and one of the 23 campuses of the california state university system. san marcos is a suburban town in the north county area of san diego county. it was founded in 1989 as the 20th csu campus. the first class was admitted in 1990. csu san marcos offers 62 different bachelor's degrees,academic offerings. california state university, san marcos. 15 master's degrees, an ed.d. program, and 13 teaching credentials.http://degrees.calstate.edu/uploads/55/64/5564d4b6ec1584227ca2d1054c759f0f/credential-programs-08212012.pdf the university has four colleges: the college of business administration; the college of science and mathematics; the college of humanities, arts, behavioral and social sciences; and the college of education, health and 
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