UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
FCS 150/L 2/1
FCS 170 2
GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning 3
GE C1 Arts 3
Total 14

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
FCS 160 3
GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking 3
GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science 2
GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity 1
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
FCS 255 3
FCS 271/L 2/1
GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) 3
GE E Lifelong Learning 3
Elective 4
Total 16

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
FCS 232 3
FCS 250/L 2/1
GE D1 Social Sciences 3
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
FCS 353 3
FCS 360/L 2/1
FCS 371/L 2/1
GE C2 Humanities 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
FCS 352 3
FCS 380 3
FCS 471/L 2/1
GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals 3
GE Upper Division Section D1 Social Sciences 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
FCS 320 3
FCS 472/L 2/1
FCS 475/L 2/1
GE Upper Division Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
FCS 476 3
FCS 494 and FCS 494I 2/1
GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government 3
Electives 6
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.