UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

Refer to the Catalog Archives for General Education requirements.

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
JOUR 100 (meets GE E Lifelong Learning) 3
JOUR 104 1
GE Basic Skills: A2 Written Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 131 recommended) 3
GE C1 Arts 3
Total 13

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
JOUR 110/L 3
GE Basic Skills: A1 Oral Communication 3
GE D1 Social Sciences 3
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
JOUR 250 3
GE Basic Skills: A3 Critical Thinking 3
GE D3 and D4 Constitution of the United States and State and Local Government 3
GE F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
JOUR 210/L 3
JOUR 225 3
GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science 2
GE B3 Science Laboratory Activity 1
GE C3 American History Institutions and Ideals 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
JOUR 315 3
JOUR 325 3
JOUR 400 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Upper Division GE Section D1 Social Sciences 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
JOUR 395B 2
JOUR 395C 2
Upper Division JOUR Electives 6
GE B1 Physical Science or GE B2 Life Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) 3
Elective 3
Total 16

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
JOUR 415 or JOUR 474SLJ 3
JOUR 478 or JOUR 480 3
Upper Division JOUR Elective 3
Elective 3
Upper Division GE Section C2 Humanities 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
JOUR 498 1
Upper Division JOUR Elective 3
Electives 12
Total 16
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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