UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
MATH 103 (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) 3
MATH 103L (if required) 0-1
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3
GE Area 3A Arts 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15-16

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
ENGL 205 3
IS 212 (meets CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement and IC) 3
SOM 120 or MATH 140BUS 3-4
GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking 3
Elective 2-3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
ACCT 220 3
ECON 160 (meets GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science 3
GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity 1
CARQ American History Campus Requirement 3
Elective 2
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
ACCT 230 3
BLAW 280 3
ECON 161 (meets GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) 3
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
BUS 312 3
FIN 303 (meets GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) 3
FIN 336 3
MGT 360 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
FIN 352 3
FIN 355 3
MKT 304 3
SOM 306 3
Communication Course: BLAW 308, BLAW 368, COMS 323, ENGL 305, ENGL 306, ENGL 407, PHIL 305 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
FIN 431 3
Finance Elective** 3
GE Upper Division Area 3B Humanities 3
Elective 6
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
BUS 497A or BUS 497B 3
FIN 434 3
FIN 495A-C 3
GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Electives 3
Total 15
MINIMUM OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

**Does not include FIN 102, FIN 338, FIN 433 or FIN 439; may not double count toward the Financial Planning option. May include 3 units from ACCT 440, ACCT 450, ECON 310 or ECON 409. ACCT 440, ACCT 450 and ECON 409 have additional prerequisites beyond the required courses shown above.