UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
CAS 100 or CAS 102 (meets GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3
CARQ American History Campus Requirement 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CAS 201 (meets GE Area 3B Humanities) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
CAS 202 3
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science 3
GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity 1
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
Electives 5
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CAS 270/F (meets CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement) 3
Central American Studies Lower Division Elective 3
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
Central American Studies Upper Division Core (select from CAS 309, CAS 310, CAS 368, CAS 369 to meet GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
Central American Studies Upper Division Core (select from CAS 311 or CAS 365 to meet GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies) 3
GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning or GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences 3
GE Area 3A Arts 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
Central American Studies Upper Division Core (select from CAS 309, CAS 310, CAS 368, CAS 369 to meet GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
Central American Studies Upper Division Core 3
Central American Studies Upper Division Elective 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
Central American Studies Upper Division Core 6
Central American Studies Upper Division Elective 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
Central American Studies Upper Division Core 3
Central American Studies Seminar Requirement (CAS 421 or CAS 440 or CAS 460) 3
Electives 9
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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