UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
COMP 110/L* (meets CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement) 3/1
MATH 150A (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) 5
GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3
GE Area 3A Arts 3
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
COMP 122/L 3/1
COMP 182/L 3/1
MATH 150B 5
PHIL 230 (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking) 3
Total 16

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
COMP 222 3
COMP 282 3
COMP 256/L 3/1
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication 3
Lower Division Life Science Elective and Lab (meets GE Area 5B Biological Science & GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity) 4
Total 17

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
COMP 322/L 3/1
COMP 333 3
MATH 262 3
Lower Division Physical Science Elective and Lab (meets GE Area 5A Physical Science) 4-5
Total 14-15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
COMP 310 (meets GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) 3
COMP 324 3
COMP 380/L 2/1
CARQ American History Campus Requirement 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
MATH 340 4
Computer Science Upper Division Electives (400 or 500 level) 6
GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
Total 16

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
COMP 482 or MATH 482 3
COMP 490/L 2/1
Computer Science Upper Division Electives (400 or 500 level) 6
GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
COMP 491/L 2/1
Computer Science Upper Division Elective (400 or 500 level) 3
GE Area 3B Humanities 3
GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 12
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

*Alternatively, students may take COMP 111A/L and COMP 111B/L.

Lower Division Life Science Electives

BIOL 106 and BIOL 106L; BIOL 107 and BIOL 107L; GEOL 110 and GEOL 112

Lower Division Physical Science Electives

CHEM 101 and CHEM 101D and CHEM 101L; GEOG 101 and GEOG 102; GEOG 103 and GEOG 105; GEOL 101 and GEOL 102; GEOL 110 and GEOL 112; PHYS 220A and PHYS 220AL

GEOL 110 and GEOL 112 can be used to satisfy at most one of the above requirements.