UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
BIOL 106 and BIOL 106L (meets GE Area 5B Biological Sciences) 3/1
PHYS 100A and PHYS 100AL (meets GE Area 5A Physical Science and GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity) 3/1
GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3
GE Area 3A Arts 3
CARQ American History Campus Requirement 3
Total 17

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CM 110/L 1/1
COMP 100 (meets CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement and IC) 3
ECON 160 (meet GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
PHYS 100B and PHYS 100BL 3/1
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
BLAW 280 3
CM 208/L 2/1
CM 210/L 2/1
MATH 255A (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
ACCT 220 3
CM 240/L 2/1
MATH 255B or MATH 140 or SOM 120 (Sophomore Year Math Requirement) 3-4
MSE 220/L 2/1
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
Total 15-16

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
CM 310/L 2/1
CM 312/L 2/1
CM 336/L (meets GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences) 2/1
CM 340 3
ENGL 306 (meets GE Upper Division Area 3B Humanities) 3
MGT 360 3
Total 18

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CM 309 2
CM 321 2
CM 326/L 2/1
CM 334/L 2/1
MSE 300 (meets GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 16

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
BLAW 481 3
CM 401 3
CM 415/L 2/1
CM 440/L 2/1
CM 449 1
CM 488A 2
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CM 434 3
CM 441/L 2/1
CM 480 3
CM 488B 2
CM 494 2
Total 13
MINIMUM OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 124

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