This 4-Year Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
YEAR 1: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 120 (meets CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement and IC) | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning (MATH 140 recommended) | 3-4 |
| GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Elective | 2-3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication | 3 |
| GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking | 3 |
| GE Area 3A Arts | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| ECON 101 or 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 |
| Electives | 5 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 2: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| BUS 104 | 3 |
| GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) | 3 |
| GE Area 3B Humanities | 3 |
| GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 320 | 3 |
| FCS 323 (meets GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| FCS 324 | 3 |
| GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences (FCS 340 or FCS 357 recommended for Option Elective) | 3 |
| GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 3: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 315 | 3 |
| FCS 380 | 3 |
| Option Elective | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 423 | 3 |
| FCS 429 | 3 |
| Option Elective | 3 |
| Electives | 6 |
| Total | 15 |
YEAR 4: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| FCS 422 | 3 |
| FCS 494 and FCS 494I | 2/1 |
| Electives | 9 |
| Total | 15 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
One course for the degree must have an Ethnic Studies/ES designation.
Consumer Affairs Option Electives
BLAW 280, MKT 304, MKT 348, FCS 340, FCS 357, FCS 424, FCS 426, FCS 428, FCS 480