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 or ENGL 305 or ENGL 306 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 1
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
ECON 161 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
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
ECON 309 (meets GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) 3
ECON 310 (meets GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
GE Upper Division Area 3B Humanities 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
ECON 311 3
Upper Division Economics Electives* 6
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
ECON 312 3
400-Level Economics Electives* 6
Upper Division Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
400-Level Economics Elective* 3
Upper Division Electives 4
Electives 8
Total 15
MINIMUM OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

*Five upper division courses chosen from any Economics department listing, excluding ECON 498. At least three elective courses must be 400-level courses.