UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
COMP 100 (meets CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement and IC) 3
MATH 105 (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) 5
MSE 101/L 1/1
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3
Total 16

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
BIOL 101EN (meets GE Area 5B Biological Science) 2
CHEM 100 3
ECON 160 (meets GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
MATH 255A 3
PHYS 100A and PHYS 100AL (meets GE Area 5A Physical Science & GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity) 3/1
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
ACCT 220 3
MATH 140BUS or MATH 140SCI 4
MSE 220/L 2/1
PHYS 100B and PHYS 100BL 3/1
CARQ American History Campus Requirement 3
Total 17

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
BLAW 280 3
ENGL 215 (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking) 3
MSE 248/L 2/1
GE Area 3A Arts 3
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
MKT 304 3
MSE 300 (meets GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
MSE 303 (meets GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences) 3
MSE 362 3
MSE 403 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
MSE 402 3
MSE 406 3
MSE 407 3
SOM 306 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
MSE 401 3
MSE 420 3
MSE 488A 2
Upper Division Technical Elective (400 or 500 level) 3
GE Area 3B Humanities 3
Total 14

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
MSE 488B 2
Upper Division Technical Electives (400 or 500 level) 8
GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 13
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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