UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
FCS 170 2
GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science 3
GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity 1
Elective 2
Total 14

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
PSY 150 (meets GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking 3
CARQ American History Campus Requirement 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
FCS 232 3
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) 3
GE Area 3A Arts 3
Electives 9
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
FCS 300 3
FCS 320 3
FCS 330 (meets CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement and IC) 3
FCS 340 (meets GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
FCS 380 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
FCS 431 and FCS 431L 3/1
FCS 432 3
Family Services Elective Requirement 3
GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning or GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 16

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
FCS 426 3
FCS 436 or CADV 451 3
FCS 485 3
Family Services Elective Requirement 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
FCS 438 3
FCS 441 3
FCS 480 3
Family and Consumer Sciences Core B Requirement 3
GE Upper Division Area 3B Humanities 3
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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