UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
HIST 110* or HIST 150* or HIST 303* 3
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 3A Arts 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 111* or HIST 151* or HIST 304* 3
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science 3
GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity 1
GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
Elective 2
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
HIST 145, HIST 161*, HIST 185* or HIST 192* 3
HIST 270 or HIST 370 (meets CARQ American History Campus Requirement) 3
CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 271 or HIST 371 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking 3
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
HIST 301 3
Upper Division History Elective (Asia, Africa, Latin America, or the Middle East course) 3
GE Area 3B Humanities 3
GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 497A-Z 3
Upper Division History Elective (Europe course) 3
Upper Division History Elective (400 level) 3
GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
Upper Division History Elective (U.S. or Canada course) 3
Upper Division History Elective (400 level) 3
Upper Division History Elective (400 level) 3
GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning or GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 498C 3
Upper Division History Elective (400 level) 3
Upper Division History Elective 3
Electives 6
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

*HIST 150, HIST 151, HIST 303 or HIST 304 may double count for GE Area 3B Humanities. HIST 110 and/or HIST 111 may double count for GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences. HIST 161, HIST 185 or HIST 192 may double count for CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies.