UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
BIOL 101EN (meets GE Area 5B Biological Science) 2
MATH 150A (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 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CHEM 107 3
MATH 150B 5
PHYS 220A (meets GE Area 5A Physical Science) 3
PHYS 220AL (meets GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity) 1
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
MATH 250 3
MSE 227 and MSE 227L 3/1
PHYS 220B and PHYS 220BL 3/1
GE Area 3A Arts 3
CARQ American History Campus Requirement 3
Total 17

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CE 240/L 2/1
ECE 240N and ECE 240L 3/1
MATH 280 3
MSE 248/L (meets GE CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement) 2/1
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
Total 16

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
CE 340/L 2/1
MSE 304 (meets GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
MSE 362 (meets GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences) 3
MSE 409/L 2/1
GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
AM 316 or ME 370 3
MSE 402 3
MSE 407 3
MSE 412/L 2/1
GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
MSE 403 3
MSE 415 3
MSE 488A 2
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Electives (400 or 500 Level) 6
Total 14

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
MSE 410/L 2/1
MSE 488B 2
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Electives (400 or 500 Level) 6
GE Area 3B Humanities 3
Total 14
MINIMUM OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 121

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