UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 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
CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement 3
Elective 2
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication 3
GE Area 3A Arts 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective (PHIL 150 recommended) 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
PHIL 201 (meets GE Area 3B Humanities) 3
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3
CARQ American History Campus Requirement 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
One course selected from: PHIL 100, PHIL 200, PHIL 210, PHIL 225, PHIL 230 (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking) 3
PHIL 202 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
PHIL 360 or PHIL 365 or PHIL 380 3
Philosophy Upper Division Elective 3
GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning or GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
PHIL 350 or PHIL 352 or PHIL 355 3
One course selected from: PHIL 332, PHIL 333, PHIL 343, PHIL 344, PHIL 348, PHIL 353, PHIL 354 3
Philosophy Upper Division Elective (400 level) 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
Philosophy Upper Division Electives (400 level) 6
Philosophy Elective 3
GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
PHIL 497 3
Philosophy Upper Division Elective (400 level) 3
Philosophy Elective 3
GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
Elective 3
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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