UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
MATH 141 and MATH 141L (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) 4
PSY 150 (meets GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3
GE Area 3A Arts 3
Elective 2
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
PSY 250 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication 3
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science 3
GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity 1
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 2
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
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
CARQ American History Campus Requirement 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
GE Area 3B Humanities 3
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement 3
Electives 6
Total 16

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
PSY 301 1
PSY 320/L (meets GE Upper Division Area 2 Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) 4
Clinical/Personality Psychology Cluster selected from: PSY 310, PSY 351, PSY 353, PSY 370, PSY 380 3
Cognitive Psychology Cluster selected from: PSY 304, PSY 367, PSY 369, PSY 382 3
Electives 4
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
PSY 321/L 4
Developmental Psychology Cluster selected from: PSY 313, PSY 327, PSY 335, PSY 361, PSY 365 3
Psychology Upper Division Elective 3
GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences 3
Elective 2
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
Social Psychology Cluster: PSY 345 3
Psychology Upper Division Electives 5
Electives 7
Total 15

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
Psychology Course 400 level (Consult with advisor) 3
GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Electives 9
Total 15
MINIMUM OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

A minimum of 40 units of upper division overall is required for the degree.