UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2025-2026

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

YEAR 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
PSY 150 (meets GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
Public Health Lower Division Math Requirement (meets GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning) 4
GE Basic Skills: Area 1A English Composition (Written Communication) 3
GE Area 3A Arts 3
Elective 3
Total 16

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
BIOL 101 and BIOL 101L (meets GE Area 5B Biological Science & GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity) 4
SOC 150 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 16

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
CHEM 100 or CHEM 103 (meets GE Area 5A Physical Science) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking 3
CARQ American History Campus Requirement 3
Electives 6
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
Biology Course (3 units) selected from: BIOL 211/212, BIOL 213, BIOL 218/218L, BIOL 281, BIOL 285, BIOL 341, BIOL 366, BIOL 375 3
Health Sciences Elective selected from: HSCI 231, HSCI 335, HSCI 336, HSCI 337 3
GE Area 3B Humanities 3
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
ENGL 306 (meets CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement) 3
HSCI 314 3
HSCI 331* 3
HSCI 345 (meets GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
HSCI 390/L 4
Total 16

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HSCI 470A (meets GE Upper Division Area 5 Physical and Biological Sciences) 3
HSCI 391 3
HSCI 431* 3
HSCI 488 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
HSCI 437 3
HSCI 439 3
HSCI 441* 3
HSCI 494IPH 1
Health Sciences Elective selected from: HSCI 231, HSCI 335, HSCI 336, HSCI 337, HSCI 369, HSCI 433, HSCI 434, HSCI 435, HSCI 436, HSCI 438, HSCI 440, HSCI 442 3
GE Upper Division CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Total 16

YEAR 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HSCI 445* 3
HSCI 494PH 2
Health Sciences Electives selected from: HSCI 231, HSCI 335, HSCI 336, HSCI 337, HSCI 369, HSCI 433, HSCI 434, HSCI 435, HSCI 436, HSCI 438, HSCI 440, HSCI 442, HSCI 446 6
Total 11
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

*HSCI 331, HSCI 431, HSCI 441 and HSCI 445 must be taken consecutively.