UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2026-2027

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) (CHS 115 recommended) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 2 Lower Division Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
CARQ American History Campus Requirement (CHS 245 recommended) 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CHS 261 (meets GE Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences and IC) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1B Critical Thinking (CHS 202 recommended) 3
GE Basic Skills: Area 1C Oral Communication (CHS 151 recommended) 3
GE CSUN Section F Comparative Cultural Studies 3
Elective 3
Total 15

YEAR 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
CHS 270SOC/F (meets Ethnic Studies and CARQ Lifelong Learning Campus Requirement) 1/2
GE Area 4A and Area 4B Constitution of the United States and California State and Local Government 3
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science 3
GE Area 5C Science Laboratory Activity 1
Electives 5
Total 15

YEAR 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CHS 262CS/LCS 2/1
GE Area 5A Physical Science or GE Area 5B Biological Science (select from GE subarea not previously completed) 3
Electives 9
Total 15

YEAR 3: 1st Semester

Course Units
CHS 331 (meets GE Upper Division Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences) 3
CHS 367 3
GE Area 3A Arts 3
CHS 308D/DL or CHS 409 3
Electives 3
Total 15

YEAR 3: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CHS 448 3
GE Upper Division Area 3B Humanities 3
Electives 9
Total 15

YEAR 4: 1st Semester

Course Units
CHS 467 3
Environmental Justice in Chicana/o Communities Option 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 4: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CHS 497 3
Environmental Justice in Chicana/o Communities Option Elective 3
Electives 9
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

Environmental Justice in Chicana/o Communities Option Electives

AAS 440, AIS 304, AFRS 488, CAS 355, CHS 347, CHS 350, CHS 361, CHS 362, GEOG 316, GEOG 370, GEOG 375, GEOL 496ECS, RS 370, SUST 300, URBS 400, URBS 415, URBS 425