UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2023-2024

This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog years:

The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, Title 5 (United States History and Government), and lower division core requirements for this major. See General Education Rules for more information. Lower division major requirements can be found by looking at the 4-Year Degree Road Map for this major. Refer to ASSIST for transfer information and articulation of courses taken at California Community Colleges. Verified Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) STAR Act students should use the ADT/STAR Act Degree Road Map for their major.

Once transfer coursework is evaluated, applicants and admitted students can use the Degree Progress Report/Planner to learn which requirements need to be completed.

To meet residency requirements, students must complete a minimum of 30 units at CSUN: 24 units must be upper division, 12 units in the major and 9 units in General Education.

Transfer Year 1: 1st Semester

Course Units
LING 300 3
LING 310 or LING 325 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Foreign Language Requirement** or Elective 3
Elective or LING 200 or LING 250 (if not taken prior to transfer) 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
LING 402 3
LING 417 3
Linguistics Elective (Group A)* 3
GE Upper Division from Section C or Section F 3
Foreign Language Requirement** or Elective 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
LING 403 3
LING 408 3
LING 441 3
GE Upper Division from Section D or Section F 3
Elective 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
LING 404 3
Linguistics Elective (Group A)* 3
Linguistics Elective (Group A or B)* 3
Linguistics Elective (Group A or B)* 3
Elective 3
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

*Choose four courses. Two courses must be from Group A. All four courses may be from Group A. Refer to catalog course list.

**Undergraduate majors are required to complete either A. Non-romance language: two semesters at the beginning level or B. Romance language: two semesters at the intermediate level. Undergraduate majors whose native language is not English are exempt from the foreign language requirement.