This Transfer Degree Road Map applies to the following catalog year(s):
The Transfer Degree Road Map on this page presumes the completion of lower division General Education, the United States History and Government requirements, 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 |
|---|---|
| CJS 280 or GEOG 206/L (if not taken prior to transfer) | 3 |
| CJS 340 | 3 |
| CJS 360 | 3 |
| CJS 370 | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 1: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CJS 310 | 3 |
| CJS 320 | 3 |
| Cross-Cultural/Cross-National Criminology and Justice Area Study selected from: AIS 304**, CJS 328, CJS 418, CJS 438, CJS 448 | 3 |
| CJS 380/L (meets GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning) or GEOG 306/L* | 3 |
| GE Upper Division from Section C or Section F | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 2: 1st Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| CJS 350 | 3 |
| Criminology Area Study selected from: CJS 328, CJS 402, CJS 418, CJS 422, CJS 432, CJS 448, CJS 452AA-ZZ | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Area Study selected from: AIS 304**, CJS 334, CJS 344, CJS 438, CJS 444, CJS 448, CJS 454AA-ZZ, LING 310**, POLS 426, POLS 450, POLS 455, POLS 457B, PSY 443, SOC 434 | 3 |
| GE Upper Division from Section D or Section F | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
Transfer Year 2: 2nd Semester
| Course | Units |
|---|---|
| Victimization Area Study selected from: CADV 310, CJS 326, CJS 446 | 3 |
| Criminology Area Study selected from: CJS 328, CJS 402, CJS 418, CJS 422, CJS 432, CJS 448, CJS 452AA-ZZ | 3 |
| Criminal Justice Area Study selected from: AIS 304**, CJS 334, CJS 344, CJS 438, CJS 444, CJS 448, CJS 454AA-ZZ, LING 310**, POLS 426, POLS 450, POLS 455, POLS 457B, PSY 443, SOC 434 | 3 |
| Applied Research and Field Experience selected from: CJS 410CS, CJS 480, CJS 494A-E/AA-EE, POLS 494J/A | 3 |
| Elective | 3 |
| Total | 15 |
| OVERALL TOTAL UNITS | 120 |
Courses will count in only one CJS program category.
*One set of methods courses. Students who select GEOG 206/L and GEOG 306/L will need to take GE Basic Skills: B4 Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning, and GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning, in place of elective coursework.
**LING 310 may double count for GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning. GWS 370 may double count for GE Upper Division D1 Social Sciences. AIS 304 may double count for GE Upper Division F Comparative Cultural Studies.