UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2024-2025

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
CAS 100 or CAS 102* 3
CAS 201* 3
Central American Studies Upper Division Core** 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Elective*** 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
CAS 202* 3
CAS 270/F* 3
Central American Studies Upper Division Core** 6
Central American Studies Upper Division Elective** 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
Central American Studies Upper Division Core** 6
Central American Studies Upper Division Elective** 3
GE Upper Division from Section C or Section F 3
Elective*** 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
Central American Studies Upper Division Core** 6
CAS 421 or CAS 440 or CAS 460 3
GE Upper Division from Section D or Section F 3
Elective*** 3
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

*Take these lower division core major courses only if the courses (or equivalent) were not taken prior to transfer.

**Refer to catalog for course lists.

***If needed, select upper division electives to total a minimum of 40 units upper division overall required for the bachelor’s degree.