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: First Semester

Course Units
GEOG 300 3
GEOG 305/L or GEOG 409/L 2/1
GEOG 306/L 2/1
Geography Core Course 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 1: Second Semester

Course Units
GEOG 407/L 2/1
GEOG 408D/L 2/1
Geography Core Course 3
Upper Division GEOG Elective 3
GE Upper Division from Section C or Section F 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 2: First Semester

Course Units
GEOG 404A-Z 3
GEOG 406/L 2/1
GEOG 408E/L 1/2
Geospatial Applications Course 3
GE Upper Division from Section D or Section F 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 2: Second Semester

Course Units
GEOG 460/L 2/1
GEOG 490 3
Geospatial Applications Course 3
Upper Division GEOG Elective 3
Elective 3
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

Geography Core Courses

GEOG 301, GEOG 311, GEOG 316, GEOG 340, GEOG 351, GEOG 364/L, GEOG 365 and GEOG 365L, GEOG 366, GEOG 370, GEOG 375

Geospatial Applications Courses

GEOG 408A/L, GEOG 408B/L, GEOG 408C/L, GEOG 408F/L, GEOG 408G/L, GEOG 408H/L, GEOG 408I/L, GEOG 494**, GEOG 497A-F**, GEOG 550F

*GEOG 311, GEOG 316, GEOG 365 or GEOG 366 may count for B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning. GEOG 107, GEOG 150, GEOG 170, GEOG 301, GEOG 351 and/or GEOG 370 may count for 3-6 units of D1 Social Sciences.

**Must be GIS/Cartography/Remote Sensing topic.