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 Mapfor 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
HIST 301 3
Upper Division European History* 3
Other Upper Division History Elective* 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Elective 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
Upper Division U.S. or Canadian History* 3
Other Upper Division History Elective* 6
GE Upper Division from Section C or Section F 3
Elective 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
HIST 498 3
Upper Division Asian, African, Middle Eastern or Latin American History* 3
Other Upper Division History Elective* 3
GE Upper Division from Section D or Section F 3
Elective 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
HIST 497A-Z 3
Other Upper Division History Elective* 3
Electives 9
Total 15
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

*Upper Division Curriculum: All units in this section must be upper division. HIST 302, HIST 303, HIST 304, HIST 370or HIST 371 may not be applied to satisfy these requirements. A minimum of 12 of these 24 upper division elective units must be at the 400- or 500-level.