UNIVERSITY CATALOG: 2024-2025

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 200 or LING 230 or LING 250 (if not taken prior to transfer) 3
LING 300 3
LING 310 or LING 325 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Language Other Than English** or Elective 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
Language Other Than English** or Elective 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
LING 403 3
LING 408 3
LING 309 or LING 427 or LING 441 or LING 447 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

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

*Two courses must be from Group A, the remaining two courses may be selected from Group A or Group B. Refer to catalog course list.

**Undergraduate majors are required to complete two progressive semesters (or the equivalent of two 3-unit progressive semesters) of one language other than English. Students with prior language experience can pass all or part of the language requirement by examination or other evidence at the discretion of the department.