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, 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
(CHEM 365 and CHEM 365L) or (CHEM 464 and CHEM 464L) 3/1
FCS 301 3
FCS 307 3
GE B5 Scientific Inquiry and Quantitative Reasoning 3
Elective 3
Total 16

Transfer Year 1: 2nd Semester

Course Units
FCS 304 2
FCS 308 3
FCS 321/L 2/1
FCS 380 3
GE Upper Division from Section C or Section F 3
Total 14

Transfer Year 2: 1st Semester

Course Units
FCS 402 3
FCS 404/L 2/1
FCS 405 3
FCS 408 3
Elective* 3
Total 15

Transfer Year 2: 2nd Semester

Course Units
FCS 403 3
FCS 494 and FCS 494I 2/1
Nutrition and Dietetics Option Elective selected from: FCS 309, FCS 481, HSCI 390/L, HSCI 434, HSCI 446 3-4
GE Upper Division from Section D or Section F 3
Elective* 3
Total 15-16
OVERALL TOTAL UNITS 120

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

*If not taken previously, electives will need to be comprised of lower division FCS core and Nutrition and Dietetics requirements.