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General Education requirements

The 2026-27 catalog's GE areas, with the courses that satisfy each one and whether SDSU is offering them in Spring 2027. This is one list for every student - for what counts toward your own major, see the degree planner.

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Catalog year:2026-272025-262024-25
1 - English Communication9 units · see sub-areas below
1A - English CompositionUnits vary · 8 courses
1B - Critical ThinkingUnits vary · 8 courses
1C - Oral CommunicationUnits vary · 4 courses
2 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning3 units · 27 courses
3 - Arts and Humanities6 units · see sub-areas below
3A - ArtsUnits vary · 27 courses
3B - HumanitiesUnits vary · 118 courses
4 - Social and Behavioral Sciences6 units · 49 courses
5 - Physical and Biological Sciences7 units · see sub-areas below
5A - Physical ScienceUnits vary · 15 courses
5B - Biological ScienceUnits vary · 4 courses
5C - LaboratoryUnits vary · 9 courses
6 - Ethnic Studies3 units · 33 courses
Area 2. Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative ReasoningUnits vary · 172 courses
Area 3. Arts and HumanitiesUnits vary · 200 courses

This area has more courses than shown here.

Area 4. Social and Behavioral ScienceUnits vary · 175 courses
Area 4. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 units)Units vary · 49 courses
Area 5. Physical and Biological Sciences (7 units)Units vary · 57 courses
Ethnic Studies [6]Units vary · 49 courses
Ethnic Studies [ES] Courses: Course Also FulfillsUnits vary · 1 course
Explorations of Human ExperienceUnits vary · 34 courses
GE Explorations Arts and Humanities [UD 3]Units vary · 10 courses
GE Explorations Social and Behavioral Science [UD 4]Units vary · 12 courses
General Education Areas and CoursesUnits vary · 20 courses
Social and Behavioral Science [4]Units vary · 2 courses
UD-2-5 - Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning or Physical and Biological SciencesUnits vary · 34 courses
UD-3 - Arts and HumanitiesUnits vary · 200 courses

This area has more courses than shown here.

UD-4 - Social and Behavioral ScienceUnits vary · 200 courses

This area has more courses than shown here.

General Education requirements are the same for every student in a catalog year, but which catalog year applies to you depends on when you started. The degree planner checks your own requirements against your real catalog year and major.