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General Education requirements

The 2025-26 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
Area 2. Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative ReasoningUnits vary · 164 courses
Area 3. Arts and HumanitiesUnits vary · 200 courses

This area has more courses than shown here.

Area 4. Social and Behavioral ScienceUnits vary · 172 courses
Area 4. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 units)Units vary · 46 courses
Area 5. Physical and Biological Sciences (7 units)Units vary · 54 courses
Ethnic Studies [6]Units vary · 38 courses
Ethnic Studies [ES] Courses: Course Also FulfillsUnits vary · 1 course
Explorations of Human ExperienceUnits vary · 32 courses
GE Explorations Arts and Humanities [UD 3]Units vary · 7 courses
GE Explorations Social and Behavioral Science [UD 4]Units vary · 11 courses
General Education Areas and CoursesUnits vary · 20 courses
GENERAL-EDUCATION-AREAS-AND-COURSES-X - Ethnic Studies Graduation RequirementUnits vary · 0 courses

No courses are linked to this area yet.

NoteUnits vary · see sub-areas below
NOTE-X - Ethnic Studies Graduation RequirementUnits vary · 0 courses

No courses are linked to this area yet.

Social and Behavioral Science [4]Units vary · 2 courses
UD 3. HumanitiesUnits vary · 1 course

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.