Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year - see every catalog year on file for this program.
Course Sequences
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Diversity Literature Course
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| ECL 508W - The Writing of Criticism 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Group B
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| LING 420 - Linguistics and English 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LING 502 - Language in Mind and Society 3 unitsNot offered | 3 | Not offered |
| LING 525 - Semantics and Pragmatics 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LING 526 - Discourse Analysis 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LING 551 - Sociolinguistics 3 unitsNot offered | 3 | Not offered |
| LING 552 - Psycholinguistics 3 unitsNot offered | 3 | Not offered |
| LING 571 - Computational Corpus Linguistics 3 unitsNot offered | 3 | Not offered |
Impacted Program
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| RWS 100 - Rhetoric of Written Argument 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| RWS 200 - Rhetoric of Written Arguments in Context 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| COMM 103 - Oral Communication 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 220 - The Art of Literature 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| JMS 200 - Introduction to Contemporary Media 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| HUM 140 - World Mythology 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LING 101 - Introduction to Language 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 280 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Journalism
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| JMS 300 - Principles of Journalism 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| JMS 408 - Principles of Media Studies 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| JMS 460 - Principles of Advertising 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| JMS 480 - Principles of Public Relations 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| JMS 489 - Research Methods in Media Studies 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| JMS 494 - Media, Law and Ethics 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Language Requirement
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Linguistics
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| LING 452 - Language Acquisition 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LING 454 - Second Language Acquisition 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LING 550 - Theory and Practice of English as a Second Language 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LING 555 - Practical Issues in Teaching English as a Second Language 3 unitsNot offered | 3 | Not offered |
| LING 556 - Computer Assisted Language Learning and Teaching 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Literature
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Major
Note
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One 500-level Three Unit Elective
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Preparation for the Major
30 units| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| RWS 100 - Rhetoric of Written Argument 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| RWS 200 - Rhetoric of Written Arguments in Context 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| COMM 103 - Oral Communication 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 220 - The Art of Literature 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 270 - Introduction to Comparative Literature 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| JMS 200 - Introduction to Contemporary Media 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| HUM 140 - World Mythology 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LING 101 - Introduction to Language 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 250 - Introduction to Literature of the United States 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 260 - Introduction to British Literature 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 280 - Introduction to Creative Writing 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Student Initiated Courses
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Teacher Education
11 units| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| ED 451 - Introduction to Multicultural Education 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| TE 280 - Health Education for Teachers 1 unitsOpen seats | 1 | Open seats |
| SPED 450 - Classroom Adaptations for Special Populations 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| CFD 590 - Disability: Conception through Emerging Adulthood 4 unitsOpen seats | 4 | Open seats |
Theatre
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| THEA 315 - Theatre for Young Audiences 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| THEA 359 - Directing I 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| THEA 460A - History of the Theatre 3 unitsNot offered | 3 | Not offered |
| THEA 460B - History of the Theatre 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| THEA 510 - Creative Drama and Language Arts 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| THEA 525 - Dramaturgy 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| THEA 580 - Theatre in the Classroom 3 unitsNot offered | 3 | Not offered |
Three Units From
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| ECL 519 - Ethnic Literatures of the United States 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 522 - Literature of the United States, 1800-1860 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 523 - Literature of the United States, 1860-1920 3 unitsNot offered | 3 | Not offered |
| ECL 524 - Literature of the United States, 1920-1960 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 525 - Literature of the United States, 1960 to Present 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Three Units Selected from
Undergraduate Seminars
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This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.