History, B.A. requirements

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.

Additional Upper Division Units

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Also Offered at SDSU Imperial Valley

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And Three Units Selected from

Course	Units	This term
HIST 450 - Senior Seminar in Historical Research 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 451 - Historians and the Public 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 452 - Advanced Internship in Applied History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 455 - Digital History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats

Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Major

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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement

Course	Units	This term
HIST 390W - Writing in History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats

History, B.A. - Roadmap

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Impacted Program

Course	Units	This term
HIST 100 - World History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 101 - World History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats

International Experience

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Language Requirement

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Major

Course	Units	This term
HIST 400 - Junior Seminar in Methods and Historiography 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 450 - Senior Seminar in Historical Research 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 451 - Historians and the Public 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 452 - Advanced Internship in Applied History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 455 - Digital History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 490 - Senior Honors Thesis 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 495 - Internship in Applied History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 596 - Selected Studies in History 1-4 unitsNot offered	1-4	Not offered

Nine Units

Course	Units	This term
HIST 445 - California History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 451 - Historians and the Public 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 455 - Digital History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 587 - Topics in Public History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 452 - Advanced Internship in Applied History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 495 - Internship in Applied History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats

Preparation for the Major

12 units

Course	Units	This term
HIST 100 - World History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 101 - World History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats

Specialization in History for Teachers

Course	Units	This term
HIST 410 - United States History for Teachers 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 411 - Premodern World History for Teachers 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 412 - Modern World History for Teachers 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 442 - People from our Past 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 445 - California History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats

Specialization in Public Histories

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Specialization in U.S. History

Course	Units	This term
HIST 405 - Amazons and Wonder Woman 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 406 - History of Sexuality 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 422 - Asian American Experiences 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
AAS 422 - Asian American Experiences 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 445 - California History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 496 - Issues in History 1-4 unitsNot offered	1-4	Not offered
HIST 499 - Special Study 1-3 unitsOpen seats	1-3	Open seats
HIST 532 - Revolutionary America 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 533 - Antebellum America 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 534 - Civil War and Reconstruction 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 535 - The Age of Roosevelt 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 536 - The United States Since World War II 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 537 - Star Trek, Culture, and History 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 538 - Comics and Cold War America 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 539 - Topics in the History of the American West 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 544B - Modern American Foreign Relations 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 548 - Race and Ethnicity in United States History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 435 - History Through Film 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 442 - People from our Past 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 580 - Topics in the History of War and Violence 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 581 - Topics in Urban History 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 582 - Topics in Social and Cultural History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 583 - Topics in History of Gender and Sexuality 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 584 - Green City 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 585 - History of the Sixties 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered

Specialization in World History and Global Affairs

Course	Units	This term
HIST 404 - History of Human Rights 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 411 - Premodern World History for Teachers 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 412 - Modern World History for Teachers 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 516 - Imperialism and the Colonial Experience 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 544B - Modern American Foreign Relations 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 553 - History of Slavery in the Americas 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
LATAM 553 - History of Slavery in the Americas 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 557 - Dictatorships and Human Rights in Latin America 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 558 - Latin America in World Affairs 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 586 - RISE OF THE THIRD WORLD 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats

Upper Division: Ancient Through Early Modern History

Course	Units	This term
HIST 407 - Early Modern Europe 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 411 - Premodern World History for Teachers 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 415 - Pre-Contact and Colonial Latin America 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
LATAM 415 - Pre-Contact and Colonial Latin America 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 420 - Asian History to 1600 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 473 - Middle Eastern History from the Advent of Islam to 1500 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 500 - Topics in Ancient History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 501 - History of Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 502 - Ancient Greece 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 503 - Ancient Rome 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 504 - The Dark Ages 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 505 - The Later Middle Ages 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 506 - The Renaissance 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 507 - The Reformation 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 508 - The Fall of the Roman Empire 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 550 - Colonial Mexico 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 566 - Ancient and Imperial China 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 569 - Premodern Japan: From Life at Court to the Warring States 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 406 - History of Sexuality 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 442 - People from our Past 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 496 - Issues in History 1-4 unitsNot offered	1-4	Not offered
HIST 499 - Special Study 1-3 unitsOpen seats	1-3	Open seats
HIST 514 - History of Science: From Revolution to Evolution 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 580 - Topics in the History of War and Violence 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 581 - Topics in Urban History 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 582 - Topics in Social and Cultural History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 583 - Topics in History of Gender and Sexuality 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 584 - Green City 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 586 - RISE OF THE THIRD WORLD 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats

Upper Division: Outside of Europe and the Americas

Course	Units	This term
HIST 421 - Asian History since 1600 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
ASIAN 421 - Asian History since 1600 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 425 - The Vietnam War 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 474 - The Middle East Since 1500 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 454 - Manga and Japanese History 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
ASIAN 454 - Manga and Japanese History 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 516 - Imperialism and the Colonial Experience 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 541 - Violence and Colonialism in African History 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 567 - China in Revolution 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 570 - Modern Japan: From Samurai to Sony 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 574 - Arab-Israeli Relations, Past and Present 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 406 - History of Sexuality 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 442 - People from our Past 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 496 - Issues in History 1-4 unitsNot offered	1-4	Not offered
HIST 499 - Special Study 1-3 unitsOpen seats	1-3	Open seats
HIST 580 - Topics in the History of War and Violence 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 581 - Topics in Urban History 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 582 - Topics in Social and Cultural History 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 583 - Topics in History of Gender and Sexuality 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 584 - Green City 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats
HIST 585 - History of the Sixties 3 unitsNot offered	3	Not offered
HIST 586 - RISE OF THE THIRD WORLD 3 unitsOpen seats	3	Open seats

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.