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 Lower Division Requirements
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| TE 280 - Health Education for Teachers 1 unitsOpen seats | 1 | Open seats |
Also Offered at SDSU Imperial Valley
No course list published for this category.
Arts and Humanities
9 unitsNo course list published for this category.
English Communication
9 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Ethnic Studies
3 units| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| AAS 100 - Asian American History 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| AAS 101 - Politics, Power, and Asian America 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| AFRAS 170A - Afro-American History to 1865 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| AFRAS 170B - Afro-American History from 1865 to Present 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| AMIND 140 - U.S. History from an American Indian Perspective to 1870 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| AMIND 141 - U.S. History from an American Indian Perspective Since 1870 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| CCS 141A - Chicana/o US History to 1865 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| CCS 141B - U.S. History from a Chicana/o Perspective 1865-present 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Foundations of Learning
No course list published for this category.
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| ECL 306W - Children's Literature and Advanced Composition 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
History
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 100 - World History 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Humanities
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| ART 387 - Art for Elementary School Teacher 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 306A - Children's Literature and Advanced Composition 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ECL 306W - Children's Literature and Advanced Composition 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| HIST 411 - Premodern World History for Teachers 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| HIST 413 - United States History For Teachers for Liberal Studies Majors 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| MUSIC 343 - Music Literature for Children 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Liberal Studies
18 units| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| ED 200 - Teaching as a Profession 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| ENS 241 - Physical Education of Children 2 unitsOpen seats | 2 | Open seats |
| MATH 211 - Geometry in Elementary Mathematics 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| MTHED 212 - Children's Mathematical Thinking 1-2 unitsOpen seats | 1-2 | Open seats |
| MUSIC 102 - Music for Elementary Classroom Teachers 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| N SCI 100 - Physical Science 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| TE 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| CFD 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LIB S 300 - Seminar on Classroom Experiences 1 unitsOpen seats | 1 | Open seats |
| LIB S 498 - Assessment in Liberal Studies 1 unitsOpen seats | 1 | Open seats |
| TE 303 - The Teaching Profession: First Clinical Experience 3-4 unitsOpen seats | 3-4 | Open seats |
Liberal Studies, Emphasis in Elementary Education, B.A. - Roadmap
No course list published for this category.
Literature
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| ECL 220 - The Art of Literature 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Lower Division Core
56 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Major Requirements
39 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
10 units| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| BIOL 100 - General Biology 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| BIOL 100L - General Biology Laboratory 1 unitsOpen seats | 1 | Open seats |
| GEOL 104 - Earth Science 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| MATH 210 - Number Systems in Elementary Mathematics 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Mathematics and Science
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 312 - Topics from Elementary Mathematics: Statistics and Probability 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| MATH 313 - Topics in Elementary Mathematics: Algebra of Change 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| PHYS 412 - Processes and Inquiry in Physics 4 unitsOpen seats | 4 | Open seats |
Preparation for the Major
No course list published for this category.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
6 units| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| GEOG 106 - World Regional Geography 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LING 420 - Linguistics and English 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| LING 452 - Language Acquisition 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Three Units Selected From
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 109 - American History to Reconstruction 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| HIST 110 - American History Since the Civil War 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
| POL S 102 - Introduction to American and California Government and Politics 3 unitsOpen seats | 3 | Open seats |
Visual and Performing Arts
| Course | Units | This term |
|---|---|---|
| THEA 100 - The Art of Theatre 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.