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. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Required Courses
- AFRAS 423 - Black Nationalism
- AFRAS 465 - Africa in Literature and Film
- FRENC 465 - Africa in Literature and Film
- AFRAS 466 - Afrofuturism
- AFRAS 470 - Comparative History: Afro-American and African Heritage
- AFRAS 472 - African Enslavement
- AFRAS 473 - Women in Africa
- AFRAS 485 - Black Images on Film
- AFRAS 520 - African Civilization I
- AFRAS 521 - African Civilization II
- AFRAS 542 - Afrocentricity
- POL S 364 - Political Change in Modern Africa
- REL S 328 - Islam
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2025-26 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.