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.
Advancement to Candidacy
No course list published for this category.
Culminating Experience
3 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Electives
15 unitsForeign Language Requirement
No course list published for this category.
Methods Courses
3 units- ANTH 501 - Primates, People, and the Practice of Primatology
- ANTH 505 - Human Osteology
- ANTH 520 - Ethnographic Field Methods
- ANTH 531 - Methods in Applied Anthropology
- ANTH 560 - Advanced Archaeological Field Techniques
- ANTH 561 - Archaeological Laboratory Methods
- ANTH 562 - Archaeological GIS and Geospatial Technologies
- ANTH 563 - Anthropogenic Landscapes
- ANTH 564 - Zooarchaeology Methods
- LATAM 601 - Seminar on Methodology of Latin American Studies
Required Core Courses
6 unitsResearch Requirement
3 unitsThis 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.