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
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Core Courses
- MATH 531 - Partial Differential Equations
- MATH 537 - Ordinary Differential Equations
- MATH 638 - Continuous Dynamical Systems and Chaos
- MATH 538 - Discrete Dynamical Systems and Chaos
- MATH 630 - Applied Real Analysis
- MATH 668 - Applied Fourier Analysis
- MATH 636 - Mathematical Modeling
- MATH 693A - Advanced Numerical Methods: Computational Optimization
- MATH 693B - Advanced Numerical Methods: Computational Partial Differential Equations
- MATH 780 - Seminar in Communicating Mathematical Research
- MATH 797 - Research
- MATH 799A - Thesis or Project
- MATH 542 - Introduction to Computational Ordinary Differential Equations
- MATH 543 - Numerical Matrix Analysis
- MATH 635 - Pattern Formation
- MATH 639 - Nonlinear Waves
- COMP 605 - Scientific Computing
- CS 605 - Scientific Computing
Note
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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.