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.
Nine Units to Include
- ART 593 - Seminar in History and Methodology of Art History
- ART 258 - Introduction to Art History I
- ART 259 - Introduction to Art History II
- ART 263 - African, Asian, and Oceanic Art
- ART 371 - Medieval Art
- ART 409 - History of Photography
- ART 547 - The Modern Built Environment
- ART 557 - Nineteenth Century European Art
- ART 558 - Twentieth Century Art, 1900 to 1945
- ART 559 - Twentieth Century Art, 1945 to 1990
- ART 564 - Art of China
- ART 565 - Art of Japan
- ART 568 - Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
- ART 571B - Contemporary Art of Latin America
- ART 573A - Italian Art of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
- ART 573B - Italian Art in the Sixteenth Century
- ART 575 - European Art from 1600 to 1750
- ART 577 - History of Architecture
- ART 578 - Seminar in History of Museums and Exhibitions
Required Courses
- ART 258 - Introduction to Art History I
- ART 259 - Introduction to Art History II
- ART 263 - African, Asian, and Oceanic Art
- ART 371 - Medieval Art
- ART 409 - History of Photography
- ART 547 - The Modern Built Environment
- ART 557 - Nineteenth Century European Art
- ART 558 - Twentieth Century Art, 1900 to 1945
- ART 559 - Twentieth Century Art, 1945 to 1990
- ART 564 - Art of China
- ART 565 - Art of Japan
- ART 568 - Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
- ART 571B - Contemporary Art of Latin America
- ART 573A - Italian Art of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
- ART 573B - Italian Art in the Sixteenth Century
- ART 575 - European Art from 1600 to 1750
- ART 577 - History of Architecture
- ART 578 - Seminar in History of Museums and Exhibitions
- ART 593 - Seminar in History and Methodology of Art History
Twelve Units Selected from
- ART 371 - Medieval Art
- ART 409 - History of Photography
- ART 547 - The Modern Built Environment
- ART 557 - Nineteenth Century European Art
- ART 558 - Twentieth Century Art, 1900 to 1945
- ART 559 - Twentieth Century Art, 1945 to 1990
- ART 564 - Art of China
- ART 565 - Art of Japan
- ART 568 - Art of Ancient Greece and Rome
- ART 571B - Contemporary Art of Latin America
- ART 573A - Italian Art of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries
- ART 573B - Italian Art in the Sixteenth Century
- ART 575 - European Art from 1600 to 1750
- ART 577 - History of Architecture
- ART 578 - Seminar in History of Museums and Exhibitions
- ART 593 - Seminar in History and Methodology of Art History
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.