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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Complete at Least 15 Additional Units
- PHYS 552 - Modern Optics and Lasers
- PHYS 564 - Nuclear Physics
- PHYS 570 - Relativity
- PHYS 580 - Computational Physics
- PHYS 608 - Classical Mechanics
- PHYS 610A - Quantum Mechanics
- MATH 524 - Linear Algebra
- MATH 530 - Advanced Calculus II
- MATH 543 - Numerical Matrix Analysis
- MATH 636 - Mathematical Modeling
- MATH 693A - Advanced Numerical Methods: Computational Optimization
- STAT 550 - Applied Probability
- STAT 551B - Probability and Mathematical Statistics
- STAT 676 - Bayesian Statistics
Complete the 12-Unit Core Course Curriculum
Computing Language
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Plan A
Plan B
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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.