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.
Course Sequence Plan
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General Education
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
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Major
- CHEM 410A - Physical Chemistry
- CHEM 410B - Physical Chemistry
- CHEM 417 - Advanced Physical Chemistry Laboratory
- CHEM 432 - Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 432L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
- CHEM 560 - General Biochemistry
- ASTR 310 - Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
- GEOL 412 - Processes and Inquiry in the Earth Sciences
- PHIL 332 - Environmental Ethics
- SUSTN 332 - Environmental Ethics
- TE 462 - Science Fieldwork in Community Settings
One of the Following Pairs
Preparation for the Major
42 units- CHEM 200 - General Chemistry
- CHEM 201 - General Chemistry
- CHEM 232 - Organic Chemistry
- CHEM 232L - Organic Chemistry Laboratory
- CHEM 251 - Analytical Chemistry
- BIOL 203 - Principles of Cell and Molecular Biology
- MATH 150 - Calculus I
- MATH 151 - Calculus II
- MATH 252 - Calculus III
- PHYS 195 - Principles of Physics
- PHYS 195L - Principles of Physics Laboratory
- PHYS 196 - Principles of Physics
- PHYS 196L - Principles of Physics Laboratory
Subject Matter Competency
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2024-25 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.