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.
Lower Division Electives
3 units- CFD 135 - Principles of Family Development
- CFD 270 - Human Development Across the Lifespan
- CFD 272 - Child, Family, and Community Engagement
- CSP 150 - Adversity, Resilience, and the Science of Well-Being
- CSP 240 - Career Development and Life Design
- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology
- SOC 101 - Introductory Sociology: The Study of Society
- SWORK 110 - Social Work Fields of Service
- SWORK 120 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
- WGSS 101 - Introduction to WGSS: Social Structures and Movements
- WGSS 102 - Introduction to WGSS: Key Concepts
Required Courses
Upper Division Electives
3 units- AFRAS 320 - Political Economy of African Diaspora
- AFRAS 331 - The Black Family
- AAS 460 - Contemporary Issues in Filipino-American Communities
- FILIP 460 - Contemporary Issues in Filipino-American Communities
- CFD 335 - Interactions in Culturally Diverse Families
- CFD 536 - Divorce and Remarriage
- CFD 537 - Child Abuse and Family Violence
- CFD 560 - Theories in Socio-Emotional Development
- CFD 578 - Conflict Resolution Across the Life Span
- CSP 300 - Stress Management and Life Planning
- CSP 420 - The Influence of Media on Counseling and Wellbeing
- CSP 585 - The Black Experience: Counseling and Contemporary Social Movements
- ED 451 - Introduction to Multicultural Education
- PSY 344 - Psychology and Culture
- PSY 345 - Chicana and Chicano Psychology
- SOC 352 - Global Social Problems
- SOC 436 - Sociology of Health and Illness
- SOC 450 - Social Change
- SWORK 370 - Social Policies and Social Issues
- WGSS 310 - Global Cultures and Women's Lives
- WGSS 360 - Women's Sexuality and the Body
- WGSS 536 - Gender, Race, and Class
- WGSS 565 - Women: Health, Healing, and Medicine
- WGSS 572 - Women and Violence
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.