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.
An Additional Nine Units
- ECL 570 - Techniques of Poetry
- ECL 571 - Techniques of the Short Story
- ECL 573 - Techniques of the Novel
- ECL 576A - Literary Publishing and Editing Workshop A
- ECL 576B - Literary Publishing and Editing Workshop B
- ECL 577 - Techniques of Screenwriting
- ECL 579 - Living Writers
- ECL 580 - Writing of Poetry
- ECL 581W - Writing of Fiction
- ECL 584W - Writing Informal Essays
Required Courses
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.