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.
18 Units of Electives in Economics
Public Policy Group
- ECON 311 - History of Economic Thought
- ECON 338 - Economic History of the United States
- ECON 349 - Economics for Teachers
- ECON 380 - Labor Economics
- ECON 382 - Economics of Work, Marriage, and Family
- ECON 401 - Public Finance
- ECON 403 - Health Economics
- ECON 406 - Economics of Sports
- ECON 422 - Business Cycles
- ECON 441 - Introduction to Econometrics
- ECON 449W - Economic Literacy
- ECON 455 - Environmental Economics
- ECON 456 - Economics of Natural Resources
- ECON 485 - Law and Economics
- ECON 487 - Economics of Strategy
- ECON 490 - Money and Banking
International Group
- ECON 330 - Comparative Economic Systems
- ECON 360 - International Economic Problems
- ECON 365 - Economics of Underdeveloped Areas
- ECON 460 - Economics of Financial Crises
- ECON 463 - Economic Development Before 1900
- ECON 464 - Economic Problems of Latin America
- ECON 466 - Economics of the Middle East
- ECON 561 - International Trade
- ECON 592 - International Monetary Theory and Policy
Upper Division Economics
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Economics, Emphasis in Public Policy, B.A. (2025-2026) - Roadmap
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Emphasis in Public Policy
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
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Language Requirement
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Major
Preparation for the Major
18 units- ECON 101 - Principles of Economics
- ECON 102 - Principles of Economics
- ECON 201 - Statistical Methods
- STAT 119 - Elementary Statistics for Business
- STAT 250 - Statistical Principles and Practices
- COMM 160 - Argumentation
- MIS 180 - Principles of Information Systems
- MATH 120 - Calculus for Business Analysis
- MATH 124 - Calculus for the Life Sciences
- MATH 150 - Calculus I
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.