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.
Required Courses
- ECON 455 - Environmental Economics
- GEOG 370 - Conservation Science and Policy
- GEOG 573 - Population and the Environment
- ISCOR 300 - Global Systems
- OCEAN 320 - Oceans of Change
- POL S 334 - Politics of the Environment
- SUSTN 334 - Politics of the Environment
- BIOL 315 - Ecology and Human Impacts on the Environment
- BIOL 324 - Life in the Sea
- BIOL 327 - Conservation of Wildlife
- ECON 456 - Economics of Natural Resources
- GEOG 409 - Global Climate Change
- GEOG 570 - Environmental Conservation Practice
- GEOG 572 - Land Use Analysis
- GEOG 574 - Water Resources
- GEOL 301 - Geology of National Parks and Monuments
- GEOL 303 - Natural Disasters
- HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems
- ISCOR 301 - Conflict and Conflict Resolution
- PHIL 332 - Environmental Ethics
- SUSTN 332 - Environmental Ethics
- P H 304 - Environment and Public Health
- RTM 487 - Environmental and Cultural Interpretation
Six Units Selected from
- BIOL 315 - Ecology and Human Impacts on the Environment
- BIOL 324 - Life in the Sea
- BIOL 327 - Conservation of Wildlife
- ECON 456 - Economics of Natural Resources
- GEOG 409 - Global Climate Change
- GEOG 570 - Environmental Conservation Practice
- GEOG 572 - Land Use Analysis
- GEOG 574 - Water Resources
- GEOL 301 - Geology of National Parks and Monuments
- GEOL 303 - Natural Disasters
- HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems
- ISCOR 301 - Conflict and Conflict Resolution
- PHIL 332 - Environmental Ethics
- SUSTN 332 - Environmental Ethics
- P H 304 - Environment and Public Health
- RTM 487 - Environmental and Cultural Interpretation
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.