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.
Methods Courses
- GEOG 380 - Map Investigation
- GEOG 381 - Computerized Map Design
- GEOG 383 - GIS Scripting Fundamentals
- GEOG 385 - Spatial Data Analysis
- GEOG 484 - Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 581 - Data Visualization
- GEOG 582 - Introduction to GIS Programming
- GEOG 583 - Internet Mapping and Distributed GIServices
- GEOG 584 - Geographic Information Systems Applications
- GEOG 585 - Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research
- GEOG 586 - Qualitative Methods in Geographic Research
- GEOG 589 - GIS-Based Decision Support Methods
Nine Units Selected from
27 units- GEOG 303 - Severe Weather
- GEOG 375 - Environmental Hydrology
- GEOG 401 - Geomorphology
- GEOG 409 - Global Climate Change
- GEOG 507 - Geography of Natural Vegetation
- GEOG 509 - Regional Climatology
- GEOG 511 - Hydrology and Global Environmental Change
- GEOG 512 - World on Fire
- GEOG 578 - Practical Hydrologic Modeling
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.