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.
A Minimum of 30 Units
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A Thesis
Additional Courses
7 unitsAdvanced Coursework
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Required Courses
6 unitsSix Units of Methods Courses Selected From
- GEOG 503 - Climate Modeling 1: land-use and climate changes
- GEOG 511 - Hydrology and Global Environmental Change
- GEOG 576 - Advanced Watershed Analysis
- GEOG 578 - Practical Hydrologic Modeling
- GEOG 589 - GIS-Based Decision Support Methods
- GEOG 581 - Data Visualization
- GEOG 585 - Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research
- GEOG 683 - Advanced Geographic Information Systems
- GEOG 688L - Advanced Remote Sensing Laboratory
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.