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.
Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Major
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BIOL 100
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BIOL 101
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Geological Sciences, B.A. - Roadmap
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
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Major
One of the Following Pairs
25 unitsPreparation for the Major
24 unitsTwo of the Following Courses
34 units- ASTR 101 - Principles of Astronomy
- STAT 250 - Statistical Principles and Practices
- MATH 141 - Precalculus
- CS 100 - Computer Science Principles
- MATH 124 - Calculus for the Life Sciences
- MATH 150 - Calculus I
- MATH 151 - Calculus II
- PHYS 180A - Fundamentals of Physics
- PHYS 195 - Principles of Physics
- PHYS 196 - Principles of Physics
Upper Division Major Electives
9 units- ANTH 302 - Principles of Archaeology
- ANTH 360 - From the Grave: Modern Forensic Anthropology
- ANTH 471 - Archaeology of North America
- BIOL 315 - Ecology and Human Impacts on the Environment
- BIOL 324 - Life in the Sea
- BIOL 327 - Conservation of Wildlife
- CHEM 300 - Forensic Science
- ECON 455 - Environmental Economics
- ECON 456 - Economics of Natural Resources
- ENV E 320 - Designing Solutions for Environmental Problems
- ENV E 355 - Environmental Engineering
- ENV S 301 - Energy and the Environment
- GEOG 370 - Conservation Science and Policy
- GEOL 300 - Data Analysis in the Earth and Environmental Sciences I
- GEOL 301 - Geology of National Parks and Monuments
- GEOL 302 - Data Analysis in the Earth and Environmental Sciences II
- GEOL 305 - Water and the Environment
- GEOL 315 - Geochemistry
- GEOL 323 - Mineralogy
- GEOL 324 - Petrology
- GEOL 406 - Structural Geology
- GEOL 407 - Geophysics
- GEOL 412 - Processes and Inquiry in the Earth Sciences
- GEOL 496 - Selected Topics in Geology
- GEOL 502 - Adv. Field Topics Volcanic Stratigraphy.
- GEOL 508 - Advanced Field Geology
- GEOL 514 - Process Geomorphology
- GEOL 521 - Basin Analysis and Energy Resources
- GEOL 550 - Engineering Geology
- GEOL 551 - Hydrogeology
- GEOL 560 - Earthquake Seismology
- GEOL 580 - Seismic Interpretation and 3D Visualization
- HIST 441 - Unnatural Disasters: History of Current Environmental Problems
- JMS 300 - Principles of Journalism
- JMS 440 - Management of Media Organizations
- JMS 494 - Media, Law and Ethics
- P A 320 - Introduction to Urban Planning
- P A 485 - Planning and Public Policy in U.S.-Mexico Border Region
- P H 304 - Environment and Public Health
- P H 331 - Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
- PHIL 332 - Environmental Ethics
- SUSTN 332 - Environmental Ethics
- POL S 334 - Politics of the Environment
- SUSTN 334 - Politics of the Environment
- POL S 564 - Political Ecology of Latin America
- RTM 305 - Wilderness and the Leisure Experience
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.