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.
Requirements
- LING 553 - Bilingualism
- LING 420 - Linguistics and English
- LING 501 - Fundamentals of Linguistics
- SPAN 448 - Spanish Linguistics
- SLHS 300 - Introduction to Language Science
- ANTH 410 - Language in Culture
- LCS 300 - Language, Culture, and Society
- LING 551 - Sociolinguistics
- SPAN 462 - Language Variation in the Spanish-Speaking World
- AMIND 460 - American Indian Languages
- ANTH 460 - American Indian Languages
- LING 460 - American Indian Languages
- DLE 416 - Biliteracy Foundations for Teaching and Learning in Diverse Communities
- DLE 515 - Multilingual Education: Theory and Practice for Biliteracy Teachers
- SLHS 514 - Foundations of Speech-Language: Differences and Disorders in Children
- LING 457 - Community-Based Language Fieldwork
- LING 499 - Special Study
- LING 597 - Research Practicum
- SLHS 499 - Special Study
- SLHS 595 - Research Practicum
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.