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.
Community, National, and Global Perspectives on Leadership
6 units- LEAD 307 - Leadership Community Service
- AAS 486 - Leadership and Asian Americans
- AFRAS 423 - Black Nationalism
- ASIAN 480 - Asian Leadership Models
- CCS 303 - Chicana and Chicano Community Studies
- CCS 375 - US/Mexico Border History
- COMM 371 - Intercultural Communication
- P A 480 - Leadership and Public Sector
- POL S 375 - Global Politics
- POL S 436 - The American Presidency
- SOC 433 - Wealth, Status, and Power
Ethical and Inclusive Leadership Development
9 units- ED 409 - Cultural Competency
- ED 484 - Valuing Human Diversity
- PHIL 329 - Social Ethics
- PHIL 332 - Environmental Ethics
- PHIL 340 - Morality of War and Peace
- AFRAS 327 - Critical Theories in Africana Studies
- AFRAS 422 - Modern Civil Rights Movement
- CCS 340B - Chicana Women's History: 1848-Present
- CSP 401 - Quest for Identity
- CSP 585 - The Black Experience: Counseling and Contemporary Social Movements
- GEN S 420 - Disability and Society
- LGBT 321 - LGBT Identities in the Modern World
- LGBT 322 - LGBT History and Culture
- PSY 340 - Social Psychology
- PSY 344 - Psychology and Culture
- PSY 442 - Prejudice and Stereotypes
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
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Impacted Program
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Leadership Capstone Course
3 unitsLeadership Research and Organizational Assessment
6 unitsLeadership Studies, B.S. - Roadmap
No course list published for this category.
Major Requirements
36 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Note
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Organizational Leadership and Communication
6 unitsOrganizational Systems and Dynamics
6 unitsPreparation for the Major
15 units- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology
- LEAD 205 - Exploring Leadership
- LEAD 250 - Leadership - Campus Leadership Experience
- CFD 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective
- CFD 270 - Human Development Across the Lifespan
- TE 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective
- PSY 230 - Developmental Psychology
- COMM 204 - Advanced Public Speaking
- COMM 245 - Interpersonal Communication
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.