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 CSU Study Abroad Program;
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Also Offered at SDSU Imperial Valley
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An SDSU Exchange Program;
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An SDSU Study Abroad Program;
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An SDSU Study Travel Program;
- LIB S 351 - International Experience-Mexicali
- ASIAN 490 - Study Abroad in Asian Studies
- CAL 450 - Study Abroad
- ED 450 - Study Abroad: Mexico
- GEN S 450 - Life and Culture Semester Abroad
- HHS 350 - Applied International Health and Human Services: International Experience
- ISCOR 450 - Study Abroad in International Security and Conflict Resolution
- LATAM 450 - Study Abroad in Latin American Studies
- POL S 450 - Study Abroad in Political Science
- SCI 350 - International Experience
Bilingual
10 units- LING 253 - Grammar and Usage for Writers
- DLE 416 - Biliteracy Foundations for Teaching and Learning in Diverse Communities
- DLE 416L - Biliteracy Foundations for Teaching and Learning in Diverse Communities Field Experience
- SPAN 302 - Advanced Conversation and Writing
- SPAN 381 - Advanced Spanish for Heritage Language Learners
- SPAN 382 - Academic Reading and Writing for Native Speakers of Spanish
Emphasis in Elementary Education
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Focus
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
Highly Recommended Prerequisite
Humanities
- ART 387 - Art for Elementary School Teacher
- ED 451 - Introduction to Multicultural Education
- ECL 306A - Children's Literature and Advanced Composition
- ECL 306W - Children's Literature and Advanced Composition
- HIST 411 - Premodern World History for Teachers
- HIST 413 - United States History For Teachers for Liberal Studies Majors
- MUSIC 343 - Music Literature for Children
International Experience Requirement
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Liberal Studies
Linguistics
9 unitsLinguistics, Theatre, and Literature Courses
- LING 430 - English Grammar for Prospective Teachers
- THEA 310 - Creative Drama I
- THEA 315 - Theatre for Young Audiences
- AFRAS 365A - African American Literature to 1900
- ECL 365A - African American Literature to 1900
- AFRAS 365B - African American Literature After 1900
- ECL 365B - African American Literature After 1900
- AMIND 430 - American Indian Poetry and Fiction
- CCS 335 - Chicana and Chicano Literature
- ECL 335 - Chicana and Chicano Literature
- ECL 470 - Folk Literature
- ECL 501 - Literature for Children
- ECL 503 - Topics in Children's Literature
- WMNST 352 - Women in Literature
Literacy
9 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Literature
9 unitsMajor Including Required Focus and Option
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Mathematics
9 unitsMathematics and Science
Note
Option
9 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Performing Arts
9 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Preparation for the Major
56 units- ENS 241A - Physical Education of Children-Theory
- ENS 241B - Physical Education of Children-Activities
- MATH 211 - Geometry in Elementary Mathematics
- MTHED 212 - Children's Mathematical Thinking
- MUSIC 102 - Music for Elementary Classroom Teachers
- N SCI 100 - Physical Science
- CHEM 308 - Chemistry as a Unifying Science
Required Courses
Science
9 unitsSocial and Behavioral Sciences
Special Education
10 unitsUpper Division Core
41 unitsNo course list published for this category.
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2024-25 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.