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.
Additional Lower Division Requirements
Also Offered at SDSU Imperial Valley
No course list published for this category.
Arts and Humanities
9 unitsNo course list published for this category.
English Communication
9 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Ethnic Studies
3 units- AFRAS 170A - Afro-American History to 1865
- AFRAS 170B - Afro-American History from 1865 to Present
- AMIND 140 - U.S. History from an American Indian Perspective to 1870
- AMIND 141 - U.S. History from an American Indian Perspective Since 1870
- CCS 141A - Chicana/o US History to 1865
- CCS 141B - U.S. History from a Chicana/o Perspective 1865-present
Foundations of Learning
No course list published for this category.
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
History
Humanities
- ART 387 - Art for Elementary School Teacher
- 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
Liberal Studies
2 units- ED 200 - Teaching as a Profession
- ENS 241 - Physical Education of Children
- 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
- TE 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective
- CFD 170 - Child and Adolescent Development from a Cultural Perspective
- LIB S 300 - Seminar on Classroom Experiences
- LIB S 498 - Assessment in Liberal Studies
Liberal Studies, Emphasis in Elementary Education, B.A. (2025-2026) - Roadmap
No course list published for this category.
Literature
Lower Division Core
57 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Major Requirements
38 unitsNo course list published for this category.
Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning
10 unitsMathematics and Science
Preparation for the Major
No course list published for this category.
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Three Units Selected From
Visual and Performing Arts
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.