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.
Advancement to Candidacy
Prescribed TESOL/Applied Linguistics Concentration Electives (6 units)
- LING 650 - Materials Development in Applied Linguistics
- LING 653 - ESL Reading and Writing
- LING 655 - English for Specific Purposes and Content-Based Instruction
- LING 657 - Foundations of Language Assessment
- LING 740 - Internship in English as a Second Language and Foreign Language Teaching
- LING 799A - Thesis
- LING 600 - Professional Development in Linguistics
Required Linguistics Core Courses (13 units)
Required TESOL/Applied Linguistics Concentration Core Courses (6 units)
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.