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.
Required Courses (31 Units)
- EDL 600 - Organizational and Systems Leadership
- EDL 610 - Visionary Leadership
- EDL 630 - School Improvement Leadership
- EDL 640 - Community Leadership
- EDL 650 - Professional Learning and Growth Leadership
- EDL 652 - Seminar in Instructional Leadership
- EDL 655 - Communication, Problem Solving, and Decision Making in PK12
- EDL 660 - Field Experience in Educational Leadership
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.