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
- POL S 346 - Law and the Political System
- AFRAS 380 - African Americans and the US Justice System
- AMIND 485 - Federal Indian Law
- PHIL 341 - Logic and the Law
- PHIL 342 - Morality and the Law
- PHIL 510 - Philosophy of Law
- POL S 345 - U.S. Constitutional Law: Powers and Constraints
- POL S 347 - U.S. Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties
- POL S 348 - The Supreme Court and Contemporary Issues
- POL S 541 - Special Problems in Public Law
- POL S 577 - Politics of International Law
- SOC 443 - Crime and Society
- SOC 543 - Police, Courts, and Corrections: The Sociology of Crime and Punishment
- WGSS 370 - Women, Law, and Policy
Twelve Units Selected from
- AFRAS 380 - African Americans and the US Justice System
- AMIND 485 - Federal Indian Law
- PHIL 341 - Logic and the Law
- PHIL 342 - Morality and the Law
- PHIL 510 - Philosophy of Law
- POL S 345 - U.S. Constitutional Law: Powers and Constraints
- POL S 347 - U.S. Constitutional Law: Rights and Liberties
- POL S 348 - The Supreme Court and Contemporary Issues
- POL S 541 - Special Problems in Public Law
- POL S 577 - Politics of International Law
- SOC 443 - Crime and Society
- SOC 543 - Police, Courts, and Corrections: The Sociology of Crime and Punishment
- WGSS 370 - Women, Law, and Policy
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.