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.
12 Units Selected From
- RTM 340 - Conduct of Recreational Sports
- RTM 351 - Recreation Therapy and Special Populations
- RTM 484 - Directed Leadership
- RTM 496 - Experimental Topics
- ANTH 353 - Sustainability and Culture
- SUSTN 353 - Sustainability and Culture
- BIOL 315 - Ecology and Human Impacts on the Environment
- BIOL 327 - Conservation of Wildlife
- ECON 455 - Environmental Economics
- ECON 456 - Economics of Natural Resources
- GEOG 370 - Conservation Science and Policy
- GEOG 409 - Global Climate Change
- GEOG 570 - Environmental Conservation Practice
- HTM 330 - Event and Meeting Industry
- HTM 370 - Tribal Gaming: Cultural and Political Context
- HTM 435 - Sporting Events and Festival Management
- HTM 495 - Innovation in the Experience Economy
- OCEAN 320 - Oceans of Change
- PHIL 332 - Environmental Ethics
- SUSTN 332 - Environmental Ethics
- POL S 334 - Politics of the Environment
- SUSTN 334 - Politics of the Environment
- REL S 376 - Spirituality and Sustainability (D)
CSU Study Abroad Program;
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Emphasis in Sustainable Tourism Management
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Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
3 unitsInternational Experience Requirement
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International Field Trip;
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International Internship;
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International Professional Engagement
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International Student Exchange;
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Major
- RTM 301 - Service Leadership Development
- RTM 304 - Leisure and Tourism
- RTM 360 - Recreation and Tourism Management
- RTM 396W - Writing in Recreation Settings
- RTM 404 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives of Tourism
- RTM 470 - Global Sustainable Tourism Management
- RTM 487 - Environmental and Cultural Interpretation
- RTM 498 - Internship in Recreation and Tourism Management
Nine Units Selected From
Preparation for the Major
24 units- RTM 284 - Supervised Field Work
- RTM 290 - Data Driven Decision Making in Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism
- MIS 180 - Principles of Information Systems
- ECON 101 - Principles of Economics
- GEOG 102 - People, Places, and Environments
- HTM 201 - Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Management
- HTM 219 - Hospitality, Recreation, and Tourism Professions
- HTM 223 - Hospitality Managerial Accounting and Controls
- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology
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.