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.
Field Practicum
Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement
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Junior Year
21 units- SWORK 350 - Cultural Pluralism
- SWORK 360 - Perspectives on Human Behavior and the Social Environment
- SWORK 361 - Human Behavior Across the Life Span
- SWORK 370 - Social Policies and Social Issues
- SWORK 381 - Practice Skills Micro
- SWORK 382 - Practice Skills Macro
- SWORK 391 - Methods of Social Work Research
Language Requirement
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Life Experience
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Major
- SWORK 350 - Cultural Pluralism
- SWORK 360 - Perspectives on Human Behavior and the Social Environment
- SWORK 361 - Human Behavior Across the Life Span
- SWORK 370 - Social Policies and Social Issues
- SWORK 381 - Practice Skills Micro
- SWORK 382 - Practice Skills Macro
- SWORK 391 - Methods of Social Work Research
- SWORK 483A - Generalist Social Work Practice I
- SWORK 483B - Generalist Social Work Practice II
- SWORK 489A - Field Experience in Social Work
- SWORK 489B - Field Experience in Social Work
Preparation for the Major
21 units- SWORK 110 - Social Work Fields of Service
- SWORK 120 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
- BIOL 100 - General Biology
- BIOL 101 - World of Animals
- BIOL 204 - Principles of Organismal Biology
- BIOL 261 - Human Physiology
- ECON 101 - Principles of Economics
- ECON 102 - Principles of Economics
- PSY 101 - Introductory Psychology
- SOC 101 - Introductory Sociology: The Study of Society
- PSY 280 - Statistical Methods in Psychology
- SOC 201 - Elementary Social Statistics
- STAT 250 - Statistical Principles and Practices
Prescribed Course Sequence
Senior Year
23 unitsSocial Work, B.A. (2025-2026) - Roadmap
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Student Handbook
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Three Electives
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Time Limitation
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Transfer Credit
Upper Division Electives
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.