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.
Note
Required Courses
- SOC 101 - Introductory Sociology: The Study of Society
- SOC 102 - Introduction to Social Problems
- SOC 201 - Elementary Social Statistics
- SOC 301 - Social Research Methods
- SOC 401 - Classical Social Theory
- SOC 403 - Contemporary Social Theory
- SOC 406 - Intermediate Social Statistics
- SOC 407 - Survey and Experimental Research Methods
- SOC 408 - Qualitative Research Methods
- SOC 433 - Wealth, Status, and Power
- SOC 455 - Sociology of Intersectionality
- SOC 457 - Protests, Reforms, and Revolutions
- SOC 458 - Nonviolence, Peace, and Social Change
- SOC 459 - The American Labor Movement
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.