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.
Admission to the Degree Curriculum
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Advancement to Candidacy
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Area 1: Advanced Learning Theory and Applications to the Classroom (3 Units)
Area 2: Measurement and Assessment (3 Units)
Area 3: Socio-Cultural Foundations (3 Units)
Area 4: Critical Thinking and Technology (3 Units)
Area 5: Equity and Inclusion (3 Units)
Area 6: Applied Research Methods (3 Units)
Core Courses (18 Units)
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Electives (6 Units)
- TE 511 - Assessment in Mathematics Education
- TE 530 - Children’s/Adolescents’ Literature
- TE 579 - Comics for K-12 Educators
- TE 596 - Topics in Teacher Education
- TE 605 - Seminar in Elementary and Secondary Education
- TE 638 - Topics in Reading Education
- TE 640 - Planning for Teaching and Assessment in Writing
- TE 655 - Sociocultural Foundations of American Education
- TE 696 - Selected Topics in Teacher Education
- TE 790 - Seminar in Teacher Education
- TE 798 - Special Study
- TE 910A - Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
- TE 910B - Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School
- TE 910C - Teaching Science in the Elementary School
- TE 914A - Instructional Methods for Mathematics
- TE 914B - Instructional Methods for History and Social Sciences
- TE 914C - Instructional Methods for Science
- TE 914D - Instructional Methods for English Language Arts
- TE 922 - Behavioral and Psychological Aspects of Teaching
- TE 933 - Teaching of Literacies in the Secondary School
- TE 954 - Humanistic and Social Aspects of Teaching
- DLE 553 - Language Assessment and Evaluation in Multicultural Settings
- DLE 600A - Foundations of Democratic Schooling
- DLE 601 - Language Policies and Practices
- DLE 603 - Community and Schools in a Diverse Society
- DLE 651 - ELD Curriculum, Teaching, and Assessment
- DLE 686 - Seminar in Multicultural Education
- DLE 915A - Teaching and Learning in the Content Area: Designated and Integrated English Language Development-Mu
- DLE 915B - Teaching and Learning in the Content Area: Designated and Integrated English Language Development-Si
- SPED 501 - Typical and Atypical Learning Processes
- SPED 527 - Special Education in a Pluralistic Society
- SPED 530 - Issues in Autism
Master of Arts in Teaching Degree (Fully Online)
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Prerequisite
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School of Teacher Education
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Secondary Education (6 Units)
- TE 579 - Comics for K-12 Educators
- TE 605 - Seminar in Elementary and Secondary Education
- TE 615 - Teaching Critical Thinking Using Technology
- TE 620 - Teaching Online: K-12 Curriculum and Instruction
- TE 625 - Technology Equity in K-12 Learning Communities
- TE 638 - Topics in Reading Education
- TE 640 - Planning for Teaching and Assessment in Writing
- TE 655 - Sociocultural Foundations of American Education
- TE 680 - Advanced Secondary Science Teaching Methods
- TE 681 - Advanced Secondary Mathematics Teaching Methods
- TE 696 - Selected Topics in Teacher Education
- TE 709 - Inclusive Education
- TE 790 - Seminar in Teacher Education
- TE 798 - Special Study
Specific Requirements
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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.