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Summer Session for New Students

Get a head start on your coursework at San Diego State University and attend summer session this year! New students with a complete Intent to Enroll have the opportunity to take classes at SDSU this summer.
Please note: Newly admitted graduate students should contact their graduate program directly to discuss summer registration eligibility.
Steps to Become Eligible for Summer Session 2026 Registration
- Complete the Intent to Enroll process and review your To Do's in my.SDSU. Before submitting the Summer Session Registration Request form, submit all of your Intent to Enroll items. Summer Session registration requests will not be approved if Intent to Enroll items are missing or incomplete. Learn how to navigate my.SDSU and accept your offer of admission by using the Finalize Your Enrollment Guide.
- If your residency status is undetermined, you must complete the Residence Questionnaire form in my.SDSU on the Tasks tile. Once your residency determination has been made, you may submit the Summer Session Registration Request form.
- Complete and submit the Early Summer Entrance request form on my.SDSU (located in the Admit Forms section) by June 12, 2026. From your Profile tile, navigate to the Admit Forms menu and select the Early Summer Entrance Request - Undergraduate Admits Only link. Once the form is submitted, the Office of Admissions will verify your admission eligibility through a review of your official documents. Please allow 7-10 business days for processing. All courses required for admission that are indicated on your application as in progress or planned must be passed with a "C-" or higher grade. You must also maintain the grade point average reported on your application. Note: If the admission requirements are not met, your offer of admission may be withdrawn.
- Double check the following requirements and make sure that you have:
- Submitted official transcripts to SDSU showing that you completed the Golden Four General Education (GE) courses with a "C-" or higher grade by the end of spring 2026. The Golden Four courses include GE Oral Communication, GE English Composition, GE Critical Thinking, and GE Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning. Summer 2026 will not be used to meet this requirement.
- Submitted official transcripts to SDSU showing that you completed a minimum of 60 transferable semester (or 90 or more quarter) units by the end of the spring 2026 term. Summer 2026 will not be used to meet this requirement.
- Met and maintained the overall cumulative GPA requirement for the major that you were admitted to.
- If your residency status is undetermined, you must complete the Residence Questionnaire form in my.SDSU on the Tasks tile. Once your residency determination has been made, you may submit the Summer Session Registration Request form.
- Complete the Intent to Enroll process and review your To Do's in my.SDSU. Before submitting the Summer Session Registration Request form, submit all of your Intent to Enroll items. Summer Session registration requests will not be approved if Intent to Enroll items are missing or incomplete. Learn how to navigate my.SDSU and accept your offer of admission by using the Finalize Your Enrollment Guide.
- Complete and submit the Early Summer Entrance request form on my.SDSU (located in the Admit Forms section) by June 12, 2026. Do not submit more than one Summer Session request form. One Summer Session request form is sufficient regardless of which summer session you are interested in. Please allow 7-10 business days for processing. From your Profile tile, navigate to the Admit Forms menu and select the Early Summer Entrance Request - Undergraduate Admits Only link. Once the form is submitted, the Office of Admissions will verify your admission eligibility through a review of your official documents. Please keep in mind that admission decisions were based on self-reported information from your Academic History and Prerequisite Update in Cal State Apply. The Office of Admissions will verify your reported information upon receiving your official transcripts and test scores. All courses required for admission must be passed with a "C-" or higher grade, and you must also maintain the grade point average reported on your application. Note: If the admission requirements are not met, your offer of admission may be withdrawn.
After You Submit the Summer Early Entry Request
Once the Office of Admissions verifies your admission eligibility through a review of your official documents, you will receive an email informing you of the status of your summer session registration request. If eligible, information regarding your assigned summer registration date and time will be available in my.SDSU.
Registration Request Deadlines
| Summer Session | Dates | Request Deadline |
|---|---|---|
| Six Week Summer Session 2 (S2) | July 7-August 13 | June 12 |
| Four Week Summer Session 3 (S3) | June 8-July 2 | May 22 |
| Eight Week Summer Session 4 (S4) | June 22-August 13 | June 1 |
Courses for New Students
Your Degree Evaluation outlines all of the courses you are required to complete in order to graduate from SDSU and is personalized specifically to you. Please keep in mind that any Advanced Placement (AP) and/or college credit that has not been received or evaluated will not appear as completed. Review your Degree Evaluation online through my.SDSU to determine which classes may be best to take during Summer Session. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the Registrar.
The courses listed below are a sample of course offerings. Compare the list of classes you need to take on your Degree Evaluation to the list of sample Summer Session courses below to determine which Summer Session courses would be best to enroll in. Search for classes on the Class Schedule website by entering keywords (e.g. course, subject, class, or topic). On the next screen, you can filter the list by campus, class status, subject, number of units, location, academic session, class meeting days and times, instruction mode, and/or class attribute. For more detailed information, review the How Do I Search for Classes? guide.
As a first-year student, it's important to select courses that will meet General Education (GE) (course numbers 100–299) or major requirements. Refer to the General Education Requirements page of the University Catalog to learn more about GE requirements. For major requirements, visit the Curricula by Department page and select your major from the list. The next page will display the major requirements for each major.
| Course # | Course Title | Degree Requirements | Session | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAS 101 | Politics, Power, Asian America | GE | S2 | Online |
| AFRAS 101 | Intro to Africana Studies | GE | S2 | Online |
| AFRAS 170B | Afro-American Hist Since 1865 | GE | S2 | Online |
| AMIND 141 | US Hist Am Ind Perspec 2 | GE | S2 | Online |
| ANTH 101 | Human Bio-Cultural Origin | GE | S2 | Online |
| ART 133 | Modern Making | GE | S2 | Online |
| ART 157 | Introduction to Art | GE | S2 | In-Person |
| ART 259 | Intro to Art History | GE | S2 | Online |
| ASL 102 | American Sign Language II | GE | S2 | Online |
| CHEM 100 | Prep for Gen Chem | GE | S4 | In-Person |
| COMM 103 | Oral Communication | GE | S2 | In-Person |
| ECON 201 | Statistical Methods | GE | S2 | Online |
| GEOL 100 | Planet Earth | GE | S2 | Online |
| GERO 101 | Intro to Human Aging | GE | S2 | Online |
| HIST 101 | World History | GE | S2 | Online |
| HIST 110 | American Hist Since C War | GE | S2 | Online |
| ITAL 120 | Italian Food Culture | GE | S2 | Online |
| JMS 210 | Digital Literacy | GE | S3 | Online |
| JMS 250 | Intro Intersect Rep Media | GE | S2 | Online |
| LATAM 101 | Intro Latin Amer Studies | GE | S2 | Online |
| MATH 120 | Calculus for Bus Analysis | GE | S2 | Online |
| MATH 140 | College Algebra | GE | S2 | Online |
| MATH 141 | Precalculus | GE | S2 | In-Person |
| MATH 151 | Calculus II | GE | S2 | Online |
| M E 190 | Computer-Aided Design | S2 | In-Person | |
| P H 101 | Intro to Public Health | S2 | Online | |
| PHIL 120 | Introduction to Logic | GE | S2 | Online |
| PHIL 140 | Tech & Human Nature | GE | S2 | Online |
| PHYS 180B | Fundamentals of Physics | S2 | Online | |
| PHYS 182B | Physical Measurements Lab | S2 | In-Person | |
| PHYS 196 | Principles of Physics | S2 | Online | |
| PHYS 196L | Principles of Physics Lab | S2 | In-Person | |
| PSY 101 | Introductory Psychology | GE | S2 | Online |
| SLHS 106 | Intro to SLHS | GE | S2 | Online |
| SPAN 101 | Introduction to Spanish I | GE | S2 | In-Person |
| SPAN 102 | Introduction to Spanish II | GE | S2 | In-Person |
| SPAN 201 | Intermediate Spanish I | GE | S2 | In-Person |
| STAT 119 | Elem Statistics Business | GE | S2 | In-Person |
| STAT 250 | Stat Principle & Practice | GE | S2 | Online |
| TFM 160 | Cinema as Art | GE | S2 | In-Person |
| THEA 100 | The Art of Theatre | GE | S2 | Online |
| Course # | Course Title | Degree Requirements | Session | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACCTG 325 | Intermed Manag & Tax Acct | S2 | Online | |
| ACCTG 331 | Intermediate Accounting I | S2 | Online | |
| ACCTG 332 | Fed Inc Tax | S4 | Online | |
| ACCTG 334 | Intermediate Accountng II | S2 | Online | |
| ACCTG 390W | Reporting for Accountants | S4 | Online | |
| AFRAS 421 | Black Urban Experience | GE | S2 | Online |
| ANTH 360 | Modern Forensic Anth | GE | S2 | Online |
| ANTH 439 | Culture on Film | GE | S2 | Online |
| ART 357 | World Art in Contemp Life | GE | S2 | Online |
| B A 300 | Ethical Dec Making in Bus | S2 | Online | |
| B A 310 | Foundation Bus Global | S2 | Online | |
| B A 323 | Fundamentals of Finance | S2 | Online | |
| B A 350 | Mgt & Org Behavior | S2 | Online | |
| B A 360 | Intro Op & Sc Mgt | S2 | Online | |
| B A 370 | Marketing | S2 | Online | |
| BIOL 212 | Human Anatomy | GE | S2 | In-Person |
| CHEM 232 | Organic Chemistry | S2 | In-Person | |
| CHEM 232L | Organic Chemistry Lab | S2 | In-Person | |
| CIV E 301 | Intro to Solid Mechanics | S2 | In-Person | |
| CIV E 302 | Solid Mechanics Lab | S2 | In-Person | |
| CIV E 321 | Structural Analysis I | S2 | In-Person | |
| CJ 300 | Crime Law & Justice | S2 | Online | |
| CJ 303 | Crim Just & Soc Cntrl | S2 | Online | |
| CJ 333 | The Judiciary | S2 | Online | |
| COMM 350 | Investigating Communication | S2 | Online | |
| COMM 371 | Intercultural Commun | S2 | Online | |
| COMPE 271 | Computer Organization | S2 | Online | |
| CS 370 | Computer Architecture | S2 | Online | |
| CS 480 | Operating Systems | S2 | Online | |
| E E 200 | Analytical Methds for E E | S2 | Online | |
| ECON 330 | Comparative Econ Systems | GE | S2 | Online |
| ECON 365 | Econ of Undeveloped Areas | S2 | Online | |
| ENS 265 | Care & Prev of Athl & Rec Inj | S2 | Online | |
| ENS 304 | Physiology of Exercise | S2 | Online | |
| ENS 304L | Exercise Physiology Lab | S2 | In-Person | |
| ENS 305 | Measurement and Eval in Kine | S2 | Online | |
| ENS 331 | Exer& Nutr for Hlth& Fit | GE | S2 | Online |
| ENS 434 | Prom Phys Act & Hlthy Eating | S2 | In-Person | |
| ENS 438 | Psy Aspts of Dis & Injry Rehab | S2 | Online | |
| ENV E 320 | Design Solut for Env Prob | S2 | Online | |
| ENV E 355 | Environmental Engineering | S2 | Online | |
| FIN 240 | Legal Environment of Bus | S2 | Online | |
| FIN 327 | nvestments | S2 | Online | |
| FIN 335 | Financial Modeling | S2 | Online | |
| GEOL 303 | Natural Disasters | GE | S2 | Online |
| HUM 411 | Understanding Evil | GE | S2 | Online |
| HUM 412 | Human Side Sci and Tech | GE | S2 | Online |
| JMS 315 | Digital Media Principles | S2 | Online | |
| M E 314 | Engr Design:Mech Compon | S2 | Online | |
| M E 340 | Intro Manufacturing Eng | S2 | In-Person | |
| M E 452 | Princ of Heat Transfer | S2 | Online | |
| MATH 254 | Intro to Linear Algebra | GE | S2 | Online |
| MGT 357 | Multinatl Bus & Comp Mgmt | S2 | In-Person | |
| MGT 405 | Strategic Management | S2 | In-Person | |
| MGT 475 | Leadership in Orgs | S2 | In-Person | |
| MIS 180 | Principles Info Systems | S2 | Online | |
| MIS 301 | Statistic Analys for Bus | S2 | Online | |
| MIS 306 | Systems Analysis & Design | S2 | Online | |
| MKTG 371 | Consumer Behavior | S2 | Online | |
| MKTG 470 | Marketing Research | S2 | Online | |
| MKTG 476 | Internet/Interactive Mktg | S2 | Online | |
| MUSIC 351 | Mus&Cult: Hip Hop | GE | S2 | Online |
| P A 350 | Contemporary Urban Issues | S2 | Online | |
| P H 292 | History of Public Health | S2 | Online | |
| P H 302 | Epidemiology | S2 | Online | |
| PHIL 330 | Biomedical Ethics | GE | S2 | Online |
| PHIL 342 | Morality and the Law | GE | S2 | Online |
| PSFA 305W | Writing for Careers in PSFA | S2 | Online | |
| PSY 351 | Psychology of Personality | GE | S2 | Online |
| PSY 353 | Stress Trauma Combat Expe | S2 | Online | |
| REL S 339 | Religions of India | GE | S2 | Online |
| REL S 411 | Understanding Evil | GE | S2 | Online |
| RTM 396W | Writing in Recreation Settings | S2 | Online | |
| RWS 305W | Writing in Various Settings | GWAR | S2 | Online |
| SOC 301 | Social Research Methods | S2 | Online | |
| STAT 350B | Statistical Methods | S2 | Online | |
| SWORK 350 | Cultural Pluralism | GE | S2 | Online |
| SWORK 360 | Persp Hum Behav/Soc Envir | GE | S2 | Online |
| TFM 363 | International Cinema | GE | S2 | Online |
| WMNST 341B | Gender and US History | GE | S2 | Online |
| WMNST 355 | Femnst Apprchs Pop Cultre | GE | S2 | Online |
| WMNST 382 | Gender, Science and Tech | GE | S2 | Online |
Newly admitted graduate students should contact their graduate program directly to discuss summer registration eligibility.
Questions?
Your Degree Evaluation outlines all of the courses you are required to complete in order to graduate from SDSU and is personalized specifically to you. Please keep in mind that any Advanced Placement (AP) and/or college credit that has not been received or evaluated will not appear as completed. Review your Degree Evaluation online through my.SDSU to determine which classes may be best to take during Summer Session. If you have any questions, please contact the Office of the Registrar.
Please contact the student success center in your college:
- Arts & Letters Student Success Center
- Business Undergraduate Academic Advising
- Education Office for Student Success
- Center for Student Success in Engineering
- Health & Human Services Advising
- Professional Studies & Fine Arts Student Advisors
- Sciences Student Success Center
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Review the Academic Programs web page to find the college for your academic program.
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