Summer Session for New Students

Rise and Shine for Summer Session.

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

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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 Note: If the admission requirements are not met, your offer of admission may be withdrawn.
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.

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Contact the Office of Admissions at [email protected].