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Impacted Programs


Many majors at San Diego State University have more students wanting to declare that major than can be accommodated. As such, they are designated as impacted majors. All students who are admitted to SDSU and want to declare an impacted major are placed in a premajor or a major (if all requirements are met at time of admission).


All premajors must meet department-specific criteria to move from the premajor to the major, such as a specified minimum grade point average, completion of prerequisite courses, tests, and completion of a certain number of units.



The following majors are impacted:

(Students should refer to the year in which they declared a major for official requirements. For example, if you declared a major in fall 2004, you would choose the 2004-05 link listed under your major for your impacted major requirements.)


Art, Emphasis in Graphic Design
2005-2006
, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003

Art with emphases in Studio Arts, Applied Design, Interior Design, Painting and Printmaking, and Sculpture
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003

Art with emphasis in Environmental Design
2001-2002

Art with emphasis in Art History
2005-2006
, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002

Art with emphasis in Multimedia
2005-2006
, 2004-2005

Biology and Microbiology
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002

Business Administration
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002

Child Development
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003

Communication: Emphases in Advertising or Public Relations
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004

Communication: General Communication Program
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004

Computer Science
As of fall 2004, Computer Science is no longer impacted. All premajors have automatically been placed into the major.

Criminal Justice Administration
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002, 2000-2001, 1999-2000

Economics
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003

English and English in Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002

Foods and Nutrition
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003

Health Science, Emphasis in Community Health Education
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002, 2000-2001, 1999-2000

History
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003

International Business
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002, 2000-2001, 1999-2000

Journalism
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002, 2000-2001, 1999-2000

Kinesiology
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002

Liberal Studies
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002

Nursing
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002, 2000-2001, 1999-2000

Political Science
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002

Psychology
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003   2001-2002

Public Administration
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003

Social Science in preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003

Social Work
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003

Sociology
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002

Spanish and Spanish in Preparation for the Single Subject Teaching Credential
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003

Television, Film and New Media Production
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003, 2001-2002, 2000-2001, 1999-2000

Theatre Arts
2005-2006, 2004-2005, 2003-2004, 2002-2003


Current students with questions can contact their academic advisors. (See the Directory of Academic Advisors.).

New and prospective students may contact the Prospective Student Center at (619) 594-6336 or admissions@sdsu.edu for more information.