Undergraduate Programs

The College of Education offers a variety of undergraduate programs in the areas of education, child development, counseling, cultural proficiency, and leadership development. Depending on your status and future goals, you may need to apply to a specific undergraduate major, pre-major, or minor. It is important to learn about the different programs and find the one that is right for you.

Majors

• Child Development, Bachelor of Science (B.S.): A hands-on, experience-based major that prepares you to become an early childhood educator and professionals who work directly with children and families in schools and communities.
• Leadership Studies, Bachelor of Science (B.S.): A multidisciplinary major that includes courses in psychology, communication, education, business, public administration, philosophy, political science, journalism and media studies, and cultural diversity.
• Liberal Studies, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.): An interdisciplinary major that offers a broad undergraduate experience in language arts, natural sciences, mathematics, humanities, visual and performing arts, and social sciences.

Minors

• Accelerated Curriculum for Educators (ACE): An accelerated pathway for students enrolled in specific majors to earn their undergraduate degree and teaching credential in four years.
• Child Development: A minor that builds on our department’s mission to prepare anti-racist, anti-bias professionals to address contemporary issues that affect the development, health, and well-being of children, youth, adults, families, and communities.
• Counseling and Social Change: A minor that provides students the tools to seek change in diverse social contexts.
• Cultural Proficiency: A unique opportunity for SDSU undergraduate students across colleges and degrees to design a personalized experience around cultural proficiency practices.
• Leadership Studies: A multidisciplinary program offering students both an in-depth look at leadership theory and opportunities to enact it in practice.