San Diego

University
By:Diamond Manzo and Monica
Medrano
 San Diego University
San Diego State home of the Aztecs was founded in 1897, San Diego State is a
public institution of higher education located in southern California. SDSU is
currently ranked No. 60 among public universities and No. 127 overall among
national universities in U.S. News & World Reports ranking America’s Best
Colleges
◈ To drive to San Diego State it takes
about 6 hours and 57 mins to get to
the university from El Capitan
◈ The university is 398 miles away from
merced
◈ The total enrollment at SDSU is
34,828
◈ The undergraduate enrollment;
30,165
◈ The graduate enrollment; 4,663
 Application Requirements
SAT/ACT Scores
The 25th percentile ACT score is
23, and the 75th percentile ACT
score is 28. Even through SDSU
likely says have no minimum
ACT requirement if you apply a
23 or below you’ll have a very
hard time getting in, unless you
have something else very
impressive in your application
High School GPA
With a GPA of a 3.7, SDSU
requires you to be above average
in your high school class. You’ll
need at least a mix of A’s and
B’s.If you have a lower GPA with
harder classes like AP classes
This will show you are able to
handle more difficult academics
than the average highschool
student
 Major
◈ Sociology Major
Majoring in Sociology requires
that you take and decently
complete 9 units of lower division
“preparation for the major" courses and a minimum of 30 upper
division units of Sociology with a 2.5 GPA both in Sociology and
Overall. This is a University standard and cannot be appealed.

Majors
 Minor
◈ Sociology Minor
The minor in sociology consists
of a minimum of 18 units to
include Sociology 101 and either
102, 201, or 301; three units selected from Sociology and nine
elective units from other upper division courses in the department.

Minors
Professor Hank Johnston
Professor of Sociology Hansen Chair of Peace and
Nonviolence Studies Publisher and managing editor,
Mobilization: An International Quarterly Department of
Sociology 220
Awards & Honors
2010 Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Sociology,
SDSU
2009 Course Design Institute Fellowship, San Diego State
University
SDSU
 Teaching College Vs a Research Institution
◈ Research Institution
Research universities have
graduate programs and their
focus is on doing research. This
means most professors teach
one or two classes (some have
0!) but have other obligations.
SDSU is a public research
institution.
◈ Teaching College
Teaching universities on the
other hand don't typically have
graduate programs (if they do, it
is just a Master's program) and
the professors have full teaching
loads with little expectations to
publish.
Freshmen Housing Rates 2019- 2020

Flex 5 Flex 7
Tripl/
$15,045 $15,661 $16,125
Quad

Double $16,581 $17,197 $17,661

Single $18,325 $18,941 $19,405

 Questions

◈ What is SDSU
Mascot?
◈ What was one of
Professor Hanks
awards?
◈ What was the most
common dorm for
students?
Thanks for listening!

The End
 Citations
https://sociology.sdsu.edu/undergraduate/major
http://go.sdsu.edu/student_affairs/career/whatcanidowiththismajor.aspx
https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/sdsu-1151
https://housing.sdsu.edu/communities/freshmen_housing.aspx
https://sociology.sdsu.edu/undergraduate/minor
https://go.sdsu.edu/student_affairs/financialaid/costofattendance.aspx