Winter Session classes are a great opportunity to accelerate your graduation, return to school, or explore a new area of interest. This intensive session between the Fall and Spring semesters offers online courses from SDSU’s degree programs. Enrollment to these online winter break classes is open to current SDSU students, students from other colleges and universities, high school graduates, and working professionals.

Registration for Winter Session 2021 is now open!

Students are limited to 3 units during Winter Session. Courses are offered ONLINE.

Winter Session 2021

December 17, 2020 - January 14, 2021

Key Dates

  • Dec 15, 2020 - Registration ends
  • Dec 16, 2020 - Last day to drop with a full refund (minus $21 processing fee)
  • Dec 17, 2020 - Courses start
  • Dec 20, 2020 - Last day to drop with a 65% refund (minus a $21 processing fee)
    After this date, there is no refund and a "W" will be recorded for the course
  • Jan 14, 2021 - Courses end
  • Jan 15, 2021 - Grades end (11 pm deadline)
  • Jan 16, 2021 - End of Winter Term

Winter Session courses are accelerated and rigorous in terms of format and timeline; please plan accordingly to dedicate sufficient time in your schedule.

 

For additional information, please email wintersession.ces@sdsu.edu or call (619) 594-8272.

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ACCTG 0201 Financial Accounting Fundamentals

Format: Online

Theory and practice of accounting applicable to recording, summarizing, and reporting of business transactions for external reporting and other external uses. Asset valuation; revenue and expense recognition; various asset, liability, and capital accounts.
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ACCTG 0202 Managerial Accounting Fundamentals

Format: Online

Selection and analysis of accounting information for internal use by managers. Using financial information for planning and control purposes.

Prerequisites: Minimum grade of C in Accountancy 201. Proof of completion of prerequisite required: Copy of transcript.

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ACCTG 0503.01 Federal Taxation of Individuals

Format: Online

Taxation of individuals, including income, deductions, credits, social security taxes, and property transactions.

Prerequisites: Accountancy 201 and 202. Approved upper division business major, business minor, or other approved major.

Proof of completion of prerequisites required: Copy of transcript.

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ACCTG 0505 Fraud Examination

Format: Online

Skills and tools for auditors, consultants, tax professionals, managers. Techniques and technologies for fraud investigation and interviewing. Case analysis, research of public records, ethical decision making for accountants. Service learning project.

Prerequisites: Accountancy 431 or 626. Proof of completion of prerequisite required: Copy of transcript.

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B A 0300.01 Ethical Decision-Making in Business

Format: Online

Theoretical concepts and dimensions of ethics in business decisions. Ethics of decision alternatives using different approaches and philosophies, with application of an integrative ethical decision model to cases from various business subdisciplines.

Prerequisites:Approved upper division business major or another major approved by the Fowler College of Business.

Proof of completion of prerequisite required: Copy of transcript

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B A 0310.01 Foundations of Business in a Global Environment

Format: Online

Introduction to the program of study leading to the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Integration of various business disciplines to accomplish strategic goals. Presentation of the concept of global awareness, one of the fundamental pillars of global competency necessary in today’s business world.
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CLASS 0120 English Words from Latin and Greek

Format: Online

Latin and Greek words and bases and their English derivatives. Etymology, word analysis and construction, language history, and structure.
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COMM 0371 Intercultural Communication

Format: Online

Study of communication with emphasis on influence of cultural background, perception, social organization, language and nonverbal messages in the intercultural communication experience.

Prerequisites: Communication 103. Open to majors and nonmajors.

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ECON 0101 Principles of Economics (Macroeconomics)

Format: Online

Principles of economic analysis, economic institutions, and issues of public policy. Emphasis on macroanalysis including national income analysis, money and banking, business cycles, and economic stabilization.

Prerequisites:: Satisfaction of the SDSU Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning Assessment requirement.

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ECON 0321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory

Format: Online

Behavior of consumers, firms and industries with respect to product and input markets. Price system and other models of economic decision making. Economic efficiency and welfare; property rights and externalities.

Prerequisites:: Economics 102 with approval of department.

Recommended: Mathematics 120 or 124 or 150.

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ENS 0388A Rehabilitation Lab SDSU Fitness Clinic

Format: Face to Face

Hands-on experience working with individuals with a variety of physical and neurological disabilities through prescribed fitness programming at San Diego State University. Maximum credit four units. Three hours of laboratory per unit.

Prerequisites: Senior standing and consent of instructor.

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FIN 0240 Legal Environment of Business

Format: Online

Business legal environment system, sources of law, procedures and ethics associated with implementation of law. Law of torts and intellectual property; contracts and sales; agency and employment; negotiable instruments and banking; business organizations.
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MUSIC 0151 Intro to Music: American Popular Music

Format: Online

Elements of music as exemplified by works representing different areas, cultures, styles, and forms. See Class Schedule for specific content.
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NUTR 0201 Fundamentals of Nutrition

Format: Online

Role of nutrition in health promotion and disease prevention. Current concepts, controversies, and dietary recommendations from a scientific perspective.

Prerequisites: Biology 100; Chemistry 100 or 200. Proof of completion of prerequisites required: Copy of transcript.

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PHIL 0329.01 Social Ethics

Format: Online

Ethical issues of contemporary life. Individualism vs. collectivism; democracy vs. dictatorship; ethical problems arising in law, medicine, business, government and interpersonal relationships.
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PSY 0350 Abnormal Psychology

Format: Online

Causes and treatment of abnormal behavior with emphasis on major behavior disorders.

Prerequisites: Psychology 101.

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PSY 0351 Psychology of Personality

Format: Online

Major theoretical approaches to individual differences and the study of the person. Techniques of personality assessment. Selected research findings.

Prerequisites: Psychology 101.

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RTM 0404.01 Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Tourism

Format: Online

Concepts, definitions, and measures of essential cultural components of tourism. Integrated view of interrelated socio-cultural tourism issues with an understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures.

Prerequisites: Completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations of Learning II.B., Social and Behavioral Sciences.

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