If you want to change your major, declare a major/pre-major, add a major, or add a minor, please email the advisor at [email protected].

Transfer credit depends on the comparability of courses, existing articulation agreements between institutions, and quarter versus semester hours. Generally, you must wait until the SDSU transcript evaluators have determined whether your coursework from other institutions will transfer (usually during your first semester). You may, however, log on to http://www.assist.org (the web-based clearinghouse for articulation agreements among California institutions) to determine if agreements exist for the courses and schools in question.

We do not recommend that first-year or sophomore students enroll in upper-division courses. If, however, you are nearing completion of your lower-division requirements and you feel confident enough to take on the challenge of more advanced coursework, you may proceed with 300- or even 400- and 500-level coursework.

When you take RWS 506, Internship, you will have the opportunity to complete an internship matching your personal and professional interests. For more information on the course, contact Dr. Linn Bekins at [email protected].

In addition, SDSU’s Career Services provides students with helpful internship resources and information.

The Office of Advising and Evaluations provides general academic advising for enrolled undergraduate students. Advisors in the Academic Advising Center (AAC) can help you understand SDSU graduation requirements, including lower-division General Education requirements and institutional policies and procedures. Consult your General Catalog as well! It will answer most of your questions. Your RWS advisor focuses on the major and upper-division General Education requirements.

You file for graduation at the Office of Advising and Evaluations. You must file for graduation (and pay the fee) to graduate. This allows the Office of Advising and Evaluations to audit your transcript to ensure you meet all of your University and Program graduation requirements.

Please visit the Graduation FAQs page for the latest information on applying to graduate, university commencement ceremonies, diplomas, and other related information. The Academic Advising Center would happily advise you to ensure you are on track to graduate. Their phone number is (619) 594-6668. Please visit https://advising.sdsu.edu to view their phone hours and walk-in advising office hours.

The RWS Major prepares students for diverse career opportunities in various fields with a focus on transferrable skills such as communication, critical thinking, and working with digital writing and rhetoric. The major also prepares students to collaborate with diverse colleagues in diverse contexts. Students who earn a degree in RWS work in areas such as technical writing, grant writing, and user experience. They also work in fields such as marketing, journalism, education, law, government, and business. The major will also prepare students to pursue professional and graduate schools in writing, cultural studies, communication, rhetoric, and law. 

The RWS faculty will assist and advise students in their career pursuits. In addition, SDSU’s Career Services provides students with excellent career planning resources and information.