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San Diego State University

Country

USA

City

San Diego

Agreement Type

Study abroad

Study places

Number of Study abroad with tuition fees

About


San Diego State University (SDSU) is the oldest higher education institution in San Diego, founded in 1897. Renowned for academic excellence, SDSU is home to top ranked graduate programs in business, engineering, public health and many others. With more than 35,000 students is SDSU the 4th largest university in the California State University System. 

  • Agreement

    NMBU students will be enrolled as aprt of the Global Campus (GC) programme.

    Bachelor (undergraduate) and master courses (graduate).

  • Semesters

    Autumn: mid August – December.

    Spring: mid January - May.

  • Who can apply

    Minimum C average is recommended

  • Language of Instruction

    English

    Language requirements

    • 4 in English from Norwegian 'videregående', or
    • TOEFL iBT score 64, or
    • IELTS score 5.5
    • Duolingo 95

    See institutions web page Proof of English Proficiency

  • Recognition of study credits

    One semester full time studies Bachelor level: 15.

    One semester full time studies Master level: 9.

  • Health Insurance in USA

    American universities have strict requirements for students’ health insurance. All students are studying in the USA should expect to purchase private health insurance recommended by the host university. This health insurance might be in addition to other (travel) insurances purchases by the student in Norway or abroad. University health insurance plans range from USD$ 500-1200 but can cost more. Read more about what health benefits you might be entitled to while studying in the USA on exchange from a Norwegian institution on HelseNorge. 

  • Courses previous students have taken

    SDSU Class Schedule

    B-DS
    GEOG340 Geography of Food
    POL333 Politics of Race Ethnicity
    POL380 Human Rights Global Perspective
    SUSTN334 Politics of Environment
    POL425 Psychology of Politics
    PYS101 Introductory Psychology
    SOC320 Sex and Gender in Contemporary Society
    SUSTN353 Sustainability and Culture

    B-ECON
    ECON360 International Economic Problem
    ECON460 Economics of Financial Crises
    EUROP101 Introduction to European Studies

    B-ØA
    ACCTG331 Intermediate Accounting
    BA323 Fundamentals of Finance
    BA310 Foundations of Business in a Global Environment
    BA350 Management and Organizational Behavior
    BA360 Operations and Supply Chain Management
    CSP300 Stress Management and Life Planning
    ECON101 Principles of Economics
    ECON102 Principles of Economics
    ECON321 Intermediate Microeconomics
    FIN250 Financial Literacy
    FIN329 International Business Finance
    MGT352 Human Resource Management
    MGT358 Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
    MGT475 Leadership in Organizations
    PSY101 Introduction to Psychology
    SOC102 Introduction to Social Problems
    STAT119 Elementary Statistics Business

    M-BA
    CHEM100 Introduction to General Chemistry
    CIVE121 Graphics for the Built Environment
    CJ300 Crime, Law and Justice
    CONE201 Construction Concepts and Codes
    CONE296 Virtual Design and Construction
    CONE330 Principles of Engineering Economy
    ECON101 Principles of Economics
    GEOL496 GIS Applications for Earth and Environmental Sciences
    ME240 Intro to Engineering Materials
    ME241 Materials Laboratory
    STAT119 Elementary Statistics Business

    M-DV
    CS0550 Artificial Intelligence
    BA0749 Business Analytics
    CS0657 Intelligent Systems

    M-IØ
    CONE330 Principles of Engineering Economy
    CS107 Introduction to Computer Programming
    ECON321 Intermediate Microeconomic Theory
    GEOL303 Natural Disasters

    M-MF
    ASTR201 Astronomy for Science Majors
    ECON101 Principles of Economics
    ENVE320 Environmental Engineering
    OCEAN230 Oceans of Change

    M-MPP
    AE340 Fluid Mechanics
    AE341 Fluid Mechanics Lab
    CHEM100 Intro to General Chemistry with Lab
    COMPE160 Introduction to Computer Programming
    ECON101 Principles of Economics
    ME240 Intro to Engineering Materials
    ME241 Materials Laboratory
    ME330 Control Systems Lab
    PHYS311 Electronics for Scientists
    STAT119 Elementary Statistics Business

    M-VM
    AE340 Fluid Mechanics
    AE341 Fluid Mechanics Lab
    CIVE445 Applied Hydrology
    OCEAN100 Ocean Planet

    M-ØA
    ACCTG624 Business Entity Taxation
    FIN651 Seminar in Investments
    MKTG761 Product Innovation Management

  • Visa

    All students who intend to study in USA must have student visa.

    It is the student’s own responsibility to apply for a visa. A first step would therefore be to acquire information from the relevant country’s embassy.
    Study visa: A student visa is necessary in order to study in the USA. You have to first receive a letter of acceptance from the host university before you can apply. The visum processing fee is currently USD $160, and the SEVIS registration fee is USD $350 for F-1 applicants and $220 for J-1 applicants. The universities in the USA will issue a document for students to obtain either the F1 or the J1 visa. 

    NOTE J1 visa: Be aware that this carries a clause whereby the applicant faces a two-year ‘quarantine’ period after the initial residence period, in which the applicant cannot apply for a permanent work or residence permit in the USA. However, this does only apply if the student received public funding, such as from Lånekassen.

    More information: The US Embassy’s website 

  • Note

    It is important that students are aware that SDSU did not sign the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Privacy Addendum usually required by all NMBU partners. Students must be aware of the risk attached to sharing of personal data shared with this institution.