Meta Majors

Students enrolled in a CAL Advance course will join one of five meta majors to help them develop their professional networks and gain exposure to a career field.  

What will you learn and do in your meta major?

  • Meet established professional in the field.
  • Meet young alumni in the field.
  • Complete career development workshops (such as AI resumes, AI interviewing, mock interviews, and personal branding).
  • Gain exposure to a variety of potential career mentors.
  • Complete industry relevant credentials.
  • Visit professional workplaces.
  • Gain leadership by running the meta major.
  • Stay on track for your junior year professional internship.
  • Secure a full-time job for after graduation.

Meta Majors

For students passionate about making a difference through community work, advocacy, or diplomacy.

Registered Student Organizations (RSO)

  • Associated Students
  • College of Arts and Letters Student Council
  • Campus Community Commission
  • Community Service Commission

Career Resources

Specific resources and links for these fields

Explore innovation, digital tools, financial literacy, and creative business ideas.

Registered Student Organizations (RSO)

  • American Marketing Association (AMA): The American Marketing Association chapter at San Diego State University connects students of all majors to real world industry-leading professionals. We host community networking events, social events, and personal brand building workshops. Our goal is to help our members best prepare for their future careers post college!
  • Entrepreneur Society: The purpose of the Entrepreneur Society is to foster a vibrant culture of entrepreneurship on campus, empowering students to develop entrepreneurial mindsets and launch their own ventures. WE ARE OPEN TO ALL MAJORS. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE STUDYING BUSINESS. We provide support for students creating their own businesses, from coming up with the ideas to making dreams a reality. We also invite out great guest speakers -- from CEO's of firms that do several hundred million dollars in business, to recent graduates that are in start-ups, we have successful entrepreneurs & movers & shakers tell their story.

Career Resources

Specific resources and links for these fields

Coming soon

Get insight into law, public policy, justice, and civic leadership.

Registered Student Organizations (RSO)

  • IGNITE at SDSU: The purpose of this organization is to empower young women to engage in local & national politics, champion women’s rights, celebrate female achievements in the public sphere, build a supportive community of like-minded individuals, and cultivate political ambition, civic engagement, and leadership skills in order to develop the next generation of women leaders.
  • Mock Trial: The purpose of this organization is to bring co-curricular learning and growth opportunities to students while attending competitions against other institutions and in the process, developing critical thinking and public speaking skills, as well as knowledge of legal practices and trial advocacy.\
  • City Planning Association SDSU: City Planning Association SDSU is a student-led organization focused on organizing events that promote sustainable campus and region-wide policies, increase interest in city planning, and enrich the academic experience of students enrolled in the Master of City Planning program. A previous successful effort includes a Student Success Fee Academic Related Program grant that allowed all Master of City Planning students to attend an all-expenses-paid trip to the 2023 American Planning Association National Planning Conference in Philadelphia.
  • Pre-Law Society: To provide San Diego State University students with information about the LSAT, law school application process, law school itself, as well as the legal field as a whole.

Career Resources

Specific resources and links for these fields

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For those interested in climate action, sustainable systems, and environmental change.

Registered Student Organizations (RSO)

  • Save Soil SDSU: The purpose of this organization is to raise awareness about soil health and the messages of Save Soil—the global movement—among students at SDSU and the surrounding San Diego community. As 52% of the world's agricultural soil is already degraded, Save Soil--the global movement--aims to raise the support of 4 billion people (60% of the world’s electorate) to drive policies in democratic nations, including the U.S., towards revitalizing soil health by increasing the organic content in soil to a minimum of 3-6%.
  • Sustainability/Green Love Commission

Career Resources

Specific resources and links for these fields

Coming soon

Ideal for future educators, researchers, or anyone drawn to the learning process. 

Registered Student Organizations (RSO)

  • Student California Teachers Association (SCTA)
  • All for Education (AFE)

Career Resources

  • SDSU Handshake 

Specific resources and links for these fields

Coming soon