Bachelor of Arts in Chinese: Concentration in Chinese Language - Quantitative Reasoning Category I/II and ENG 114

120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 44

This roadmap is a suggested plan of study and does not replace meeting with an advisor. Please note that students may need to adjust the actual sequence of courses based on course availability. Please consult an advisor in your major program for further guidance.

Plan of Study Grid
First Semester		Units
CHIN 101	First Semester Chinese (Major Core, C2, GP, SJ)	4
ENG 114	Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice ¹	3
GE Area A ²		3
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) ³		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective ⁴		3
	Units	16
Second Semester
CHIN 102	Second Semester Chinese (Major Core, C2, GP, SJ)	4
GE Area A		3
GE Area D		3
GE Area E		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective ⁴		3
	Units	16
Third Semester
CHIN 103	Third Semester Chinese (Major Core, C2, GP, SJ)	4
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) ⁵		3-4
GE Area D		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective ⁴		3
	Units	13-14
Fourth Semester
GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) ⁵		3-4
GE Area C		3
GE Area D		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ⁴		6
	Units	15-16
Fifth Semester
CHIN 303	Intermediate Chinese (Major Core)	3
MLL 325	Linguistics for Foreign Languages (Major Core)	3
Major Option ⁶		3
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course)		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective ⁴		3
	Units	15
Sixth Semester
CHIN 311	Conversation and Reading (Major Core, GP)	3
GWAR Course (3 units) ⁷		3
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course)		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ⁴		6
	Units	15
Seventh Semester
CHIN 312	Speech and Writing (Major Core, GP)	3
CHIN 401	Advanced Chinese (Major Core, GP)	3
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course)		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ⁴		6
	Units	15
Eighth Semester
CHIN 501	Introduction to Classical Chinese (Major Core, GP)	3
CHIN 507	Traditional Chinese Culture (Major Core)	3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three ⁴		9
	Units	15
	Total Units	120-122

ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114; if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.

To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet SF State Studies requirements (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) within your GE or major.

Depending on courses completed through Early Start, students in Pathway/Category III or IV may be required to enroll in a support course to complement their Quantitative Reasoning/B4 requirement. There are multiple course options for this pathway. Before enrolling in a B4 course, students should verify their MATH Pathway/Category in their Student Center. Information regarding the courses that correspond with your MATH Pathway/Category can be found on the Developmental Studies Office Website.

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Complementary Studies

Required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese are 12 units of Complementary Studies, which must come from courses bearing a prefix other than CHIN, and not cross-listed with CHIN. Complementary Studies for the Chinese major can be satisfied via four possible routes:

12 units in any foreign language other than Chinese (may include up to 3 units of MLL prefix courses);
12 units of coursework taken in an approved study abroad program (including CSU Study Abroad, SF State Bilateral, Chinese Flagship, and SLI Translation-Interpretation programs)*;
12 units of coursework taken as part of a second major, a minor, or a certificate;
12 units of coursework in related disciplines with the approval of a Chinese Program advisor.

Related disciplines typically include linguistics, literature, philosophy, history, education, and any aspect of greater China, East Asia, or Asian Americans.

Where a course with a non-CHIN prefix is taken as a core requirement or elective for the Chinese major, the said course may also (double) count towards Complementary Studies only via the Study Abroad option or the 2nd Major/Minor/Certificate option listed above. Students satisfying Complementary Studies through the Foreign Language option are allowed a maximum of 3 units of overlap of FL-prefix courses between Chinese major and Complementary Studies units. Students satisfying Complementary Studies through the Related Subjects option are not allowed to double-count major and Complementary Studies units.

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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.

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Major Option
CHIN 600 Topics in Chinese Language, Literature, and Culture in English (3 units)
CHIN 601GW The Poetic Tradition - GWAR (3 units) (GP)
CHIN 602 The Narrative Tradition (3 units)
CHIN 611GW The Revolutionary Tradition in Modern Chinese Literature - GWAR (3 units) (GP)
CHIN 612GW Negotiating Chineseness in the Late 20th and 21st Centuries - GWAR (3 units) (GP)
HUM 530 Chinese Civilization (3 units) (UD-C, GP)

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GWAR course if not chosen from the 600 level courses under Major Option above or upper-division elective in Chinese or related area (upon advising).

REGARDING STUDY ABROAD

(applies to all Chinese degrees, concentrations, and minors): Students are encouraged to study abroad through the International Programs of the California State University and the Bilateral Programs of San Francisco State University. For students opting to study abroad, all study abroad units will count as units in residence and can be used for graduation credit, but no more than half of the units required for the major or minor may be taken outside of the home campus. Flagship Language Concentration students, however, may apply all of their Study Abroad units towards the major.