Bachelor of Arts in Chinese: Concentration in Chinese Literature & Linguistics - Quantitative Reasoning Category I/II and Stretch English
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 33
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.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| CHIN 101 | First Semester Chinese (C2, GP, SJ, Hidden Prerequisite for Upper-Division Chinese Courses) | 4 |
| ENG 104 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch I 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 (C2, GP, SJ, Hidden Prerequisite for Upper-Division Chinese Courses) | 4 |
| ENG 105 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch II (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 16-17 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| CHIN 103 | Third Semester Chinese (C2, GP, SJ, Hidden Prerequisite for Upper-Division Chinese Courses) | 4 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 2 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| CHIN 303 | Intermediate Chinese (Hidden Prerequisite for Upper-Division Chinese Courses) | 3 |
| Lower-Division Elective in Chinese | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| CHIN 311 | Conversation and Reading (C2, GP, SJ, Hidden Prerequisite for Upper-Division Chinese Courses) | 3 |
| MLL 325 | Linguistics for Foreign Languages (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Core Course Option - Select One (3 units) 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 312 | Speech and Writing (C2, GP, SJ, Hidden Prerequisite for Upper-Division Chinese Courses) | 3 |
| GWAR Course (3 units) 7 | 3 | |
| Upper-Division Electives in Chinese (9 units) - Take One | 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 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| CHIN 401 | Advanced Chinese (Major Core, GP) | 3 |
| CHIN 501 | Introduction to Classical Chinese (Major Core, GP) | 3 |
| CHIN 530 | Oratory and Performance in Chinese (Major Core) | 3 |
| Upper-Division Electives in Chinese (9 units) - Take One | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| CHIN 507 | Traditional Chinese Culture (Major Core) | 3 |
| Upper-Division Electives in Chinese (9 units) - Take One | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 7 | |
| Units | 13 | |
| Total Units | 120-122 | |
| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet SF State Studies requirements (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) within your GE or major. |
| 3 | 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. |
| 4 | 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:
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 three units of overlap of MLL 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. |
| 5 | Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied. |
| 6 | Major Core Course Option - Select One (3 units) 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) |
| 7 | GWAR Course (3 units) if not chosen from the courses above. |
| * | 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. |
