Bachelor of Arts in Chinese: Concentration in Flagship Chinese Language - Quantitative Reasoning Category I/II and Stretch English

120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 40

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 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
GE Area D		3
	Units	16
Second Semester
CHIN 102	Second Semester Chinese (Major Core, C2, GP, SJ)	4
ENG 105	Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch II (A2) ¹	3
GE Area A		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ⁴		5
	Units	15
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
GE Area E		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective ⁴		2
	Units	15-16
Fourth Semester
CHIN 303	Intermediate Chinese (Major Core)	3
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 ⁴		3
	Units	15-16
Fifth Semester
CHIN 311	Conversation and Reading (Major Core, GP)	3
MLL 325	Linguistics for Foreign Languages (Major Core)	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 - Take Two ⁴		6
	Units	15
Sixth Semester
CHIN 312	Speech and Writing (Major Core, GP)	3
GWAR Course (3 units)		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 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 Three ⁴		8
	Units	14
Eighth Semester
Flagship Content Course ⁶		3
CHIN 475 or CHIN 476	Flagship Chinese I (Major Core) or Flagship Chinese II: Domain Training	3
CHIN 501	Introduction to Classical Chinese (Major Core, GP)	3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Two ⁴		6
	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 three 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 second major, minor, or certificate option listed above. Students satisfying Complementary Studies through the Foreign Language option are allowed a maximum of 3 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.

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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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Pre-existing university course taught in Chinese by Chinese-proficient faculty in any department.