Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Roadmap – Quantitative Reasoning Category III/IV and Stretch English
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 45
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 104 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch I 1 | 3 |
| JAPN 101 | First Semester Japanese (Major Core, C2, GP) | 4 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| B4 Support Course 3 | 2-3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 105 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch II (A2) 1 | 3 |
| JAPN 102 | Second Semester Japanese (Major Core, C2, GP) | 4 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Units | 16-17 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| JAPN 103 | Third Semester Japanese (Major Core, C2, GP) | 4 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Units | 16-17 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| JAPN 250 | Intensive Study of Kanji: Level I (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Three 4 | 8 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| JAPN 251 | Intensive Study of Kanji: Level 2 (Major Core) | 3 |
| JAPN 301 | Japanese Conversation (Major Core) | 3 |
| JAPN 302 | Japanese Reading and Grammar (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (GWAR): | 3 | |
| Writing About Discourse in Interaction - GWAR | ||
| Approaches to Comparative and World Literature - GWAR | ||
| Junior Seminar Humanities Writing - GWAR | ||
| Reading and Analysis of Cultural Texts - GWAR | ||
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| MLL 325 | Linguistics for Foreign Languages (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Advanced Conversation and Composition - Language and Culture | ||
| Advanced Conversation and Composition - Language and Humanities | ||
| JAPN 309 | Advanced Readings in Japanese (Major Core, GP) | 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 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| JAPN 510 | Modern Japanese Literature (Major Core, GP) | 3 |
| Upper-Division Electives (6 units) - Take One | 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 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| JAPN 401 | Topics in Japanese Culture (Major Core) | 3 |
| Upper-Division Electives (6 units) - Take One | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Three 5 | 8 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Total Units | 120-123 | |
| 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 (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) and Ethnic Studies requirements 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 | Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied. |
| 5 | Complementary Studies Required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese are 12 units of Complementary Studies, which must come from courses bearing a prefix other than JAPN, and not cross-listed with JAPN. Complementary Studies for the Japanese major can be satisfied via four possible routes:
Related disciplines typically include (but are not limited to) linguistics, literature, humanities, philosophy, history, art, theatre arts, anthropology, education, international relations, international business, and any aspect of East Asia or Asian Americans. Where a course with a non-JAPN prefix (and not cross-listed with JAPN) is taken as a core requirement or elective for the Japanese major, the said course may also count towards Complementary Studies (i.e., double-counting allowed). |