Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies Roadmap – Quantitative Reasoning Category I/II and ENG 114
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 39
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| AFRS 101 | Introduction to Africana Studies (Major Core, D1, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| AFRS 200 | Introduction to Black Psychology (Major Core, D1, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| AFRS 210 | Introduction to Africana Literature (Major Core, C2, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| AFRS 266 | Black Online: Cyberspace, Culture, and Community (Major Core, C2, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) On Advisement - Take One 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C: Arts (C1) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| ETHS 300GW | Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR | 3 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D: U.S. History (D2) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Electives - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| AFRS 300 | From Africa to Olmec America: Ancient African Prehistory and History (Major Core, F, AERM, GP) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Electives - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| AFRS 303 | African American History (Major Core) | 3 |
| AFRS 345 | Blacks in Urban America (Major Core) | 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 Electives - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| AFRS 375 | Law and the Black Community (Major Core, CSLG, USG, USH, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| AFRS 515 | Black Family Studies (Major Core, UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ) | 3 |
| Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) On Advisement - Take One 5 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Electives - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| AFRS 516 | Research Methods (Major Core, UD-D, SJ) 7 | 3 |
| Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) On Advisement - Take One 5 | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Electives - Take Three 4 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| 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 the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major. |
| 3 | To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start. |
| 4 | Complementary Studies Students completing a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies must complete 12 units in Complementary Studies in courses bearing a prefix other than AFRS or courses cross-listed with AFRS. These units may be in
With the approval of an advisor in the major, courses which fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement may be lower- or upper-division units, resident or transfer units. |
| 5 | Areas of Emphasis (9 units) Select 9 units on advisement from one area below. Africana Humanities Emphasis AFRS 201 Kemet, Afrocentricity, and the Dawn of Science (3 units) (C2, AERM, GP, SJ) Africana Behavioral and Social Sciences Emphasis |
| 6 | Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied. |
| 7 | Serves as the culminating experience for the major. |