Africana Studies BA + Ethnic Studies MA SF State Scholars Roadmap

The San Francisco State Scholars program provides undergraduate students with an accelerated pathway to a graduate degree. Students in this program pursue a bachelor’s and master’s degree simultaneously. This program allows students to earn graduate credit while in their junior and/or senior year, reducing the number of semesters required for completion of a master’s degree.

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 Year
Fall SemesterUnits
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 A3 2 3
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3,4 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
AFRS 120 Communicating Realness: Minding the Gap (Major Core, A1, AERM) 3
AFRS 200 Introduction to Black Psychology (Major Core, D1, AERM, GP, SJ) 3
GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 3-4
GE Area E 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 3
 Units15-16
Second Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
AFRS 210 Introduction to Africana Literature (Major Core, C2, AERM, SJ) 3
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 3-4
GE Area D: U.S. History (D2) 3
U.S. and California Government 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 3
 Units15-16
Spring Semester
AFRS 266 Black Online: Cyberspace, Culture, and Community (Major Core, C2, AERM, GP, SJ) 3
GE Area C: Arts (C1) 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 5 9
 Units15
Third Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
AFRS 303 African American History (Major Core, F) 3
AFRS 355 The Nation of Islam in America (Major Core, UD-D, AERM, SJ) 3
AFRS 370 Health, Medicine, and Nutrition in the Black Community (Major Core, UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ) 3
ETHS 300GW Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR 3
U.S. and California Government 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
AFRS 466 Black Lives Matter: Race and Social Movements (Major Core, UD-D, AERM, SJ) 3
AFRS 516 Research Methods (Major Core, UD-D, SJ) 3
Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) - Take One 7 3
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences 3
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities 3
 Units15
Fourth Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
AA S 800 Theory and History in Asian American Studies (Master's Core) 3
AFRS 705 Seminar in Africana Studies (Master's Core) 3
ETHS 710 Theories and Issues in Ethnic Studies (Master's Core) 3
Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) - Take One 7 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
AIS 701 Seminar in American Indian Studies (Master's Core) 3
ETHS 720 Research Methods in Ethnic Studies (Master's Core) 3
Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) - Take One 7 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 3
 Units12
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
Select One (Master's Core): 3
Ethnic Studies Community Practicum
Graduate Projects in the Teaching of Ethnic Studies
Area of Emphasis Courses - Take Two 8 6
 Units9
Spring Semester
Select One (Master's Culminating Experience): 3
Field Study
Master's Thesis
LTNS 707 Seminar in Latina/o Studies (Master's Core) 3
 Units6
 Total Units150-152
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

A course in statistics, such as MATH 124ETHS 116, or ETHS 117, is highly recommended.

5

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

  1. a language other than English;
  2. one course from each AA S, AFRS, LTNS, and RRS;
  3. four courses from one prefix: AA S or AFRS or LTNS or RRS;
  4. a minor or certificate;
  5. units earned in a study abroad program; or
  6. a coherent group of courses complementary to the major.

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.

6

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

7

Area of Emphasis (9 units)

Select 9 units on advisement from one area to gain a deeper intellectual grasp of the field. A full list of Area of Emphasis course options can be found in the degree requirements.

8

Area Emphasis

Students are required to focus on an area of emphasis in Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Latina/Latino Studies, or Race and Resistance Studies. Courses selected to fulfill the emphasis will provide a student with the subject matter foundation to complete the culminating research project field study or thesis. Upon advisement, upper-division/graduate coursework in the College of Ethnic Studies and other departments on campus may be used.