Africana and Ethnic Studies 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 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 C: Arts (C1)		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective ³		3
	Units	15
Spring Semester
AFRS 200	Introduction to Black Psychology (Major Core, D1, AERM, GP, SJ)	3
GE Area A		3
GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) ⁴		3-4
GE Area E		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective ³		3
	Units	15-16
Second Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ³		6
	Units	6
Fall Semester
AFRS 210	Introduction to Africana Literature (Major Core, C2, AERM, SJ)	3
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) ⁴		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 ³		3
	Units	15-16
Spring Semester
AFRS 266	Black Online: Cyberspace, Culture, and Community (Major Core, C2, AERM, GP, SJ)	3
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) ^5,6		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three ³		9
	Units	15
Third Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ³		6
	Units	6
Fall Semester
AFRS 300	From Africa to Olmec America: Ancient African Prehistory and History (Major Core, F, AERM, GP)	3
AFRS 303	African American History (Major Core)	3
AFRS 345	Blacks in Urban America (Major Core)	3
AFRS 375	Law and the Black Community (Major Core, CSLG, USG, USH, AERM, SJ)	3
ETHS 300GW	Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR	3
	Units	15
Spring Semester
AFRS 515	Black Family Studies (Major Core, UD-D, AERM, ES, 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 (Consider SF State Studies Course)		3
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course)		3
	Units	15
Fourth Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ³		6
	Units	6
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 ³		3
	Units	15
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 ³		3
	Units	12
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
Select One (Master's Core):		3
ETHS 750	Ethnic Studies Community Practicum
ETHS 885	Graduate Projects in the Teaching of Ethnic Studies
Select One:		3
ETHS 820	Advanced Research Seminar in Ethnic Studies (Master's Core)
Area of Emphasis Course ⁸
Graduate Elective		3
	Units	9
Spring Semester
Select One (Master's Culminating Experience):		3
ETHS 895	Field Study
ETHS 898	Master's Thesis
LTNS 707	Seminar in Latina/o Studies (Master's Core)	3
	Units	6
	Total Units	150-152

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 the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ES, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.

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

a language other than English;
one course from each AA S, AFRS, LTNS, and RRS;
four courses from one prefix: AA S or AFRS or LTNS or RRS;
a minor or certificate;
units earned in a study abroad program; or
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.

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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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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.

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

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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)
AFRS 204 Black Creative Arts (3 units) (C1, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 208 Introduction to African American History (3 units) (D2, USH, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 213 Science and Spirituality in Ancient Africa (3 units)
AFRS 221 African American Music: A 20th Century Survey (3 units) (C1, AERM)
AFRS 225 Images and Issues in Black Visual Media (3 units)
AFRS 230 African American Gospel Workshop (3 units) (C1, AERM)
AFRS 271 Elementary Kiswahili Language and Culture (3 units)
AFRS 301 Africa in Global Perspective (3 units)
AFRS 302 Black Diaspora (3 units)
AFRS 305 Ancient Egypt (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 312 Kalifia: The Black Heritage of California (3 units)
AFRS 326 Black Religion (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 400 Black Arts and Humanities (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 411 African and African American Literature (3 units)
AFRS 450 African Philosophy and Cosmology (3 units) (UD-D, AERM)
AFRS 525 Black Child Development (3 units) (F)
AFRS 551 Applied Africana Studies (3 units)
AFRS 665 Black Journalism (3 units) (UD-C, AERM)

Africana Behavioral and Social Sciences Emphasis
AFRS 100 General Studies Colloquium (3 units)
AFRS 111 Black Cultures and Personalities (3 units) (D1, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 125 Black Community Involvement Workshop (3 units)
AFRS 202 Black Men's Studies (3 units) (F, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 215 Introduction to Black Family Studies (3 units) (D1, AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 256 Hip Hop Workshop (3 units) (C1, AERM, ES, GP, SJ)
AFRS 290 Malcolm X in the Context of Black Nationalism (3 units) (F)
AFRS 301 Africa in Global Perspective (3 units)
AFRS 310 Anthropology of Blackness (3 units)
AFRS 320 Black Politics, Mass Movements, and Liberation Themes (3 units) (F)
AFRS 335 The Black Woman: A Cultural Analysis (3 units) (AERM, GP, SJ)
AFRS 350 Black Indians in the Americas (3 units) (UD-D, AERM)
AFRS 370 Health, Medicine, and Nutrition in the Black Community (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ)
AFRS 376 Government, the Constitution, and Black Citizens (3 units) (USG, USH, AERM, SJ)
AFRS 401 Pan African Black Psychology: A North American, South American, and Caribbean Comparison (3 units) (AERM)
AFRS 600 Proseminar in Africana Studies (3 units)
AFRS 646 Frantz Fanon's Psychology of Violence, Negation, and Liberation (3 units)
AFRS 660 Civil Rights Movement and Education (3 units)
AFRS 678 Urban Issues of Black Children and Youth (3 units) (F)
AFRS 705 Seminar in Africana Studies (3 units)

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Area Emphasis: Students are required to focus on an area of emphasis in Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, or Latina/Latino Studies. In addition, the program offers students the opportunity to study Arab Muslim ethnicities and diaspora, and race and resistance studies employing comparative methodology. 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 course work in the College of Ethnic Studies and other departments on campus may be used.