Bachelor of Arts in American Indian Studies – SJS Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) Roadmap
This is a sample pathway for students who transfer to San Francisco State University in the current Bulletin year with an AA-T in Social Justice Studies. All lower-division GE requirements have been satisfied. Additional units in the major may have been satisfied. Check with a major advisor about the most appropriate course sequence. Degree completion guaranteed in 60 units; see the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) section for more information.
To Do at SF State:
Enough total units to reach 120 minimum for graduation; 30 units minimum at the upper-division level; to include the following:
University-Wide Requirements: 3-12 units
- American Institutions: Satisfied by courses required for the AIS core.
- Upper-Division GE (9 units): Courses required for the major may double-count if approved for UD GE.
- Students entering the major with the AA-T in Social Justice Studies are not required to fulfill SF State Studies requirements.
- Complementary Studies: Consult with a department advisor on how transfer units and/or SF State units can be applied to ensure degree completion within 60 units.
American Indian Studies Major: 42 units
- Core (21 units)
- Electives (18 units): Electives are organized into four areas of emphasis: California Indian Studies; Creative Arts and the Humanities; Law, Politics, and Society; Science, Health, and Environmental Studies. Students may select Electives from a single emphasis, or from all four emphases. Consult with a department advisor.
- University Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement/GWAR (3 units): ETHS 300GW.
University Electives: 15 or More Units
Units depend on course choices made at the community college, how transferred units are applied to the requirements above, and course choices at SF State. Some courses may meet more than one requirement, e.g., in both UD GE and the major.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| AIS 100 | Introduction to American Indian Studies (Major Core, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| AIS 150 | American Indian History in the United States (Major Core, D2, USH, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| AIS 300 | American Indian Studies Research Methodologies (Major Core, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| AIS 205 | American Indians and U.S. Laws (Major Core, F, USG, CSLG, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| California Indian Studies - Select One: | 3 | |
| Perspectives of Native California Indians (F, AERM, SJ) | ||
| Community Service Learning | ||
| ETHS 300GW | Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR | 3 |
| Creative Arts and Humanities - Select One 1 | 3 | |
| University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| AIS 160 | Survey of Native California (Major Core, F, AERM, ES, SJ) | 3 |
| AIS 694 | Community Service Learning (Major Core) | 3 |
| Law, Politics, and Society - Select One 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
or University Elective if requirement already satisfied |
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| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| AIS 680 | American Indian Studies Senior Seminar (Major Core) | 3 |
| Science, Health, and Environmental Studies - Select One | 3 | |
| American Indian Science | ||
| Before the Wilderness: American Indian Ecology | ||
| Major Elective (select area of emphasis on advisement) – Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
or University Elective if requirement already satisfied |
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| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Creative Arts and Humanities
AIS 162 American Indian Oral Literature (3 units) (F)
AIS 235 American Indians: Image and Issues in the Mass Media (3 units) (C1, AERM, SJ)
AIS 310 American Indian Religion and Philosophy (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
AIS 320 American Indian Music (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AIS 325 American Indian Art (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AIS 360 ( units) (F, AERM)
AIS 400 American Indian Education (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
AIS 420/WGS 420 Native Genders and Feminism (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
AIS 500/ANTH 500 Language and Cultural Systems of North American Indians (3 units)
AIS 560 Modern Creative and Performing Arts (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
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Law, Politics, and Society
AIS 230 Urban Indians (3 units) (D1, AERM, SJ)
AIS 330 American Indian Law (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
AIS 350/AFRS 350/LTNS 355 Black Indians in the Americas (3 units) (UD-D, AERM)
AIS 400 American Indian Education (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
AIS 420/WGS 420 Native Genders and Feminism (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
AIS 460 Power and Politics in American Indian History (3 units) (UD-D, USH, AERM, SJ)
AIS 470 American Indian Ethnicity: Problems in Identity (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
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Select an additional two courses from any of the areas of emphasis: California Indian Studies; Creative Arts and the Humanities; Law, Politics, and Society; or Science, Health and Environmental Studies.