Bachelor of Arts in Asian American Studies Roadmap – Quantitative Reasoning Category I/II and Stretch English
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 42
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 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Select One from Category A: History/Social Sciences (Major Core): | 3 | |
| History of Asians in the United States (D2, USH, AERM) | ||
| Contemporary Asian Americans (D1, AERM, SJ) | ||
| Asian Americans and American Ideals and Institutions (USG, AERM, SJ) | ||
| ENG 105 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch II (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| Select One: | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Select One from Category B: Humanities (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Asian Americans and Mass Media (C1, AERM) | ||
| Introduction to Asian American Literature (C2, AERM) | ||
| Asian American Culture (C2, AERM, GP, SJ) | ||
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 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) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
or University Elective if already fulfilled |
||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| Ethnic Course (Major Core) (15 units total) - Take Two 6,7 | 6 | |
| Panethnic Course (Major Core) (9 units total) - Take Two 8,9 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| AA S 681 | Asian American Community Changes and Development (Major Core, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| Ethnic Course (Major Core) (15 units total) - Take Two 6,7 | 6 | |
| Panethnic Course (Major Core) (9 units total) 8,9 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| AA S 696 | Critical Approaches to Asian American Studies (Major Core) | 3 |
| Ethnic Course (Major Core) (15 units total) 6,7 | 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 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| AA S 697 | Proseminar in Asian American Studies (Major Core) | 3 |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Four 4 | 12 | |
| 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 Bachelor of Arts students must complete 12 units of Complementary Studies outside of the primary prefix for the major and not cross-listed with the primary prefix for the major. Students who complete two majors or a major and a minor automatically complete the Complementary Studies requirement. Students in the Asian American Studies major may also satisfy the Complementary Studies requirement by completing one of the following options:
With the approval of an advisor in the major, courses that fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement may be lower- or upper-division units, resident, or transfer units. |
| 5 | Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied. |
| 6 | Ethnic Courses (15 Units) Korean American AA S 360 Koreans in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ) |
| 7 | Other AA S 300 level courses are acceptable upon advisement. AA S 685, AA S 688, or AA S 699 may count if the course content is ethnic-specific (a maximum of 3 units from AA S 685, AA S 688, or AA S 699 can count towards the Asian American Studies major’s total unit requirement). |
| 8 | Panethnic Courses (9 Units) |
| 9 | Other AA S 500-600 level courses are acceptable upon advisement. AA S 685, AA S 688, or AA S 699 may count for this area if the course content is panethnic (a maximum of 3 units from AA S 685, AA S 688, or AA S 699 can count towards the Asian American Studies major’s total unit requirement). A lower-division course may also substitute for 3 units with approval from an advisor. |
| ± | Given catalog rights, fall 2022 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course. |