B.A. in Asian American Studies and Master of Public Administration 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
Select One from Category A: History/Social Sciences 3
History of Asians in the United States (USH, D2, AERM)  
Contemporary Asian Americans (D1, AERM, SJ)  
Asian Americans and American Ideals and Institutions (CSLG, AERM, SJ)  
ENG 114 Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 3
GE Area A 2 3
GE Area C 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
Select One from Category B: Humanities 3
Asian Americans and Mass Media (C1, AERM)  
Introduction to Asian American Literature (C2, AERM)  
Asian American Culture (C2, AERM, GP, SJ)  
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
 Units15-16
Second Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 3-4
GE Area C 3
GE Area D 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 6
 Units15-16
Spring Semester
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 5,6 3
Select One: 7 3
 
 
GE Area F ± 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 6
 Units15
Third Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
ETHS 300GW Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR 3
Ethnic Courses (15 Units Total) - Take Three 8,9 9
Upper-Division GE: UD-C or UD-D 3
 
 Units15
Spring Semester
Ethnic Courses (15 Units Total) - Take Two 8,9 6
Panethnic Courses (9 Units Total) - Take Two 9,10 3
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
 Units12
Fourth Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 3
Upper-Division GE: UD-C or UD-D 3
 
 Units6
Fall Semester
AA S 681 Asian American Community Changes and Development (Major Core, AERM, SJ) 3
AA S 696 Critical Approaches to Asian American Studies (Major Core, AERM, SJ) 3
P A 700 Foundations of Governance and Management (Graduate Core) 3
Management Perspectives (12 units total) - Select One 11 3
Graduate Elective (12 units total) - Select One 12 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
AA S 697 Proseminar in Asian American Studies (Major Core) 3
P A 705 Design and Consumption of Research (Graduate Core) 3
P A 715 Policy Process and Civic Engagement (Gradaute Core) 3
P A 803 Public Affairs Internship (Graduate Internship) 3
Panethnic Courses (9 Units Total) 9,10 3
 Units15
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
P A 706 Applied Data Analysis (Graduate Core) 3
Management Perspectives (12 units total) - Select Two 11 6
Graduate Elective (12 units total) - Select One 12 3
 Units12
Spring Semester
Select One (Culminating Experience): 3
Capstone Course in Public Administration  
Master's Thesis  
Management Perspectives (12 units total) - Select One 11 3
Graduate Elective (12 units total) - Select Two 12 6
 Units12
 Total Units159-161