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 Semester		Units
Select One from Category A: History/Social Sciences		3
AA S 210	History of Asians in the United States (USH, D2, AERM)
AA S 211	Contemporary Asian Americans (D1, AERM, SJ)
AA S 213	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
	Units	15
Spring Semester
Select One from Category B: Humanities		3
AA S 212	Asian Americans and Mass Media (C1, AERM)
AA S 216	Introduction to Asian American Literature (C2, AERM)
AA S 218	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
	Units	15-16
Second Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ³		6
	Units	6
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
	Units	15-16
Spring Semester
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) ^5,6		3
Select One: ⁷		3
GE Area D (if not already fulfilled)
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective ³
GE Area F ^±		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ³		6
	Units	15
Third Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ³		6
	Units	6
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
or Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective if requirement already fulfilled by Ethnic Course ³
	Units	15
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
	Units	12
Fourth Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective ³		3
Upper-Division GE: UD-C or UD-D		3
or Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective if requirement already fulfilled by Ethnic Course
	Units	6
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
	Units	15
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
	Units	15
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
	Units	12
Spring Semester
Select One (Culminating Experience):		3
P A 890	Capstone Course in Public Administration
P A 898	Master's Thesis
Management Perspectives (12 units total) - Select One ¹¹		3
Graduate Elective (12 units total) - Select Two ¹²		6
	Units	12
	Total Units	159-161

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

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:

12 units from an Asian Language Complementary Studies cluster.
3 units from each of these prefixes: AFRS, AIS, LTNS, and RRS (may not be from courses that are cross-listed with AA S).
12 units from one of these prefixes: AFRS, AIS, LTNS, or RRS (may not be from courses that are cross-listed with AA S).
12 units as partial completion of a minor.
12 units as partial completion of a certificate.
12 units from an Asia-related study abroad program.
Upon advisement, a coherent group of courses complementary to the major.

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.

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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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Take the GE Area not fulfilled by the course selected from Category A: History/Social Sciences.

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Ethnic Courses (15 Units)
Select five courses representing at least four different ethnic groups.
Asian American of Mixed Heritages
AA S 301 Asian Americans of Mixed Heritages (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
Cambodian American
AA S 380 Cambodians in the United States (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
Chinese American
AA S 320 Chinese in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 322 Chinese American Language and Literature (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AA S 323 Chinese American Identities (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
Filipina/o American
AA S 350 Filipina/os in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM)
AA S 352 Filipina/o American Literature, Art, and Culture (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 353 Filipina/o American Identities (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
Japanese American
AA S 330 Nikkei in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
AA S 332 Japanese American Art and Literature (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AA S 333 Japanese American Identities (3 units) (UD-D, AERM)
AA S 338 Okinawan American Heritage and Culture (3 units) (F)

Korean American

AA S 360 Koreans in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
Vietnamese American
AA S 370 Vietnamese in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 372 Vietnamese American Literature (3 units) (UD-C, AERM)
AA S 373 Vietnamese American Identities (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)

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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 three units from AA S 685, AA S 688, or AA S 699 can count towards the Asian American Studies major’s total unit requirement of 39). A lower division course may also substitute for three units with approval from an advisor.

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Panethnic Courses (9 Units)
AA S 510 Asian Americans in California (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ)
AA S 512 Asian American Children's/Adolescent Literature (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AA S 514 Asian American Community Arts Workshop (3 units) (UD-C, AERM)
AA S 516 Asian American Photographic Explorations (3 units) (UD-C, AERM)
AA S 520 Asian American Musical Communities (3 units) (UD-C, AERM)
AA S 522 Asian Americans and the Transracial Adoptee Experience (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 540 South Asians in the United States (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 541/RRS 657 South Asian Diaspora (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 570 Southeast Asians in the United States (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 581 Asian American Women (3 units) (F, AERM, SJ)
AA S 582 Asian American Women's Literature and the Arts (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
AA S 584 Asian American Sexualities (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 585 Asian American Religiosities (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
AA S 587 Asian Americans and Environmental Justice (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ)
AA S 588 Asian American Media Workshop (3 units) (UD-C, AERM)
AA S 591 Asian American Community Health Issues (3 units) (UD-B, AERM, SJ)
AA S 595 Asian American Communities and Public Policy (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)

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Management Perspectives (12 units)

Select Four:

P A 720 Organization Design and Change Management (3 units)

P A 722 Performance Management and Planning (3 units)

P A 724 Economic Perspectives (3 units)

P A 725 Managing Human Capital (3 units)

P A 727 Program and Service Delivery (3 units)

P A 730 Resource Allocation and Management (3 units)

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Graduate Electives (12 units)

Selected on advisement. A full list of electives can be found in the Master of Public Administration degree requirements.

Given catalog rights, fall 2022 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.