Latina/Latino Studies BA + MPA 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.
| First Year | ||
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| Fall Semester | Units | |
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| LTNS 215 | Introduction to Latina/o/x Studies (Major Core) | 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 | ||
| LTNS/HIST 278 | History of Latinos in the U.S. (Major Core, D2, AERM, SJ, USH) | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D: Social Sciences (D1) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ETHS 300GW | Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR | 3 |
| LTNS 350 | Gender and Latina/x Feminisms (Major Core) | 3 |
| Education, History, & Decolonial Knowledges Course 6 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| LTNS 390 | Latina/Latino Studies Knowledge Production (Major Core) | 3 |
| Feminisms, Sexualities, & Queer of Color Critique Course 7 | 3 | |
| Performance, Art, Literature, & Media Course 8 | 3 | |
| Politics, Policy, Law, & Economics Course 9 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| P A 700 | Foundations of Governance and Management (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Health, Migration, & Transnational Studies Course 10 | 3 | |
| Major Elective - Take One 11 | 3 | |
| Management Perspectives (12 units total) - Select One 12 | 3 | |
| Graduate Elective (12 units total) - Select One 13 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| LTNS 680 | Latina/o/x Community Organizing and Career Futures (Major Core) | 3 |
| LTNS 694 | Community Service Learning (Major Core) 14 | 3 |
| P A 705 | Design and Consumption of Research (Gradaute Core) | 3 |
| P A 715 | Policy Process and Civic Engagement (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Major Elective - Take One 11 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| P A 706 | Applied Data Analysis (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Management Perspectives (12 units total) - Select Two 12 | 6 | |
| Graduate Elective (12 units total) - Select One 13 | 3 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select One (Culminating Experience): | 3 | |
| Capstone Course in Public Administration | ||
| Master's Thesis | ||
| Management Perspectives (12 units total) - Select One 12 | 3 | |
| Graduate Elective (12 units total) - Select Two 13 | 6 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Total Units | 159-161 | |
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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.
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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.
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Complementary Studies
Students completing a Bachelor of Arts in Latina/Latino Studies must complete at least 12 units in Complementary Studies with a prefix other than LTNS, and not cross-listed with LTNS. These units may be in
- Spanish or another Latin American Language;
- one course from each of these prefixes: AAS, AFRS, AIS, and RRS;
- 12 units in one of the prefixes AAS, AFRS, AIS, or RRS;
- partial completion of a minor, or partial completion of a certificate;
- a study abroad program in Latin America; or
- upon advisement, 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.
Students who have earned AA-T or AS-T degrees and are pursuing a similar B.A. degree at SF State are required to fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement as defined by the major department. Students should consult with a major advisor about how transfer units and/or SF State units can best be applied to this requirement in order to ensure degree completion within 60 units.
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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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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Education, History, and Decolonial Knowledges
LTNS 110 Critical Thinking and the Rhetoric of Latinas/os/x in the 21st Century (3 units) (A3, AERM, SJ)
LTNS 222 Latina/o/x Art History (3 units) (F, AERM, GP)
LTNS 265 Topics in Latina/o/x History (3 units) (D1, AERM, SJ)
LTNS 301/ARTH 301 Latin American and Latino/a/x Art, 1492 to the Present (3 units)
LTNS 315 Latina/os in California (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
LTNS 435 Oral History, Community Memory, and Collective Stories (3 units)
LTNS 440 Caribbean Cultures and Spirituality (3 units)
LTNS 460 Central Americans of the U.S.: History and Heritage (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 465 Mexican American and Chicana/x/o History (3 units) (F, AERM, GP)
LTNS 467 Caribbeans in the U.S.: History and Heritage (3 units) (UD-D, GP, SJ)
LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, AERM,, GP, SJ)
LTNS 475 Aztec Philosophy (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP)
LTNS 487/SOC 487 Latin American Migrations: A Social History (3 units) (GP)
LTNS 501/ANTH 501/HIST 358 Latin America: The National Period (3 units)
LTNS 580/RRS 580/SOC 580 Educational Equity (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)
LTNS 685 Projects in the Teaching of Latina/o Studies (1-4 units)
LTNS 690 Community Fieldwork in Latina/o Studies (3 units)
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Feminisms, Sexualities, & Queer of Color Critique
LTNS 211 Latina/o/x Families (3 units) (D1, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 340 Latinx Youth Subcultures (3 units)
LTNS 385 Afro-Latina Experiences (3 units)
LTNS 400 Latina Girlhood (3 units)
LTNS 445/WGS 445 Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization (3 units) (AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 505/WGS 505 Gender, Sexuality, and Latino Communities (3 units)
LTNS 533/HIST 355/WGS 355 History of Women in Latin America (3 units)
LTNS 640/SOC 640 Sociology of Latina/x/o Experiences (3 units)
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Performance, Art, Literature, & Media
LTNS 222 Latina/o/x Art History (3 units) (F, AERM, GP)
LTNS 225 Latina/o/x Visual Culture (3 units) (C1, AERM, SJ)
LTNS 230 Introduction to Latina/o Literature (3 units) (C3, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 270 Latina/o/x Murals, Memes, Music, and More: Latina/o/x Arts & Humanities (3 units) (E, AERM, SJ)
LTNS 301/ARTH 301 Latin American and Latino/a/x Art, 1492 to the Present (3 units)
LTNS 305 Latina/o Studies Creative Writing Workshop (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP)
LTNS 409/CINE 309 Latina/o/x Cinema (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 425 Popular and Traditional Music of the Latinx U.S. (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP)
LTNS 530 Latina/os and the Media (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
LTNS 531/SPAN 531 Creative Writing in Spanish: Poetry, Fiction, and Drama (3 units)
LTNS 536/JOUR 536 Latina/o Journalism (3 units)
LTNS 560 Contemporary Latina/o Literature (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 565 Central Americans Writing in the United States (3 units)
LTNS 679 Central American Literature: Roots to the Present (3 units) (UD-C, GP, SJ)
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Politics, Policy, Law, & Economics
LTNS 276 Latina/o, U.S. Government, and Constitutional Ideals (3 units) (F, AERM, USG/CSLG)
LTNS 315 Latina/os in California (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, SJ)
LTNS 415 Latina/o Economic Empowerment (3 units) (F)
LTNS 430/C J 435 Race, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 485/C J 485 Latina/o Youth, Crime, and Justice (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)
LTNS 501/ANTH 501/HIST 358 Latin America: The National Period (3 units)
LTNS 640/SOC 640 Sociology of Latina/x/o Experiences (3 units)
LTNS 660 Latina/o Politics (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 670/PLSI 408 Mexican Politics and Society (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
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Health, Migration, & Transnational Studies
LTNS 210 Latina/o/x Health Care Perspectives (3 units) (AERM, ES, GP, SJ)
LTNS 211 Latina/o/x Families (3 units) (D1, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 380 Afro/Latina/o Diasporas (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP)
LTNS 440 Caribbean Cultures and Spirituality (3 units)
LTNS 445/WGS 445 Gendered Borders: Latinas and Globalization (3 units) (AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 455 Resistance Literature of the Americas (3 units) (UD-C, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 460 Central Americans of the U.S.: History and Heritage (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 465 Mexican American and Chicana/x/o History (3 units) (F, AERM, GP)
LTNS 467 Caribbeans in the U.S.: History and Heritage (3 units) (UD-
D, GP, SJ)LTNS 470 Latina/o Immigration to the U.S. (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, GP, SJ)
LTNS 487/SOC 487 Latin American Migrations: A Social History (3 units) (GP)
LTNS 500 Latina/o Community Mental Health (3 units) (F)
LTNS 640/SOC 640 Sociology of Latina/x/o Experiences (3 units)
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Electives
Select two additional courses not already used to satisfy the above areas.
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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.
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Students must complete at least 35 hours of service as part of a local community service learning internship.
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.