Bachelor of Arts in Race and Resistance Studies Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 36
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 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| RRS/ETHS 100 | Introduction to Ethnic Studies (Major Core, D1, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 3 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| RRS 240 | All Power to the People: Comparative Freedom Movements of the "Sixties" (Major Core, D2, USH, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 3 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| RRS 250 | Race, Ethnicity and Power in America (Major Core, USG/CSLG, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| Major Elective (9 units total) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 5 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Disrupting Science Fiction: Race, Gender, and Alternative Futures (C2, AERM) | ||
| Sounds of Resistance: Race, Rhythm, Rhyme, and Revolution (C1, AERM, GP) | ||
| Race, Public Art, and Creative Resistance (F) | ||
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 5 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| ETHS 300GW | Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Elective (9 units total) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| Select the GE Area Not Already Fulfilled: | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Race and Comedy in the United States (AERM) | ||
| Youth Culture, Race and Resistance (UD-D, AERM, SJ) | ||
| Major Elective (9 units total) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Core, UD-C): | 3 | |
| Queer and Trans Ethnic Studies (UD-C, AERM, SJ) | ||
| Women, Race, and Class (UD-C, AERM, ES, GP, SJ) | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Grassroots Organizing for Change in Communities of Color (UD-D, AERM, SJ) | ||
| Community Engaged Learning: Praxis in Race and Resistance Studies | ||
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| RRS 590 | Senior Capstone (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One: | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 5 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 120-122 | |
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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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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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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 Race and Resistance Studies major may also satisfy the Complementary Studies requirement by completing one of the following options:
- 12 units from one or more of these prefixes: AFRS, AIS, AA S, or LTNS (may not be from courses that are cross-listed with RRS).
- 12 units of a heritage, native, or foreign language.
- 12 units as partial completion of a minor.
- 12 units as partial completion of a certificate.
- 12 units from a study abroad program.
Upon consultation with an advisor, student may designate a coherent group of courses complementary to the major. For example, students may complete 12 units in a related area such as health disparities; genders and sexualities; revolutionary thinkers; cultural production and representation; social justice; civic & community engagement; fantastic futures; or religiosities and spiritual movements.
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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Major Electives - 9 units
Three RRS Courses - 9 units
At least six elective units should be upper-division.
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.