Criminal Justice BA + International Relations MA SF 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 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D: U.S. History (D2) | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| C J 200 | Construction of Crime and Justice (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| C J 230 | Crime, Data, and Analysis (Major Core, D1) | 3 |
| 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 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| C J 300 | Criminal Justice: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective (Major Core, UD-D, SJ) | 4 |
| C J 330 | Research Methods in Criminal Justice Studies Activity (Major Core) | 1 |
| C J 330GW | Research Methods in Criminal Justice - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Criminal Justice Law and Administration Elective | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice Studies Elective - Take Two | 6-8 | |
| Graduate Elective 6 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 15-17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| Power and Inequality Elective | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice Studies Elective - Take Two | 6-8 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| C J 680 | Field Course in Criminal Justice (Major Culminating Experience) | 4 |
| Comparative Foreign Policies 7 | 3 | |
| Graduate Core Option 8 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| I R 720 | Theory and Approaches in International Relations (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| I R 725 | The Analysis of Foreign Policy (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| The International System and its Problems 9 | 3 | |
| Graduate Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| I R 728 | International Political Economy (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Graduate Core): | 3 | |
| Methods and Thesis Selection in International Relations | ||
| Data Analysis and Evaluation Research in International Relations | ||
| Select One (Graduate Culminating Experience): | 3 | |
| Sponsored Graduate Internship in International Relations | ||
| Master's Thesis | ||
| Graduate Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Total Units | 153-159 | |
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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 GE Area 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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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 at least 12 units of Complementary Studies outside of the primary prefix for the major. (Note: Students may not use an alternate prefix that is 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. An additional way to complete Complementary Studies for students in the Criminal Justice major is to meet with an advisor to identify 12 units of courses complementary to the major. With advisor approval, up to 12 of these units may be used to satisfy units in the major. Consult with your major advisor for assistance.
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 to ensure degree completion within 60 units.
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Consider taking a class with a combined laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill GE Area B3 if not already satisfied.
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Graduate Electives (9 units)
Thematic combination of courses (total 9 units) in International Relations or related fields of inquiry and training such as: public administration; international business, management, or finance; international environmental studies; or other fields related to international careers. Approval of graduate advisor required for courses in other departments.
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Select a course in the range I R 740 to I R 749
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Select one additional class from I R 730 to I R 749
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Select a course in the range I R 730 to I R 739
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.