Sociology and Gerontology 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Units | |
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 3 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 3 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C - Take Two | 6 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 5 | |
| Units | 14-15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Major Electives (19 Units Total) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| SOC 272 | Social Inequality: Poverty, Wealth, and Privilege (Major Core) | 4 |
| Major Electives (19 Units Total) - Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| SOC 300 | Writing Sociological Analysis (Major Core) | 1 |
| SOC 300GW | Sociological Analysis - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| SOC 483 | Global Sociology (Major Core, UD-D, GP) | 4 |
| Major Electives (19 Units Total) - Take Two 6 | 7 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| GRN 705 | Aging in a Multidimensional Context (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| GRN 710 | Aging Processes: Health and Human Services (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Classical Theories of Society | ||
| Contemporary Theories of Society | ||
| SOC 392 | Introduction to Research Methods (Major Core) | 4 |
| Major Electives (19 Units Total) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GRN 725 | Aging and Diversity (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| GRN 735 | Ethical and Legal Issues in Aging and Social Services (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Major Capstone - Select One: | 3-4 | |
| Quantitative Analysis of Social Data | ||
| Sociological Field Methods | ||
| Internship: Applied Sociology and Internship Seminar: Applied Sociology |
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| Public Sociology | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 5 | |
| Units | 14-15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| GRN 715 | Age and Social Policy Analysis (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| GRN 760 | Research Methods in Gerontology (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| GRN 838 | Gerontology Seminar (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Graduate Elective 7 | 3 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GRN 765 | Aging and Continuum of Care (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| GRN 839 | Gerontology Internship (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| GRN 890 | Integrative Seminar (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Units | 9 | |
| Total Units | 153-156 | |
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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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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. Additional ways to complete Complementary Studies for students in the Sociology major:
- Option 1: 12 units of courses in departments or programs in the College of Ethnic Studies that are not cross-listed with SOC
- Option 2: Partial completion of any minor degree program approved by a sociology advisor
- Option 3: 12 units of a single foreign language
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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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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Electives (19 units)
Upper-division SOC courses or courses cross-listed with SOC not used to meet other major requirements. Students may use up to 9 units of lower-division sociology courses or courses cross-listed with SOC not used to meet other major requirements.
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Graduate Elective (3 units)
An elective course may be chosen from various graduate programs, including Consumer & Family Studies/Dietetics; Counseling; Criminal Justice, Environmental Studies, Health Education; Kinesiology; Nursing; Recreation, Parks, and Tourism; Management; Public Administration; Social Work; and Urban Studies and Planning.
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.