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.

Plan of Study Grid
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
GE Area F		3
U.S. and California Government		3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three ⁴		9
	Units	15
Third Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two ⁴		6
	Units	6
Fall Semester
SOC 300GW	Sociological Analysis - GWAR (Major Core)	4
Major Electives (23-24 Units Total) - Take Two ⁶		6
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course)		3
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course)		3
	Units	16
Spring Semester
Select One (Major Core):		4
SOC 370	Classical Theories of Society
SOC 371	Contemporary Theories of Society
SOC 392	Introduction to Research Methods (Major Core)	4
Major Electives (23-24 Units Total) - Take Two ⁶		6
	Units	14
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)		4
SOC 393	Quantitative Analysis of Social Data
SOC 394	Sociological Field Methods
Major Electives (23-24 Units Total) - Take One ⁶		3
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course)		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
SOC 500	Senior Seminar
SOC 501 & SOC 502	Internship: Applied Sociology and Internship Seminar: Applied Sociology
SOC 503 & SOC 504	Research Internship Seminar and Research Internship Experience
Major Electives (23-24 Units Total) - Take Two ⁶		6
	Units	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	153-155

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.

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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Depending on courses completed through Early Start, students in Pathway/Category III or IV may be required to enroll in a support course to complement their Quantitative Reasoning/B4 requirement. There are multiple course options for this pathway. Before enrolling in a B4 course, students should verify their MATH Pathway/Category in their Student Center. Information regarding the courses that correspond with your MATH Pathway/Category can be found on the Developmental Studies Office Website.

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Major Electives (23-24 units)*

In fulfilling the elective requirements students must complete at least one course from each of the following two areas:

Area 1: Inequalities in the United States

SOC 272 Social Inequality: Poverty, Wealth, and Privilege (4 units)

SOC 330/RRS 330 Comparative Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.: Class, Gender, and Nation (3 units) (UD-D, AERM, SJ)

SOC 362 The Social Construction of Deviance and Conformity (4 units)

SOC 400/SXS 400/PSY 450 Variations in Human Sexuality (3 units) (UD-D, SJ)

SOC 455 Punishment and Social Control (3 units)

SOC 467/SXS 667 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Cultures and Society (4 units)

SOC 469 Gender and Society (4 units) (UD-D)

SOC 490 Sociology of Popular Culture (3 units)

SOC 491/AIS 490/ANTH 490 Ancestors or Data? Culture, Conflict, and NAGPRA (3 units)

Area 2: Global Inequalities

SOC 461 Ethnic Relations: International Comparisons (4 units)

SOC 471 Societal Change and Development (4 units)

SOC 477 Environmental Sociology (3 units) (UD-D, ES, GP)

SOC 480/USP 470 City in a Global Society (4 units)

SOC 482 Global Immigration and Immigrants (3 units)

SOC 483 Global Sociology (4 units) (UD-D, GP)

SOC 484 Population and Social Dynamics (4 units)

SOC 645 Sociology of Latin America (3 units)

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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.

The remaining units may include additional courses from these areas: 3-4 upper-division units outside sociology upon approval of a sociology advisor, any other course with a sociology prefix including SOC 105, SOC 110, SOC 200, and SOC 245, and courses taken at other institutions. A maximum of 12 units may be transferred from other institutions.