B.A. in English: Concentration in Literature and M.A. in English Literatures 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 SemesterUnits
ENG 114 Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 3
GE Area A 2 3
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 3
GE Area D 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
ENG 218 Literature Is Not A Luxury: Writing For Self and Community (Major Lower-Division Core, E) 3
ENG 250 Topics in Literature and Culture (Major Lower-Division Core, C2) 3
GE Area A 3
GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 3-4
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 3
 Units15-16
Second Year
Fall Semester
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 3-4
GE Area C 3
GE Area D 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units15-16
Spring Semester
GE Area C 3
GE Area F ± 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 4 9
 Units15
Third Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
ENG 461 Literature in English Since 1800 (Major Upper-Division Core) 3
ENG 480GW Writing in English: GWAR Seminar (Major Upper-Division Core) 3
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
U.S. and California Government 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
ENG 402 Introduction to Professional Writing and Rhetoric (Major Upper-Division Core) 3
ENG 460 Literature in English to 1800 (Major Concentration) 3
ENG 583 Shakespeare: Representative Plays (Major Upper-Division Core) 3
Theory or Criticism (Major Concentration) - Select One 6 3
Pre-1800 Literature (Major Concentration) - Select One 7 3
 Units15
Fourth Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
ENG 420 Introduction to the Study of Language (Major Upper-Division Core, UD-C, GP) 3
ENG 640 Global Texts and Practices (Major Upper-Division Core, GP) 3
ENG 741 Seminar: Literary Theory and Research Methods (Graduate Core) 3
Concentration Elective (9 units) - Take One 8 3
Literary History (Graduate Requirement) - Select One 9 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
ENG 690 Senior Seminar (Major Capstone) 3
Concentration Elective (9 units) - Take Two 8 6
Literary Methods (Graduate Requirement) - Select One 10 3
Graduate Literature (12 units) - Take One 11 3
 Units15
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
Graduate Literature (12 units) - Take Two 11 6
Graduate Electives (6 units) - Take One 12 3
 Units9
Spring Semester
Graduate Literature (12 units) - Take One 11 3
Graduate Electives (6 units) - Take One 12 3
Culminating Experience (Select One: 3
Directed Readings in Preparation for the CE Examination
and Culminating Experience Examination
 
Master's Thesis  
 Units9
 Total Units150-152