Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 48
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 |
| JAPN 101 | First Semester Japanese (Major Core, C2, GP) 2 | 4 |
| GE Area A 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| JAPN 102 | Second Semester Japanese (Major Core, C2, GP) 2 | 4 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 6 | 2 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| JAPN 103 | Third Semester Japanese (Major Core, C2, GP) 2 | 4 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C: Arts (C1) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| Units | 16-17 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| JAPN 250 | Intensive Study of Kanji: Level I (Major Core) 2 | 3 |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Three 6 | 8 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| JAPN 251 | Intensive Study of Kanji: Level 2 (Major Core) | 3 |
| JAPN 301 | Japanese Conversation (Major Core) | 3 |
| JAPN 302 | Japanese Reading and Grammar (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (GWAR): | 3 | |
| Approaches to Comparative and World Literature - GWAR | ||
| Reading and Analysis of Cultural Texts - GWAR | ||
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| MLL 325 | Linguistics for Foreign Languages (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Advanced Conversation and Composition - Language and Culture | ||
| Advanced Conversation and Composition - Language and Humanities | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Advanced Readings in Japanese I (GP) | ||
| Advanced Readings in Japanese II | ||
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| JAPN 510 | Modern Japanese Literature (Major Core, GP) | 3 |
| Upper-Division Electives (6 units) - Take One | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities\ | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| JAPN 401 | Topics in Japanese Culture (Major Core) | 3 |
| Upper-Division Electives (6 units) - Take One | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Three 6 | 8 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| 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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May be fulfilled by AP test credit.
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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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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
Required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Japanese are 12 units of Complementary Studies, which must come from courses bearing a prefix other than JAPN, excluding MLL 325, and not cross-listed with JAPN.
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.