Spanish 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 SemesterUnits
ENG 114 Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 3
SPAN 101 First Semester Spanish (Lower-Division Foundations, C2) 2 4
GE Area A 3 3
GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 3-4
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 5 3
 Units16-17
Spring Semester
SPAN 102 Second Semester Spanish (Lower-Division Foundations, C2) 2 4
GE Area A 3
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 3-4
GE Area E 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 6 3
 Units16-17
Second Year
Fall Semester
SPAN 205 Intermediate Spanish I (Lower-Division Foundations) 2 3
GE Area C 3
GE Area D 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 6 6
 Units15
Spring Semester
Select One (Lower-Division Foundations): 2 3
Intermediate Spanish II  
Spanish for Heritage Speakers  
GE Area D 3
GE Area F ± 3
U.S. and California Government 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 6 3
 Units15
Third Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 6 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
MLL 325 Linguistics for Foreign Languages (Upper-Division Requriement) 3
SPAN 301 Advanced Grammar (Upper-Division Requriement) 3
Major Electives (12 units) – Take One 7 3
GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 6 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
SPAN 341 Introduction to the Reading of Literary Texts (Upper-Division Requriement) 3
Select One (Upper-Division Requriement): 3
Culture and Civilization of Spain  
Culture and Civilization of Spanish America  
Major Electives (12 units) - Take One 7 3
GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 6 3
 Units15
Fourth Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 6 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
SPAN 595 Senior Survey in Spanish or Spanish American Literature (Upper-Division Requirement) 3
Select One (Upper-Division Requirement): 3
Reading and Analysis of Cultural Texts - GWAR  
History and Development of the Spanish Language - GWAR  
Major Electives (12 units) - Take Two 7 6
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
Graduate Elective - Take Two 6
Upper-Division/Graduate Courses - Take One 8 3
Graduate Courses - Take One 9 3
SF State Studies or University Elective 6 3
 Units15
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
Upper-Division/Graduate Courses - Take One 8 3
Graduate Courses - Take Three 9 9
 Units12
Spring Semester
Select One (Culminating Experience): 3
Culminating Experience Examination
and Independent Study
 
Master's Thesis  
Graduate Courses - Take One 9 3
 Units6
 Total Units152-154