History SF State 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
Select One (Major Lower-Division Core): 3
World History to 1500 (D1, GP)  
World History Since 1500 (D1, GP)  
History of the U.S. through Reconstruction (D2, USH)  
History of the U.S. since Reconstruction (D2, USH)  
GE Area A 2 3
GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
Select One (Major Lower-Division Core): 3
World History to 1500 (D1, GP)  
World History Since 1500 (D1, GP)  
History of the U.S. through Reconstruction (D2, USH)  
History of the U.S. since Reconstruction (D2, USH)  
GE Area A 3
GE Area C 3
GE Area E 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 3
 Units15
Second Year
Fall Semester
Select One (Major Lower-Division Core): 3
World History to 1500 (D1, GP)  
World History Since 1500 (D1, GP)  
History of the U.S. through Reconstruction (D2, USH)  
History of the U.S. since Reconstruction (D2, USH)  
GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 3-4
GE Area C 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units15-16
Spring Semester
Lower-Division Core Option - Select One 6 3
GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 3-4
GE Area C 3
GE Area F ± 3
U.S. and California Government 3
 Units15-16
Third Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
HIST 300GW Seminar in Historical Analysis - GWAR (Major Upper-Division Core)) 3
Major Elective - Breadth Requirement - Take Two 7,8 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
 Units15
Spring Semester
HIST 696 Proseminar in History (Major Upper-Division Core) 3
Major Elective (21 units) – Take One 7 3
Major Elective - Breadth Requirement - Take Two 7,8 6
GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) 3
 Units15
Fourth Year
Summer Semester
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 6
 Units6
Fall Semester
HIST 700 History as a Field of Knowledge (Graduate Core) 3
Major Elective (21 units) – Take Two 7 6
Graduate Elective/Seminar (21 units) - Take One 9 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 3
 Units15
Spring Semester
HIST 705 Approaches to History (Graduate Core) 3
Graduate Elective/Seminar (21 units) - Take One 9 3
Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 4 9
 Units15
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
Graduate Elective/Seminar (21 units) - Take Three 9 9
 Units9
Spring Semester
Culminating Experience - Select One: 3
Directed Reading in History
and Culminating Experience Examination
 
Master's Thesis  
Graduate Elective/Seminar (21 units) - Take Two 9 6
 Units9
 Total Units150-152