Bachelor of Arts in Comparative and World Literature Roadmap
120 Total Units Required
Minimum Number of Units in the Major: 39
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 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Any Lower-Division CWL Course (15 units) (Major Core) | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 5 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| GE Area C - Take Two | 6 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| CWL 400GW | Approaches to Comparative and World Literature - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| Any CWL Course (15 units) (Major Core) | 3 | |
| Program Electives (18 units) – Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| Any CWL Course (15 units) (Major Core) | 3 | |
| Program Electives (18 units) – Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| Any CWL Course (15 units) (Major Core) | 3 | |
| Program Electives (18 units) – Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| HUM 690/CWL 680 | Senior Seminar: Research in the Humanities and Comparative & World Literature (Major Core) | 3 |
| Any CWL Course (15 units) (Major Core) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Three 4 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| 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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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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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 Comparative and World Literature major is completion of 12 units in a language other than English or in some other group of courses outside the CWL-prefix (and not cross-listed with CWL) that is approved by a major advisor (which may include, but is not limited to, languages other than English, units toward a minor or certificate, study abroad, and literature courses taught in other departments).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 in order to ensure degree completion within 60 units.
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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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Program Electives (18 Units)
In consultation with departmental advisors, students select literature courses that reflect their chosen advising pathway. These courses may be CWL courses not used to fulfill the core, HUM courses or courses from departments other than CWL. No more than three lower-division courses may be used for electives, and only two of these lower-division electives can be non-CWL courses. (Maximum five courses from a single literature).
Advising Pathways
Comparative Literature:
Students following the Comparative Literature pathway are advised to take courses that meet the following distribution requirements:
- Two courses in a single non-English literary tradition
- One upper-division literature course taught in and focused on a non-English language/literature
- A student-defined area of focus developed in consultation with an advisor
Note: Students following the “Comparative Literature” pathway may count up to three units of a non-literature foreign language course toward their degree.
World Literature:
Students following the World Literature pathway are advised to take CWL 230 and upper division courses that meet the following:
- Courses that combine breadth with a student-defined area of focus developed in consultation with an advisor.
- One course may focus on history or culture from an interdisciplinary perspective, or analysis of alternative media (e.g., painting, music, video games, etc.).
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.