Humanities BA + MA SF State Scholars Roadmap
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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 your Degree Planner and an advisor for further guidance.
To avoid taking additional units, it is recommended that you meet the SF State Studies (AERM, GP, ESCA, SJ) requirements within your GE or major.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Units | |
| GE Area 1A: English Composition 1 | 3 | |
| GE Area 1: English Communication | 3 | |
| GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities (HUM 130, HUM 220, or HUM 225 reccomended) | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area 1: English Communication | 3 | |
| GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities (HUM 130, HUM 220, or HUM 225 recommended) | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 3 | 3-4 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 3 | 3-4 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three | 9 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Approaches to Comparative and World Literature - GWAR | ||
| Reading and Writing Across Creative Forms - GWAR | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Remembering our Past: Memory, Tradition, History | ||
| Imagining New Futures (ESCA) | ||
| Thinking the Present: Comparative Arts and Culture (GE 3UD, GP) | ||
| Major Electives (18 units) 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area 4UD: Upper-Division Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select One Not Already Taken (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Remembering our Past: Memory, Tradition, History | ||
| Imagining New Futures (ESCA) | ||
| Thinking the Present: Comparative Arts and Culture (GE 3UD, GP) | ||
| Major Electives (18 units) - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Select One (Graduate Core): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Integrative Study | ||
| Introduction to Graduate Study in Comparative Literature | ||
| Major Electives (18 units) - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HUM 690/CWL 680 | Senior Seminar (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Electives (18 units) 5 | 3 | |
| Graduate Electives - Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| Select One: | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Graduate Electives - Take Four 6 | 12 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select One (Culminating Experience): | 3 | |
| Directed Study of Humanistic Works and Culminating Experience Examination |
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| Master's Thesis | ||
| Graduate Electives - Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| Units | 9 | |
| Total Units | 150-152 | |
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Students should use their Pathway/Category to determine the appropriate GE 1A course option. For directions on how to view your Pathway/Category, visit how to find your pathway. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Students should use their Pathway/Category to determine the appropriate GE 2 course option. For directions on how to view your Pathway/Category, visit how to find your pathway. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill 5C if not already satisfied.
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First-time freshmen must take one lower-division Area 4 course that meets US History (USH).
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Major Electives (18 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 6
Graduate Electives (24 units)
Electives must include at least 9 units at the graduate level with a HUM or CWL prefix. Remaining units can be selected from any program on campus with the approval of the instructor and the HUM graduate coordinator. A list of recommended electives will be distributed to students each semester before registration begins. Up to 6 units may be upper-division undergraduate courses.