Bachelor of Arts in Women and Gender Studies Roadmap – Quantitative Reasoning Category I/II and Stretch English
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 104 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch I 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 105 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice Stretch II (A2) 1 | 3 |
| Introductory Core Course 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 | 3-4 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| WGS 300GW | Gender, Race, and Nation - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| GE Area D | 3 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Major Elective Courses (27 units) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| GE Area C - Take Two | 6 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| Major Elective Courses (27 units) – Take Two 7 | 6 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Sixth Semester | ||
| Major Elective Courses (27 units) – Take Two 7 | 6 | |
| 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 – Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Seventh Semester | ||
| Applications of Women and Gender Studies (Select One): | 3 | |
| That's Not What I Said: Feminism, Oral History, and Research Methods in Women and Gender Studies | ||
| Feminist Praxis and the Non-Profit Industrial Complex | ||
| Major Elective Courses (27 units) – Take Two 7 | 6 | |
| GE Area UD-D: Upper-Division Social Sciences (Consider SF State Studies Course) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Eighth Semester | ||
| WGS 690 | Senior Seminar (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Elective Courses (27 units) – Take Two 7 | 6 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective – Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 120-122 | |
| 1 | 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. |
| 2 | 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. |
| 3 | To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start. |
| 4 | Complementary Studies Students completing a Bachelor of Arts in Women and Gender Studies are required to complete 12 units in Complementary Studies. Complementary Studies provides students with the opportunity to make connections across disparate forms of knowledge and inquiry. These units must come from courses bearing a prefix other than WGS and not cross-listed with WGS, and may be lower- or upper-division units, as well as resident or transfer units. Students who complete two majors or a major and minor automatically complete the Complementary Studies requirement. Otherwise, WGS majors can fulfill this requirement through one of six pathways:
Upon approval of the student’s major advisor, up to six units of Complementary Studies may be used towards the WGS major (under the existing “outside coursework” allotment). |
| 5 | Introductory Core Course (3 units) |
| 6 | Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied. |
| 7 | Elective Courses (27 units) Electives in Women and Gender Studies courses. A maximum of six elective units may be lower–division and six units can be taken outside the WGS department (in other SF State departments or at other colleges/universities on issues, topics, or skills based upon academic interests and goals. Approval by a Women and Gender Studies advisor is mandatory. Note: A minimum of 30 upper-division units must be completed for the degree (including upper-division units required for the major, general education, electives, etc.). A student can complete this major yet not attain the necessary number of upper-division units required for graduation. In this case, additional upper-division courses will be needed to reach the required total. |
| ± | Given catalog rights, fall 2022 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course. |