Africana Studies BA + Ethnic Studies MA 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.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Units | |
| AFRS 101 | Introduction to Africana Studies (Major Core, D1, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 1 | 3 |
| GE Area A3 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Quantitative Reasoning (B4) 3,4 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AFRS 120 | Communicating Realness: Minding the Gap (Major Core, A1, AERM) | 3 |
| AFRS 200 | Introduction to Black Psychology (Major Core, D1, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area E | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| AFRS 210 | Introduction to Africana Literature (Major Core, C2, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D: U.S. History (D2) | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AFRS 266 | Black Online: Cyberspace, Culture, and Community (Major Core, C2, AERM, GP, SJ) | 3 |
| GE Area C: Arts (C1) | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 5 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| AFRS 303 | African American History (Major Core, F) | 3 |
| AFRS 355 | The Nation of Islam in America (Major Core, UD-D, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| AFRS 370 | Health, Medicine, and Nutrition in the Black Community (Major Core, UD-D, AERM, ES, SJ) | 3 |
| ETHS 300GW | Writing in Ethnic Studies - GWAR | 3 |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AFRS 466 | Black Lives Matter: Race and Social Movements (Major Core, UD-D, AERM, SJ) | 3 |
| AFRS 516 | Research Methods (Major Core, UD-D, SJ) | 3 |
| Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| 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 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| AA S 800 | Theory and History in Asian American Studies (Master's Core) | 3 |
| AFRS 705 | Seminar in Africana Studies (Master's Core) | 3 |
| ETHS 710 | Theories and Issues in Ethnic Studies (Master's Core) | 3 |
| Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| AIS 701 | Seminar in American Indian Studies (Master's Core) | 3 |
| ETHS 720 | Research Methods in Ethnic Studies (Master's Core) | 3 |
| Major Emphasis (9 Units Total) - Take One 7 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Select One (Master's Core): | 3 | |
| Ethnic Studies Community Practicum | ||
| Graduate Projects in the Teaching of Ethnic Studies | ||
| Area of Emphasis Courses - Take Two 8 | 6 | |
| Units | 9 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select One (Master's Culminating Experience): | 3 | |
| Field Study | ||
| Master's Thesis | ||
| LTNS 707 | Seminar in Latina/o Studies (Master's Core) | 3 |
| Units | 6 | |
| Total Units | 150-152 | |
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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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A course in statistics, such as MATH 124, ETHS 116, or ETHS 117, is highly recommended.
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Complementary Studies
Students completing a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies must complete 12 units in Complementary Studies in courses bearing a prefix other than AFRS or courses cross-listed with AFRS. These units may be in
- a language other than English;
- one course from each AA S, AFRS, LTNS, and RRS;
- four courses from one prefix: AA S or AFRS or LTNS or RRS;
- a minor or certificate;
- units earned in a study abroad program; or
- a coherent group of courses complementary to the major.
With the approval of an advisor in the major, courses which fulfill the Complementary Studies requirement may be lower- or upper-division units, resident, or transfer 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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Area of Emphasis (9 units)
Select 9 units on advisement from one area to gain a deeper intellectual grasp of the field. A full list of Area of Emphasis course options can be found in the degree requirements.
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Area Emphasis
Students are required to focus on an area of emphasis in Africana Studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American Studies, Latina/Latino Studies, or Race and Resistance Studies. Courses selected to fulfill the emphasis will provide a student with the subject matter foundation to complete the culminating research project field study or thesis. Upon advisement, upper-division/graduate coursework in the College of Ethnic Studies and other departments on campus may be used.