Criminal Justice BA + International Relations MA 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 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, ES, 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 3: Arts and Humanities | 3 | |
| GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences with USH | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area 1: English Communication | 3 | |
| GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 2 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| C J 200 | Construction of Crime and Justice (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 4 | 3-4 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 2 | 9 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| C J 230 | Crime, Data, and Analysis (Major Core, GE 4) | 3 |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 4 | 3-4 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 2 | 9 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 2 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| C J 300 | Criminal Justice: A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective (Major Core, GE 4UD, SJ) | 4 |
| C J 330 | Research Methods in Criminal Justice Studies Activity (Major Core) | 1 |
| C J 330GW | Research Methods in Criminal Justice - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area 3UD: Upper-Division Arts or Humanities | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Units | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Power and Inequality Elective 5 | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice Law and Administration Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Criminal Justice Studies Electives (12-16 units) 7 | 3-4 | |
| Graduate Elective 8 | 3 | |
| GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Units | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| Criminal Justice Studies Electives (12-16 units) - Take Three 7 | 9-12 | |
| GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15-18 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| C J 680 | Field Course in Criminal Justice (Major Culminating Experience) | 4 |
| Comparative Foreign Policies 9 | 3 | |
| Graduate Core Option 10 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 2 | 6 | |
| Units | 16 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| I R 720 | Theory and Approaches in International Relations (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| I R 725 | The Analysis of Foreign Policy (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| The International System and its Problems 11 | 3 | |
| Graduate Elective 8 | 3 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| I R 728 | International Political Economy (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Graduate Core): | 3 | |
| Methods and Thesis Selection in International Relations | ||
| Data Analysis and Evaluation Research in International Relations | ||
| Select One (Graduate Culminating Experience): | 3 | |
| Sponsored Graduate Internship in International Relations | ||
| Master's Thesis | ||
| Graduate Elective 8 | 3 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Total Units | 153-159 | |
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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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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. An additional way to complete Complementary Studies for students in the Criminal Justice major is to meet with an advisor to identify 12 units of courses complementary to the major. With advisor approval, up to 12 of these units may be used to satisfy units in the major. Consult with your major advisor for assistance.
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 to ensure degree completion within 60 units.
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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 with a combined laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill GE Area 5C if not already satisfied.
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Power and Inequality Elective (3 units)
A full list of courses that can be used to fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 6
Criminal Justice Law and Administration Elective (3 units)
A full list of courses that can be used to fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 7
Criminal Justice Studies Electives (12-16 units)
A full list of courses that can be used to fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 8
Graduate Electives (9 units)
Thematic combination of courses (total 9 units) in International Relations or related fields of inquiry and training such as: public administration; international business, management, or finance; international environmental studies; or other fields related to international careers. Approval of graduate advisor required for courses in other departments.- 9
Select a course in the range I R 740 to I R 749
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Select one additional class from I R 730 to I R 749
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Select a course in the range I R 730 to I R 739