English (Linguistics) BA + English (Composition) 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 | ||
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| 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 3A: Arts | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENG 218 | Literature Is Not A Luxury: Writing For Self and Community (Major Lower-Division Core) | 3 |
| ENG 250 | Topics in Literature and Culture (Major Lower-Division Core, GE 3B) | 3 |
| GE Area 1: English Communication | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 4 | 3-4 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 4 | 3-4 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 3 | 9 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three 3 | 9 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ENG 420 | Introduction to the Study of Language (Major Upper-Division Core, GE 3UD, GP) | 3 |
| ENG 480GW | Writing in English: GWAR Seminar (Major Upper-Division Core) | 3 |
| Major Electives (9 units) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENG 402 | Introduction to Professional Writing and Rhetoric (Major Upper-Division Core) | 3 |
| ENG 421 | Syntax (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| ENG 424 | Phonology and Morphology (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| ENG 583 | Shakespeare: Representative Plays (Major Upper-Division Core) | 3 |
| Major Electives (9 units) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ENG 425 | Sociolinguistics (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| ENG 461 | Literature in English Since 1800 (Major Upper-Division Core) | 3 |
| ENG 640 | Global Texts and Practices (Major Upper-Division Core, GP) | 3 |
| ENG 702 | Introduction to Graduate Study of Composition, Linguistics, and TESOL (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| ENG 709 | Seminar in Teaching Integrated Reading and Writing (Graduate Concentration) | 3 |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENG 422 | History of the English Language (Major Capstone) | 3 |
| ENG 707 | Topics in Language Analysis (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| ENG 710 | Course Design in Composition and Post-Secondary Reading (Gradaute Concentration) | 3 |
| Major Electives (9 units) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| GE Area 4UD: Upper-Division Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ENG 700 | Introduction to Composition Theory (Graduate Concentration) | 3 |
| ENG 733 | Seminar in Student Teaching (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Concentration Elective (6 units total) - Select One 7 | 3 | |
| Units | 9 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENG 728 | Topics in Sociolinguistics (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Culminating Experience): | 3 | |
| Field Study or Applied Research Project | ||
| Master's Thesis | ||
| Concentration Elective (6 units total) - Select One 7 | 3 | |
| 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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Complementary Studies
12 units of Complementary Studies are required of all candidates in any of the four concentrations (Literature, Linguistics, English Education, and Professional Writing and Rhetoric) in the Bachelor of Arts degree in English. These units must come from courses bearing a prefix other than ENG, and must not be cross-listed with ENG. English majors will be offered four pathways for satisfying this requirement; each pathway is designed to facilitate graduation in a timely manner.- Foreign Language: 12 units in a single foreign language;
- Second Major, Minor, Certificate: 12 units of coursework taken as part of a second major, a minor, or a certificate;
- Study Abroad: 12 units of coursework taken in an approved study abroad program (such as CSU Study Abroad);
- Related Subjects: 12 units of coursework in related disciplines with the approval of a English Department advisor.
Related subjects typically include (but are not limited to) Comparative and World Literature, Classics, Creative Writing, Ethnic Studies, Foreign Languages, History, Journalism, and Women and Gender Studies. For this option, 6 units must be from classes in a non-literary related field.
Depending on the concentration within the major, CS pathway, and with approval of a departmental advisor, up to 12 units from courses with non-ENG prefixes that count towards the Complementary Studies requirement may also count as English electives in fulfillment of major requirements.
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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 (9 units)
Three courses selected with the approval of an advisor.- 7
Graduate Concentration Electives (6 units)
Courses selected with an advisor.