Chinese (Chinese Literature & Linguistics) BA + Chinese 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 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 2 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Civilization & Culture 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area 1: English Communication | 3 | |
| GE Area 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 5 | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities | 3 | |
| GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 6 | 3-4 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 6 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHIN 311 | Conversation and Reading (Major Core, GP) | 3 |
| MLL 325 | Linguistics for Foreign Languages (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHIN 312 | Speech and Writing (Major Core, GP) | 3 |
| Literature in Translation 7 | 3 | |
| Select One: | 3 | |
GWAR Course 8 |
||
Chinese Elective 9 |
||
| GE Area 3UD: Upper-Division Arts or Humanities | 3 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two 3 | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| CHIN 401 | Advanced Chinese (Major Core, GP) | 3 |
| Media Literacy - Select One: | 3 | |
| Building Chinese Media Literacy | ||
| Media Chinese (GP) | ||
| CHIN 822 | Classical Chinese Literature (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Modern Literature - Select One: | 3 | |
| The Road To Modernity Part I: Chinese Literary Trends of the Late Imperial and Republican Periods | ||
| Modern Chinese Literature | ||
| GE Area 4UD: Upper-Division Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Classical Chinese (GP) | ||
| Readings in Literary Chinese | ||
| Content Course 10 | 3 | |
| Graduate Electives (18 units) - Take Two 11 | 6 | |
| Complementary Studies or SF State Studies or University Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| Linguistics - Select One: | 3 | |
| Semantics and Morphology | ||
| Language Change and Dialect Variation | ||
| Graduate Electives (18 units) - Take Two 11 | 6 | |
| Units | 9 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| CHIN 896EXM | Culminating Experience Examination (Culminating Experience) | 0-3 |
| Graduate Electives (18 units) - Take Two 11 | 6 | |
| Language Acquisition 12 | 3 | |
| Units | 9-12 | |
| Total Units | 150-155 | |
- 1
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.
- 2
First-time freshmen must take one lower-division Area 4 course that meets US History (USH).
- 3
Complementary Studies
Required of all candidates for the Bachelor of Arts degree in Chinese are 12 units of Complementary Studies, which must come from courses bearing a prefix other than CHIN, and not cross-listed with CHIN. Complementary Studies for the Chinese major can be satisfied via four possible routes:- 12 units in any foreign language other than Chinese (may include up to 3 units of MLL prefix courses);
- 12 units of coursework taken in an approved study abroad program (including CSU Study Abroad, SF State Bilateral, Chinese Flagship, and SLI Translation-Interpretation programs)*;
- 12 units of coursework taken as part of a second major, a minor, or a certificate;
- 12 units of coursework in related disciplines with the approval of a Chinese Program advisor.
Related disciplines typically include linguistics, literature, philosophy, history, education, and any aspect of greater China, East Asia, or Asian Americans.
Where a course with a non-CHIN prefix is taken as a core requirement or elective for the Chinese major, the said course may also (double) count towards Complementary Studies only via the Study Abroad option or the 2nd Major/Minor/Certificate option listed above. Students satisfying Complementary Studies through the Foreign Language option are allowed a maximum of 3 units of overlap of FL-prefix courses between Chinese major and Complementary Studies units. Students satisfying Complementary Studies through the Related Subjects option are not allowed to double-count major and Complementary Studies units.
- 4
Civilization and Culture (3 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 5
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.
- 6
Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill 5C if not already satisfied.
- 7
Literature in Translation (3 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 8
Graduation Writing Requirement (GWAR) (0-3 units)
Only to be taken if not chosen from the 600-level courses in Literature in Translation (CHIN 601GW, CHIN 611GW, or CHIN 612GW).- 9
Electives (0-3 Units)
Additional upper-division CHIN-prefix courses as needed to reach a total of 30 units in the major.- 10
Content Course (3 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 11
Graduate Elective Courses (18 units)
- One exclusively graduate (not paired) elective course (3 units) in Chinese.
- One exclusively graduate (not paired) elective course (3 units) in Chinese, or paired upper-division/graduate course in Chinese (students must enroll using the graduate course number)
- Three upper-division/graduate electives (9 units) in Chinese or related subjects with the approval of their graduate advisor.
- Graduate course (3 units) in research or teaching methods on advisement.
- 12
Language Acquisition (3 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.