Humanities BA + 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 2: Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities (HUM 130, HUM 220, or HUM 225 reccomended) | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area 1: English Communication | 3 | |
| GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities (HUM 130, HUM 220, or HUM 225 recommended) | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 3 | 3-4 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 3 | 3-4 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Three | 9 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences 4 | 3 | |
| GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| HUM 300GW | Reading and Writing Across Creative Forms - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| HUM 415 | Thinking the Present: Comparative Arts and Culture (Major Core, GE 3UD, GP) | 3 |
| Major Electives (21 units) 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area 4UD: Upper-Division Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HUM 303 | Remembering our Past: Memory, Tradition, History (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Electives (21 units) - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| HUM 305 | Imagining New Futures (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Graduate Core): | 3 | |
| Introduction to Integrative Study | ||
| Introduction to Graduate Study in Comparative Literature | ||
| Major Electives (21 units) - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HUM 690/CWL 680 | Senior Seminar: Research in the Humanities and Comparative & World Literature (Major Core) | 3 |
| HUM 706 | Image and Culture: Picturing the World (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| HUM 720 | Current Topics in the Humanities (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Major Electives (21 units) - Take Two 5 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| HUM 705 | Text and Context: The Word and the World (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Graduate Electives - Take Three 6 | 9 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select One (Culminating Experience): | 3 | |
| Directed Study of Humanistic Works and Culminating Experience Examination |
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| Master's Thesis | ||
| Graduate Electives - Take Two 6 | 6 | |
| 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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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 (21 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 6
Graduate Electives (15 units)
Units selected on advisement with the graduate coordinator and advisor. A list of suggested electives drawn from Humanities and other M.A. programs will be circulated each semester.