San Francisco State University
Degree Roadmap: Bulletin Year 2012 - 2013
BA Degree in History (473003)
October 4, 2012
Minimum Number of Units in Major = 39
Bulletin URL:
http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/hist
ory.htm#313103
Key to Course Abbreviations:
1st Semester Requirements
Requirement
Recommended Courses
Basic Information Competence
Written English Proficiency
GE 1 Oral Communication
GE 1 Quantitative Reasoning
ENG 114
COMM 150
MATH 124
or GEOG 203
or PSY 171
GE 2 Physical and Biological Sciences,Category A
Major (See Note 1)
Requirement
Totals:
15
Recommended Courses
GE 1 Critical Thinking
GE 2 Physical and Biological Sciences,Category B
GE 2 Behavioral and Social Sciences
ANTH 100
ANTH 120
or PSY 200
or S S 105
ART 201
or ART 202
or CLAR 250
or CWL 260
or ENG 254
or ENG 259
or HUM 130
or PHIL 101
or PHIL 105
HIST 111
or HIST 115
GE 2 Humanities and Creative Arts
Major (See Note 1)
3
3
3
3
3
HIST 110
or HIST 114
Note: Review the Bulletin for GE II requirements in the following areas:
LLD -Lifelong Development; AERM - American Ethnic and Racial Minorities; L/F - Laboratory or Fieldwork
2nd Semester Requirements
Units
Totals:
Units
3
3
3
3
3
15
3rd Semester Requirements
Requirement
Recommended Courses
US History (also satisfies Major requirement)
GE 1 Written Communication also satisfies University Written English Proficiency
GE 2 Physical and Biological Sciences (If necessary to achieve 9 units)
GE 2 Behavioral and Social Sciences
HIST 120
ENG 214
GEOG 101
ECON 102
or I R 104
or PLSI 100
or PLSI 106
or SOC 105
Units
3
3
3
3
GE 2 Humanities and Creative Arts (See Note 2)
3 to 5
Note: Research study abroad opportunities.
Totals:
15 to 17
4th Semester Requirements
Requirement
Recommended Courses
US Government and California
GE 2 Behavioral and Social Sciences
GE 2 Humanities and Creative Arts
Major
University Elective (or Foreign Language - See Note 2)
PLSI 200
ANTH 110
or GEOG 102
or GEOG 107
ENG 255
or ENG 258
or PHIL 210
HIST 121
Totals:
Units
3
3
3
3
3 to 5
15 to 17
5th Semester Requirements
Requirement
Recommended Courses
GE 3
Major (Also satisfies the University Written Eng Proficiency/GWAR if taken Fall 2009 or later.)
Major (Primary Field of Emphasis)
Major (First Secondary Field of Emphasis)
University Elective
HIST 300 GW
Totals:
Units
3
3
3
3
3
15
6th Semester Requirements
Requirement
Recommended Courses
GE 3
Major (Primary Field of Emphasis)
Major (First Secondary Field of Emphasis)
University Elective (or Foreign Language - See Note 2)
University Elective
Units
3
3
3
3 to 5
3
Totals:
15 to 17
7th Semester Requirements
Requirement
Recommended Courses
GE 3
Major (Primary Field of Emphasis)
Major (Second Secondary Field of Emphasis)
University Elective
University Elective
Units
3
3
3
3
3
Totals:
15
San Francisco State University
Degree Roadmap: Bulletin Year 2012 - 2013
BA Degree in History (473003)
October 4, 2012
Minimum Number of Units in Major = 39
Bulletin URL:
http://www.sfsu.edu/~bulletin/current/programs/hist
ory.htm#313103
Key to Course Abbreviations:
8th Semester Requirements
Requirement
Major (Primary Field of Emphasis Proseminar - See Note 3)
Recommended Courses
HIST 640
or HIST 642
or HIST 644
Major (Second Secondary Field of Emphasis)
University Elective
University Elective
University Elective
Totals:
12 to 15
Note 1: Students intending to seek a secondary teaching credential should take HIST 114/115.
Note 2: The History Department strongly encourages study of one or more foreign languages as preparation for study abroad and/or graduate school. Consult
with your major advisor regarding timing of course choice and necessity of language if you intend to study abroad.
Note 3: If the proseminar is taken in one of the secondary fields of emphasis, an additional course in the primary field must be taken.
3
3
3
3
0 to 3
Note: A minimum of 40 upper division units must be completed for degree. The department strongly encourages the use of University Electives to complete a
minor program of study.
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