Program Overview

San Francisco State University Programs

The university offers a wide range of programs across various colleges, including the Lam Family College of Business, Graduate College of Education, College of Ethnic Studies, College of Health and Social Sciences, College of Liberal and Creative Arts, College of Professional and Global Education, and College of Science and Engineering.

Lam Family College of Business

• Accounting: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting, as well as a Master of Science in Accountancy and a Master of Science in Accounting and Analytics.
• Business Administration: Provides programs in General Business, Business Analytics, and Decision Sciences, among others.
• Economics: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and a Master of Science in Quantitative Economics.
• Entrepreneurship: Offers courses and programs focused on entrepreneurship.
• Finance: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance.
• General Business: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in General Business.
• Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Management.
• Information Systems: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems.
• International Business: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business.
• Labor and Employment Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Labor and Employment Studies.
• Management: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Management.
• Marketing: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in Marketing.
• Master of Business Administration: Offers an MBA program.
• Master of Science in Business Analytics: Offers a Master of Science in Business Analytics.

Graduate College of Education

• Education Doctoral Program: Offers a doctoral program in education.
• Education Minor Program: Offers a minor in education.
• Elementary Education: Offers a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction and a Multiple Subject Credential Program.
• Equity, Leadership Studies, and Instructional Technologies (ELSIT): Offers graduate certificates and master's programs in areas like learning experience design and educational administration.
• Preliminary Administrative Services Credential: Offers a credential program for administrative services.
• Secondary Education: Offers a Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction.
• Special Education: Offers graduate certificates, master's programs, and credentials in special education.
• Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences and a Master of Science in Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.
• Teaching and Educational Services Credential Programs: Offers various credential programs for teaching and educational services.

College of Ethnic Studies

• Africana Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Africana Studies and a minor in Africana Studies.
• American Indian Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in American Indian Studies and a minor in American Indian Studies.
• Asian American Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Asian American Studies, a Master of Arts in Asian American Studies, and a minor in Asian American Studies.
• Critical Mixed Race Studies: Offers courses in critical mixed race studies.
• Ethnic Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Ethnic Studies, a Master of Arts in Ethnic Studies, and a certificate in Ethnic Studies.
• Latina/Latino Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Latina/Latino Studies and a minor in Latina/Latino Studies.
• Race and Resistance Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Race and Resistance Studies and minors in various areas of study.

College of Health and Social Sciences

• Child and Adolescent Development: Offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in Child and Adolescent Development with various concentrations.
• Counseling: Offers a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and a Master of Science in Counseling.
• Criminal Justice Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice Studies and minors in criminal justice and related fields.
• Family, Interiors, Nutrition, and Apparel: Offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in areas like family and consumer sciences and nutrition and dietetics.
• Gerontology: Offers a Master of Arts in Gerontology.
• Kinesiology: Offers Bachelor of Science degrees in Kinesiology with various concentrations and minors in kinesiology and related fields.
• Nursing: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing.
• Public Administration: Offers a Master of Public Administration.
• Public Health: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Public Health and a Master of Public Health.
• Recreation, Parks, and Tourism: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Recreation, Parks, and Tourism Administration and minors in related fields.
• Sexuality Studies: Offers a Master of Arts in Human Sexuality Studies and minors in sexuality studies and related fields.
• Social Work: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and a Master of Social Work.
• Sociology: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and minors in sociology and related fields.
• Urban Studies and Planning: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies and Planning and minors in urban studies and planning.

College of Liberal and Creative Arts

• Anthropology: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology, a Master of Arts in Anthropology, and a minor in anthropology.
• School of Art: Offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in art history and studio art, a Master of Fine Arts in Art, and minors in art history and studio art.
• Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, a Master of Arts in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts, and a Master of Fine Arts in Broadcast & Electronic Communication Arts.
• Cinema: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema, a Master of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies, and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinema.
• Classics: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Classics, a Master of Arts in Classics, and minors in classics and modern Greek studies.
• Communication Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, a Master of Arts in Communication Studies, and a minor in communication studies.
• Creative Writing: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing, a Master of Arts in Creative Writing, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing.
• School of Design: Offers Bachelor of Science degrees in industrial design and visual communication design, a Master of Arts in Design, and a minor in design.
• English: Offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in English with various concentrations, a Master of Arts in English, and minors in English and related fields.
• History: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in History, a Master of Arts in History, and minors in history and related fields.
• Humanities and Comparative World Literature: Offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in American studies, comparative and world literature, and humanities, and minors in these areas.
• International Relations: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, a Master of Arts in International Relations, and minors in international relations and related fields.
• Jewish Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Jewish Studies and a minor in Jewish studies.
• Journalism: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and minors in journalism and related fields.
• Liberal and Creative Arts Certificate: Offers a certificate in liberal and creative arts.
• Liberal Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies and a minor in California studies.
• Modern Languages and Literatures: Offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in languages such as Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish, and minors in these languages.
• Museum Studies: Offers a minor in museum studies and a Master of Arts in Museum Studies.
• Music: Offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Music degrees in music, a Master of Arts in Music, and a Master of Music.
• Philosophy: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Religion, and minors in philosophy and related fields.
• Political Science: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, a Master of Arts in Political Science, and minors in political science and related fields.
• Religious Studies: Offers courses in religious studies.
• School of Theatre and Dance: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Dance, a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts, a Master of Arts in Theatre Arts, and minors in dance, global dance and music, and theatre arts.
• Women and Gender Studies: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Women and Gender Studies, a Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies, and minors in women and gender studies and related fields.

College of Professional and Global Education

• Undergraduate Degree Programs: Offers undergraduate degree programs in business administration, criminal justice studies, ethnic studies, and nursing.
• Graduate Degree Programs: Offers graduate degree programs, including a Master of Business Administration.
• Credential Programs: Offers credential programs, including a Pupil Personnel Services Credential Program and a School Nurse Services Credential.
• Certificate Programs: Offers various certificate programs, including business administration, business analytics, and international business.

College of Science and Engineering

• Biology: Offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in biology, a Master of Science in Biology, and minors in biology and related fields.
• Chemistry and Biochemistry: Offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in chemistry and biochemistry, a Master of Science in Chemistry, and minors in chemistry and related fields.
• Computer Science: Offers a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, a Master of Science in Computer Science, and minors in computer science and related fields.
• Cooperative Education: Offers cooperative education programs.
• Data Science for Biology and Chemistry: Offers a graduate certificate in data science for biology and chemistry.
• Engineering: Offers Bachelor of Science degrees in civil engineering, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering, and master's programs in these fields.
• Mathematics: Offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in mathematics, a Master of Arts in Mathematics, and minors in mathematics and related fields.
• Physics and Astronomy: Offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in physics, a Master of Science in Physics, and minors in physics and astronomy.
• Psychology: Offers a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, a Master of Arts in Psychological Science, and minors in psychology and related fields.

All-University Programs

• Interdisciplinary Studies: Offers graduate programs in interdisciplinary studies.
• Special Major: Allows students to design a special major that combines courses from multiple departments.

Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics: Concentration in Mathematics for Liberal Arts

Overview

The Liberal Arts concentration is for students who desire a broad liberal arts education with an emphasis in mathematics.

Degree Requirements

• Core Courses: 28-32 units, including Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Exploration and Proof, and other required courses.
• Concentration Courses: 15 units of elective courses numbered 300 or above, except for certain excluded courses.
• Complementary Studies: 12 units of courses in the College of Science and Engineering outside of mathematics.
• General Education Requirements: Must be met, including English Composition, Critical Thinking, Oral Communication, Mathematical Concepts and Quantitative Reasoning, Arts, Humanities, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Physical Science, Biological Science, Laboratory, Ethnic Studies, and other requirements.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Develop basic programming skills and use of various software.
2. Formulate and analyze mathematical conjectures and construct proofs.
3. Achieve knowledge integration in content and practice.
4. Communicate effectively to a variety of audiences.

Roadmaps

• First-Time Student Roadmap: A suggested 4-year plan for first-time students.
• Transfer Student Roadmap: A suggested 2-year plan for transfer students with an AS-T in Mathematics.

General Advising Information for Transfer Students

• Complete as many lower-division requirements or electives as possible before transfer.
• Certain courses, like a course in U.S. History and U.S. & California Government, are not required for admission but are required for graduation.

Previous Bulletins

Students following earlier "Bulletin" requirements can access the appropriate year using the provided link.