Accounting BA + Accountancy MS 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 | |
| Select One (Major Prerequisite, GE 2): 1 | 3 | |
| Calculus with Business Applications | ||
| Business Calculus | ||
| ECON 101 | Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis (Major Prerequisite, GE 4) | 3 |
| GE Area 1A: English Composition 2 | 3 | |
| GE Area 1: English Communication | 3 | |
| GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECON 102 | Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis (Major Core, GE 4) | 3 |
| ISYS 263 | Introduction to Information Systems (Major Prerequisite, GE 4, GP) | 3 |
| GE Area 1: English Communication | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 3 | 3-4 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACCT 100 | Introduction to Financial Accounting (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Business Statistics | ||
| Elementary Statistics (B4) | ||
| GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences with USH | 3 | |
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 3 | 3-4 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACCT 101 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area 3: Arts and Humanities | 3 | |
| GE Area 6: Ethnic Studies | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| GE Area 3UD: Upper-Division Arts or Humanities | 3 | |
| GE Area 4UD: Upper-Division Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACCT 301 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| BUS 300GW | Business Communication for Professionals - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| DS 412 | Operations Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| FIN 350 | Business Finance (Major Core) | 3 |
| IBUS 330 | International Business and Multicultural Relations (Major Core, GE 4UD, GP) | 3 |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACCT 302 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| ACCT 307 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| MGMT 405 | Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior (Major Core) | 3 |
| MKTG 431 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Major Elective (6 Units Total) - Take One 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACCT 305 | Cost Accounting (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| ACCT 800 | Financial Accounting I (Master's Core) | 3 |
| ACCT 818 | Advanced Accounting Ethics (Master's Core) | 3 |
| Concentration Option (6 Units Total) - Take One 5 | 3 | |
| Major Elective (6 Units Total) - Take One 4 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BUS 682 | Seminar on Business and Society (Major Core) | 3 |
| BUS 690 | Seminar in Business Policy and Strategic Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| ACCT 801 | Financial Accounting II (Master's Core) | 3 |
| Concentration Option (6 Units Total) - Take One 5 | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| College of Business Elective (12 Units Total) – Take Four 6 | 12 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACCT 802 | Strategic Management Accounting (Master's Core) | 3 |
| ACCT 804 | Legal and Professional Responsibilities in Accounting (Master's Core) | 3 |
| ACCT 890 | Projects in Ethics and Contemporary Accounting Issues (Master's Culminating Experience) | 3 |
| Units | 9 | |
| Total Units | 150-152 | |
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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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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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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill 5C if not already satisfied.
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Concentration Option (6 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 5
Major Electives (6 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 7
Four 800-level Lam Family College of Business Electives (ACCT, BUS, DS, ECON, FIN, HTM, ISYS, IBUS, LABR, MGMT, MKTG). Courses offered by the Accounting department by advisement of graduate major advisor (courses with ACCT prefix). Limitations: Up to 6 units may be upper-division undergraduate Accounting courses (500 level) with prior approval of the graduate major advisor.