Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Concentration in General Business – Business Administration Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) with 12 Lower-Division Units Roadmap

This is a sample pathway for students who transfer to San Francisco State University in the current Bulletin year with an AS-T in Business Administration. Twelve units in the major (ACCT 100/ACCT 101, ECON 101/ECON 102) and all lower-division GE requirements have been satisfied. Additional units in the major may have been satisfied. Check with a major advisor about the most appropriate course sequence. Degree completion guaranteed in 60 units; see the Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) section for more information.

To Do at SF State:

Enough total units to reach 120 minimum for graduation; 30 units minimum at the upper-division level; to include the following:

University-Wide Requirements: 3-9 Units

  • American Institutions (0-6 units): US History, US Government, CA Government. If not met in transfer, see next bullet.

  • Upper-Division GE (9 units): Courses may satisfy the US History or US/CA Government requirements, and GE 3UD or GE 4UD at the same time, if approved for multiple areas.

  • Students entering the General Business concentration of the major with the AS-T in Business Administration are not required to fulfill SF State Studies and Complementary Studies requirements. (This waiver does not apply to any other concentrations in Business.)

BS in Business Administration: Concentration in General Business major:  45-51 Units

ECON 101/ECON 102, ACCT 100/ACCT 101 met in transfer.

  • Prerequisites (0-6 units): DS 110 or MATH 110 and ISYS 263 if not met in transfer.
  • Core courses for Business majors (30 units).
  • Concentration (21 units): Select seven courses from four different prefixes from the list provided. Note:
    • If taken at SF State, units for DS 110 or MATH 110 and/or ISYS 263 may be used to satisfy concentration requirements; advisor approval required.
    • Two non-CoB upper-division courses are permitted as substitutes for two of the seven Concentration courses with advisor approval.

University Electives: 0 or More Units

Depends on course choices made at the community college, how transferred units are applied to the requirements above, and course choices at SF State. Some courses may meet more than one requirement, e.g. in both UD GE and in the major.

Plan of Study Grid
First SemesterUnits
Select One (Major Prerequisite, GE 2): 1 3
Calculus with Business Applications 1  
Business Calculus  
ISYS 263 Introduction to Information Systems (Major Prerequisite, GE 4, GP) 1 3
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior (Major Core) 3
MKTG 431 Principles of Marketing (Major Core) 3
US History OR US/California Government 3
or University elective if US History & US/CA Government met
 
 Units15
Second Semester
BUS 300GW Business Communication for Professionals - GWAR (Major Core) 3
Select One (Major Core): 3
Business Statistics  
Elementary Statistics (GE 2)  
ISYS 363 Information Systems for Management (Major Core) 3
Concentration Requirements (21 units) - Take One 2 3
GE Area 3UD: Upper-Division Arts or Humanities 3
 Units15
Third Semester
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
Concentration Requirements (21 units) - Take Two 2 6
 Units15
Fourth Semester
BUS 682 Seminar on Business and Society (Major Core) 3
BUS 690 Seminar in Business Policy and Strategic Management (Major Core) 3
Concentration Requirements (21 units) - Take Two 2 6
GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts 3
 Units15
 Total Units60
1

If taken at SF State, units for DS 110 or MATH 110 and/or ISYS 263 may be used to satisfy concentration requirements; advisor approval required.

2

General Business Concentration Requirements (21 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.