Business Administration (Decision Sciences) BS + Business Analytics 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Units | |
| ECON 101 | Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis (Major Prerequisite, GE 4) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Prerequisite, GE 2): 1 | 3 | |
| Calculus with Business Applications | ||
| Business Calculus | ||
| 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 (GE 2) | ||
| GE Area 5: Physical and Biological Sciences 3 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area 4: Social and Behavioral Sciences with USH | 3 | |
| 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 | |
| GE Area 5UD or 2UD: Upper-Division Sciences or Upper-Division Mathematical Concepts | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| DS 412 | Operations Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| IBUS 330 | International Business and Multicultural Relations (Major Core, GE 4UD, GP) | 3 |
| ISYS 363 | Information Systems for Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Concentration (12 Units Total) 4 | 3 | |
| Major Approved Elective (9 Units Total) 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Select One (Major Core): | 3 | |
| Business Communication for Professionals - GWAR | ||
| Communications for Business Analytics - GWAR (Major Concentration) 6 | ||
| Major Concentration (12 Units Total) - Take Two 4 | 6 | |
| Major Approved Elective (9 Units Total) 5 | 3 | |
| GE Area 3UD: Upper-Division Arts or Humanities | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| SF State Studies or University Elective - Take Two | 6 | |
| Units | 6 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| FIN 350 | Business Finance (Major Core) | 3 |
| ISYS 850 | Seminar in Business Intelligence (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| MGMT 405 | Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior (Major Core) | 3 |
| MKTG 431 | Principles of Marketing (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Concentration (12 Units Total) 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 |
| DS 853 | Applied Multivariate Analysis (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| ISYS 812 | Programming and Applications for Data Analytics (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Major Approved Elective (9 Units Total) 5 | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Summer Semester | ||
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 3 | |
| Fall Semester | ||
| DS 861 | Data Mining and Advanced Statistical Methods for Business Analysts (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| ISYS 864 | Data Management for Analytics (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| Graduate Elective (9 units) - Take Two 7 | 6 | |
| Units | 12 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| DS 862 | Machine Learning for Business Analysts (Graduate Core) | 3 |
| BUS 895 | Research Project in Business (Culminating Experience) | 3 |
| Graduate Elective (9 units) 7 | 3 | |
| 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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Concentration Courses (12 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 5
Approved Electives (9 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.- 6
DS 660GW can satisfy both the core course requirement and one of the four required concentration courses.
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Graduate Electives (9 units)
A full list of courses that can fulfill this requirement can be found in the Degree Requirements.