B.A. in Accounting and M.S. in Accountancy 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 an advisor in your major program for further guidance.
| First Year | ||
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| Fall Semester | Units | |
| Select One (Major Prerequisite, B4): 1 | 3 | |
| Calculus with Business Applications | ||
| Business Calculus | ||
| ECON 101 | Introduction to Microeconomic Analysis (Major Prerequisite, D1) | 3 |
| ENG 114 | Writing the First Year: Finding Your Voice (A2) 2 | 3 |
| GE Area A 3 | 3 | |
| GE Area C | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ECON 102 | Introduction to Macroeconomic Analysis (Major Core, D1) | 3 |
| ISYS 263 | Introduction to Information Systems (Major Prerequisite, D1, GP) | 3 |
| GE Area A | 3 | |
| GE Area B: Physical Science (B1) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area E | 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 B: Life Science (B2) and Laboratory Science (B3) 4 | 3-4 | |
| GE Area D: U.S. History (D2) | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15-16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACCT 101 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area C - Take Two | 6 | |
| GE Area F ± | 3 | |
| U.S. and California Government | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACCT 301 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| BUS 300GW | Business Communication for Professionals - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| FIN 350 | Business Finance (Major Core) | 3 |
| IBUS 330 | International Business and Multicultural Relations (Major Core, UD-D, GP) | 3 |
| MKTG 431 | Principles of Marketing (Major Core) | 3 |
| GE Area UD-C: Upper-Division Arts and/or Humanities | 3 | |
| Units | 18 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ACCT 302 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| DS 412 | Operations Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| MGMT 405 | Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Elective (6 Units Total) - Take One 5 | 3 | |
| Concentration Option (6 Units Total) - Take One 6 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 18 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ACCT 305 | Cost Accounting (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| ACCT 307 | Accounting Information Systems (Major Core) | 3 |
| Major Elective (6 Units Total) – Take One 5 | 3 | |
| ACCT 800 | Financial Accounting I (Master's Core) | 3 |
| ACCT 818 | Advanced Accounting Ethics (Master's Core) | 3 |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 18 | |
| 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 6 | 3 | |
| SF State Studies or University Elective | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fifth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| College of Business Elective (12 Units Total) – Take Four 7 | 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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To determine the best B4 course option, students should complete the online advising activity at mathadvising.sfsu.edu. Questions? Contact Gator Smart Start.
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ENG 114 can only be taken if you complete Directed Self-Placement (DSP) and select ENG 114 if you choose ENG 104/ENG 105 through DSP you will satisfy A2 upon successful completion of ENG 105 in the second semester; multilingual students may be advised into alternative English courses.
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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.
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Consider taking a class combined with a laboratory or a separate lab to fulfill B3 if not already satisfied.
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Major Electives (6 units)
Select two courses not already used to satisfy the concentration requirements:
ACCT 320 Legal Aspects of Business Transactions (3 units)
ACCT 501 Advanced Accounting (3 units)
ACCT 504 Government and Non-Profit Accounting (3 units)
ACCT 506 Auditing (3 units)
ACCT 507 Information Systems Auditing (3 units)
ACCT 508 Federal Tax Accounting I (3 units)
ACCT 509 Federal Tax Accounting II (3 units)
ACCT 513 International Accounting (3 units)
ACCT 514 Fundamentals of Data Analytics in Accounting (3 units)
ACCT 517 Accounting Ethics and Professional Responsibilities (3 units)
ACCT 518 Accounting Fraud Examination (3 units)
ACCT 531 Fundamentals of Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation (3 units)
ACCT 551 Principles of Internal Auditing (3 units)- 6
Concentration Option (6 units)
Select Two:
ACCT 501 Advanced Accounting (3 units)
ACCT 504 Government and Non-Profit Accounting (3 units)
ACCT 506 Auditing (3 units)
ACCT 508 Federal Tax Accounting I (3 units)
ACCT 514 Fundamentals of Data Analytics in Accounting (3 units)- 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.
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Recommended option
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Given catalog rights, fall 2023 transfer students do not need to complete an Area F course.