Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Concentration in Finance – Business Administration Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) with 15 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 (VERSION 2.0, established Spring 2021). 15 units in the major [ACCT 100/ACCT 101, DS 212, 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: 9-15 units
- American Institutions (0–6 units): US History, US Government, California State and Local Government requirements if not met pre-transfer.
- Upper-Division GE Areas B, C, and D (9 units): Courses required for the major may double-count if approved for UD GE.
- Students entering the major with the AS-T in Business Administration with a concentration in Finance are not required to fulfill SF State Studies requirements.
BS in Business Administration: Concentration in Finance major: 48-54 units
ACCT 100/ACCT 101, DS 212, ECON 101/ECON 102 met in transfer.
- Prerequisites (0-6 units): DS 110 or MATH 110 and ISYS 263 if not met in transfer.
- Upper-division core courses for Business majors (27 units)
- Concentration (21 units) – FIN 351 or FIN 357, FIN 353, FIN 355, FIN 536, and three Concentration Electives
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.
| First Semester | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 300GW | Business Communication for Professionals - GWAR (Major Core) | 3 |
| ISYS 263 | Introduction to Information Systems (Major Prerequisite, D1, GP) | 3 |
| FIN 350 | Business Finance (Major Core) | 3 |
| MGMT 405 | Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Prerequisite, B4): | 3 | |
| Calculus with Business Applications | ||
| Business Calculus | ||
| Units | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| DS 412 | Operations Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| FIN 353 | Financial Institutions (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| ISYS 363 | Information Systems for Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| Select One (Major Concentration): | 3 | |
| Financial Management | ||
| Financial Statement and Data Analysis | ||
| Select One (UD-C, USH, USG/CSLG): | 3 | |
| The U.S. Constitution to 1896 (AERM, SJ) | ||
| The U.S. Constitution Since 1896 (AERM, SJ) | ||
| Units | 15 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| FIN 355 | Investments (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| FIN 536 | International Finance (Major Concentration) | 3 |
| MKTG 431 | Principles of Marketing (Major Core) | 3 |
| Concentration Elective (9-10 units) - Take One 1 | 3 | |
| GE Area UD-B: Upper-Division Physical and/or Life Sciences | 3 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| BUS 682 | Seminar on Business and Society (Major Core) | 3 |
| BUS 690 | Seminar in Business Policy and Strategic Management (Major Core) | 3 |
| IBUS 330 | International Business and Multicultural Relations (Major Core) | 3 |
| Concentration Electives (9-10 units) - Take Two 1 | 6 | |
| Units | 15 | |
| Total Units | 60 | |
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Major Electives (9-10 units)
Select three courses from the electives list. The full electives list can be found in the degree requirements.