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2020/2021 University Catalog 
    
2020/2021 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Business Administration, Financial and Tax Planning Concentration, M.S.


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Admission to the Degree Curriculum


In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing in the university and admission to the Fowler College of Business, as described above, and in Requirements for Master’s Degrees , the student must have satisfactorily completed equivalents of the following courses:

In Addition


In addition, the student’s adviser may request satisfactory completion of additional prerequisite courses in the student’s proposed field of specialization. Current students are required to complete any needed program prerequisites by enrolling in graduate courses and may not satisfy prerequisites by enrolling in undergraduate equivalency courses.

Notice of admission to a curriculum with classified graduate standing will be sent to the student upon the recommendation of the Fowler College of Business and the approval of the dean of the Division of Graduate Affairs.

For admission to the taxation concentration (05022) the student must be a certified public accountant (CPA) or have a juris doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and have completed ACCTG 201  and ACCTG 202 .

Advancement to Candidacy


All students must satisfy the general requirements for advancement to candidacy, as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees .

Students concurrently enrolled in deficiency coursework may be given permission to take the comprehensive examination in their concentration prior to actual completion of all coursework. However, comprehensive examinations will not be evaluated and results will not be reported to the Division of Graduate Affairs until all deficiency coursework has been successfully completed. This may delay graduation.

Specific Requirements


In addition to meeting the requirements for classified graduate standing as described above and the general requirements for master’s degrees as described in Requirements for Master’s Degrees , the student must complete a graduate program of at least 30 approved units to include at least 21 units in 600- and 700-numbered courses (except for the concentration in Financial and Tax Planning, which requires at least 15 units in 600- and 700-numbered courses). Up to nine units of coursework may be accepted as transfer credit. This program cannot include FIN 604  and Business Administration courses numbered 625-629, without specific permission of the director, Graduate Business Programs. At least 24 units must be in business administration and economics. Not more than a total of six units in courses 797 (Research), 798 (Special Study), and B A 780 - Field Studies in Business , may be accepted for credit toward the degree.

Each of the concentrations in the Master of Science in Business Administration requires Plan A, Thesis; or Plan B, Directed Readings in Business Administration or a written comprehensive examination offered by the appropriate department. The program must be approved by the college and departmental adviser.

For regulations concerning grade point averages, final approval for the granting of the degree, award of the degree, and diplomas, see the section entitled “Requirements for the Master’s Degree” in Requirements for Master’s Degrees .

Concentration in Financial and Tax Planning


For the concentration in financial and tax planning, an optional Plan B, Comprehensive Examination, is available. Students may substitute a comprehensive examination and three units of additional coursework for the thesis requirement. This examination will be administered while students are registered in FIN 590 .

Requirements


Additionally, this concentration requires the following prerequisites, rather than the list shown under “Admission to the Degree Curriculum:”

Concentrations


No new students are being admitted into the following concentrations on the SDSU campus.

Concentrations Major Code SIMS Code  
Entrepreneurship 05997 222360  
Finance 05041 222115  
International Business 05131 223650  
Management 05061 222557  
Marketing 05091 222771  
Real Estate 05111 222192  
Supply Chain Management 05064 222382  
Taxation 05022 221929  

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