Why the catalog year matters
Your catalog year is the year you started at SDSU, and it decides which rules apply to your degree, not the current semester's course list. A class that is offered this term may not count toward your requirements, and one that counts for a newer catalog year may not be on an older list at all. Always check the requirements for your own catalog year, not the newest one.
Admission to the Degree Curriculum
Advancement to Candidacy
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Culminating Experience
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Electives
9 units- ACCTG 505 - Fraud Examination
- ACCTG 535 - Strategic Cost Management and Control Systems
- ACCTG 596 - Business Uses of Blockchain & Digital Assets
- ACCTG 663 - Financial Statement Analysis
- ACCTG 670 - Seminar in Assurance Services
- ACCTG 705 - Forensic Accounting
- MIS 515 - Programming for Data-Driven Applications
- MIS 585 - Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Management
- MIS 686 - Enterprise Database Management
- MIS 687 - Secure Enterprise Networking and Mobile Technologies
- MIS 697 - Project Planning and Management
- MIS 720 - AI and Big Data
- MIS 753 - Global Supply Chain Analytics
- MIS 755 - Information Systems Security and Risk Management
Plan A
Required Courses
- ACCTG 530 - Ethics in Accounting
- ACCTG 624 - Business Entity Taxation
- ACCTG 650 - Accounting Research and Communication
- ACCTG 673 - Accounting Information Systems (AIS) Development
- ACCTG 675 - Seminar in Accounting Information Systems Audit and Control
- ACCTG 677 - Data Analytics for Accounting
- ACCTG 729 - Seminar in Current Issues in Accounting and Auditing
Specific Requirements for the Master of Science Accountancy Degree
This checklist reflects San Diego State's published catalog for 2026-27 and may not capture every substitution, waiver, or advisor-approved exception. Confirm anything that affects graduation with your own advisor or degree audit.