Concentrations in:
Minor in Business Administration
Minor in Accounting
Minor in Business Computer Information Systems
Minor in Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management
Minor in Finance
Minor in Human Resource Management (HRM)
Minor in International Business
Minor in Management
Minor in Marketing
Certificate in Professional Practice of Internal Auditing
Master of Business Administration
Emphases in:
M.S in Accountancy
M.S. in Business Administration
Emphases in:
M.S. in Taxation
The primary objectives of the College of Business at San Francisco State University are:
The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration requires 130 units for graduation. All majors in business are required to complete a minimum of 69 lower and upper division units in business and economics, including work in the major field and elective courses, as well as six units of prerequisite courses.
It is strongly recommended that students complete the lower division General Education requirements during the freshman and sophomore years. The General Education Program can be found in another part of this Bulletin(see Index for page reference). Additionally, all lower division (100-200) core courses should be completed before taking upper division (300-600) core and concentration courses.
Except in cases of credit by examination, no more than six units of the core requirement may be offered toward graduation on a CR/NC basis.
Units
ECON 101 Introduction to Economic
Analysis II 3
ACCT 100 Principles of Financial Accounting 3
ACCT 101 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3
BA 212 Business Statistics I 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer Informa-
tion Systems 3
IBUS 330 International Business and Multi-
cultural Relations 3
FIN 350 Business Finance 3
BUS 360 Business Communication 3
BICS 363 Information Systems for Manage-
ment (Accounting concentration
students must take ACCT 307 or
327 in place of BICS 363) 3
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
MGMT 407 Economics for Managers 3
BA 412 Operations Management 3
MKTG 431 Marketing 3
BUS 682 Environment of Business 3
BUS 690 Seminar in Business Policy and Strategic Management 3
Total core 45
Courses in one of the following areas of con-
centration: accounting, banking, business
analysis, finance, computer information
systems, entrepreneurial/small business
management, human resource manage-
ment, internal auditing, international
business, logistics management, manage-
ment, marketing, office systems, and real
estate. (See concentration listings on the following pages for specific courses.) 24
Total units 69
Undergraduates in an accounting concentration may not offer toward graduation units on a CR grade basis beyond the core requirements, except for ACCT 102 and 317. A student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in the accounting concentration.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors 45
ACCT 102 The Accounting Cycle 1
ACCT 301 (or 321) Intermediate Financial
Accounting I 3
ACCT 302 (or 322) Intermediate Financial
Accounting II 3
ACCT 305 (or 325) Cost Accounting 3
Five elective courses chosen from the list below 15
Total 70
Electives:ACCT 317, ACCT 501, ACCT 502, ACCT 504, ACCT 505, ACCT 506 (or ACCT 526), ACCT 507, ACCT 508 (or ACCT 528), ACCT 509, ACCT 551, ACCT 605, BUS 120, BUS 320, FIN 309, FIN 351Three accounting career paths and their suggested elective courses are as follows:
Undergraduates in a banking concentration may not offer toward graduation units on a CR grade basis beyond the core requirements. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors 45
ACCT 303 Accounting for Financial Analysis 3
FIN 309 Financial Data Analysis 3
FIN 351 Financial Management 3
FIN 353 Financial Institutions 3
FIN 653 Seminar in Bank Management 3
Nine units selected on advisement from the
following: ECON 500; FIN 355, 365, 366,
535, 536. Other appropriate classes may
be selected with prior written consent of
adviser 9
Total 69NOTE:ACCT 301 and 302 may be substituted for ACCT 303 with the three additional units counting as an elective course. Students taking ACCT 301 must take ACCT 302 and not ACCT 303. Students taking ACCT 303 may not count ACCT 301 or 302 as one of the electives.
All concentration courses must be taken on a letter grade basis with the exception of courses offered only on a CR/NC basis. A student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors 45
BA 312 Business Statistics II 3
BA 622 World Class Manufacturing
Operations 3
BA 623 World Class Service Operations 3
BA 624 World Class Productivity and
Quality 3
One of the following: 3
BA 408 Introduction to Business
Simulation
BA 601 Applications of Operations
Research
BA 604 Business Forecasting
Approved electives 9
Total 69
The curriculum is designed to allow a variety of emphasis options based on a combination of core and elective courses selected by the student. Core courses provide a foundation in computer technology, in the analysis, design, and implementation of information systems, and in database management. Students desiring a career in a corporate management information systems environment may select an option anchored by an advanced course in business computer programming using COBOL. Students aspiring toward a career based on emerging technologies may select a core option which has a C language course as a foundation. Electives for both language options include the computing environment, telecommunications, object-oriented programming, business expert systems, microcomputer applications, and imaging and graphics in business. The electives are designed to fit a variety of student interests. Valuable field experience is offered through an internship program option. Students are urged to see an adviser before starting their concentration program in order to select an appropriate sequence of courses.
The program is supported by excellent computer facilities which include an IBM VM/MVS mainframe computer environment, IBM and compatible microcomputers (486 and Pentium), Apple Macintosh, and HP minicomputer. All systems are interconnected by Ethernet LANs.
All concentration courses must be taken on a letter grade basis with the exception of courses offered only on a CR/NC basis. A student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors 45
Select one of the following options: 6
BICS 265 Introduction to Business Computer
Programming with C and C++
BICS 365 Advanced Business Computer
Programming with C and C++
BICS 266 Introduction to Business Computer
Programming with COBOL
BICS 366 Advanced Business Computer
Programming with COBOL
Eighteen units from the following: 18
BICS 365 or 366, BICS 375, 463, 464, 472,
475, 561, 562, 564, 565, 567, or 568.
Other courses related to the fields of com-
puter information systems and business
analysis may be substituted for one or
more elective courses with prior written
approval of a CIS adviser. No elective
may be a lower division course.
Total 69NOTE:BICS 567 may be substituted for BICS 564 with the written approval of the BICS 564 course coordinator.
Undergraduate majors may not take departmental concentration courses on a CR/NC basis. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors 45
MGMT 406 Starting a Small Business 3
MKTG 450 Marketing For Small Business 3
ACCT 451 Accounting, Finance, and Tax for
the Smaller Business 3
MGMT 452 Entrepreneurial Management 3
MGMT 606 Small Business Consulting 3
Nine units on advisement from the following 9
MGMT 567, 600, 605, 610, 620, 655, 660,
661; BUS 120, 320, ACCT 303, BA 622,
623, 624; BICS 463, 464, 469, 564; DAI
405; FIN 351, 365; HM 560, 590; IBUS
430, 590; MKTG 436, 633
Total 69NOTE:A student may make a substitution in an elective course with prior written approval of an Entrepreneurial/Small Business adviser.
Within the private sector, the finance concentration deals with managing credit and collection functions, formulating budgets and exercising operation control, raising funds for operations, financial data analysis, valuation, investment and portfolio analysis, project evaluation, and understanding of domestic and international financial markets.
Within the public sector, this concentration is adaptable and especially helpful for positions with local, state, and federal agencies and provides a solid base for financial management of not-for-profit institutions.
Undergraduates in a finance concentration may not offer toward graduation units on a CR grade basis beyond the core requirements.
Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors 45
ACCT 303 Accounting for Financial Analysis 3
FIN 309 Financial Data Analysis 3
FIN 351 Financial Management 3
FIN 353 Financial Institutions 3
FIN 355 Investments 3
Nine units may be selected from the following
groups, although it is recommended that
two classes be from one group. Other
appropriate classes maybe selected with
prior written consent of adviser 9
ACCT 301 and 302, 305, 502, 504, 508, 509
BA 408, 601, 604
ECON 500, 505, 520, 525
FIN 365, 366, 535, 536, 653
Total 69NOTE:ACCT 301 and 302 may be substituted for ACCT 303 with the three additional units counting as an elective course. Students taking ACCT 301 must take ACCT 302 and notACCT 303. Students taking ACCT 303 may notcount ACCT 301 or 302 as one of the electives.
The program's size and focus, moreover, gives students ample opportunity for direct faculty contact and assistance on projects, internships, and extensive career counseling. This practical and state-of-the-art perspective with one-on-one contact makes this concentration a unique opportunity for students to become viable candidates for professional careers in human resource management.
Undergraduate majors may not take departmental concentration courses on a CR/NC basis. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core courses for Business Majors 45
MGMT 610 Human Resource Management 3
MGMT 611 Management of Employee and
Industrial Relations 3
MGMT 612 Compensation and Benefits
Administration 3
Three of the following Advanced HRM
electives: 9
MGMT 613 Management of Job Safety and
Health
MGMT 614 Managing the Staffing and
Employment Function
MGMT 615 Managing Employment Law and Affirmative Action in Business
MGMT 616 Advanced Compensation and
Benefits Administration
MGMT 617 Emerging Issues in Human
Resource Management
MGMT 618 International Human Resource
Management
MGMT 680 Managerial and Organizational Development in the Workplace
One of the following experiential HRM
electives: 3
MGMT 567 Internship in Management (must
be a HRM internship)
BUS 699 Special Projects in Business (must
be a HRM project)
One HRM option, on advisement: 3
Option A:Select another advanced HRM
elective (MGMT 613, 614, 615, 616,
617, 618, 680)
Option B: Select another experiential HRM
elective or repeat one with a change of
topic (MGMT 567, BUS 699)
Option C:An adviser-approved elective in organizational behavior, psychology, training
Total 69NOTE:A student may make a substitution in an elective course with prior written approval of a Human Resource Management adviser.
Undergraduates in an internal auditing concentration may not offer toward graduation units on a CR grade basis beyond the core requirements, except for ACCT 317. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors . 45
ACCT 317 Accounting Internship 3
ACCT 301 (or 321) Intermediate Financial
Accounting I 3
ACCT 302 (or 322) Intermediate Financial
Accounting II 3
ACCT 305 (or 325) Cost Accounting 3
ACCT 506 (or 526) Auditing 3
ACCT 507 EDP Auditing 3
ACCT 508 (or 528) Federal Tax Accounting I 3
ACCT 551 Principles of Internal Auditing 3
Total 69NOTE:ACCT 307 or 327 is part of the business core for internal auditing concentration students in place of BICS 363.
Students studying abroad in California State University International Programs or in an SFSU Exchange Program may develop special international business concentrations with adviser approval before going abroad. Students with specific educational or career objectives may develop special international business concentrations in consultation with an adviser.
Undergraduates in an international business concentration may notoffer toward graduation units on a CR/NC grade basis beyond the core requirements. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors 45
FIN 535 International Trade and Finance 3
IBUS 590 International Environmental
Analysis 3
IBUS 662 Operation of the Multinational
Enterprise 3
Units selected from one of the emphases
below 15
IBUS 517 Legal Environment of World
Business
IBUS 522 International Maritime and
Aerospace Transportation or
IBUS 528 International Logistics
IBUS 681 Seminar in Comparative Manage-
ment
Two IBUS electives selected on advisement
IBUS 430 Small Business Export-Import
Management
MKTG 632 Marketing Research
MKTG 680 International Marketing Manage-
ment
One Marketing elective and one International
Business elective, on advisement
FIN 309 Financial Data Analysis
FIN 351 Financial Management
FIN 536 International Corporate Finance
Two International Business electives, on
advisement
IBUS 522 International Maritime and
Aerospace Transportation
IBUS 528 International Logistics
MKTG 527 Physical Distribution Management
MKTG 521 Transportation and Logistics
One elective, on advisement
ACCT 451 Accounting, Finance, and Tax for
the Smaller Business
IBUS 430 Small Business Export-Import
Management
IBUS 522 International Maritime and
Aerospace Transportation
MGMT 406 Starting a Small Business
One International Business elective, on
advisement
Total 69NOTE:Special programs may be developed for students who study overseas or who have specific career goals not met by one of the emphases listed above.
International Business electives include all International Business courses listed in the Announcement of Courses in this Bulletin.
Undergraduate majors may not take departmental concentration courses on a CR/NC basis. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors 45
IBUS 528 International Logistics 3
MKTG 435 Purchasing Management 3
MKTG 441 Marketing Channels 3
MKTG 521 Transportation and Logistics 3
MKTG 527 Physical Distribution Management 3
Nine upper division units selected on
advisement from: 9
BA 622, 623, 624; DAI 440, 450, 510; IBUS
522; MGMT 600, 660, 661
Total 69
Undergraduate majors may not take departmental concentration courses on a CR/NC basis. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core courses for Business Majors 45
MGMT 605 Seminar in Organization Behavior 3
MGMT 610 Human Resource Management 3
MGMT 620 Seminar in Advanced Management 3
MGMT 655 Seminar in Emerging Issues in
Management 3
MGMT 660 Seminar in Productivity Improve-
ment 3
Units from any course with a MGMT prefix or
from the following: BA 622, 623, 624,
BUS 440, 659, 699, ENGR 610, IBUS 662,
681, MKTG 521, ECON 510, HED 410,
NEXA 327 9
Total 69NOTE:A student may make a substitution in an elective course with prior written approval of a Management adviser.
Undergraduate majors may not take departmental concentration courses on a CR/NC basis. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core courses for Business Majors 45
MKTG 632 Marketing Research 3
MKTG 633 Consumer Behavior 3
MKTG 649 Marketing Management 3
Units from the following or other courses on advisement 15
MKTG 432 Public Relations
MKTG 433 Salesmanship
MKTG 434 Advertising Theory and Practice
MKTG 435 Purchasing
MKTG 436 Retail Management
MKTG 440 Advertising Creativity and
Production
MKTG 441 Business to Business Marketing
MKTG 443 Sales Promotion and Publicity
MKTG 450 Marketing for Small Business
MKTG 521 Transportation and Logistics
MKTG 527 Physical Distribution Manage-
ment
MKTG 567 Internship in Marketing
MKTG 630 Advertising Campaigns
MKTG 637 Sales Management
MKTG 664 Seminar in Marketing Research
MKTG 680 International Marketing Manage-
ment
MKTG 688 New Product Development
Total 69
All concentration courses must be taken on a letter grade basis with the exception of courses offered only on a CR/NC basis. A student must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors 45
An introductory programming course from:
BICS 265, 266, CSC 210 3
BICS 370 Office Systems Software 3
BICS 469 Evaluation, Design, and Manage-
ment of Office Systems 3
BICS 562 Microcomputer Business Applica-
tions 3
BICS 565 Distributed Data Processing 3
With adviser approval, select three electives
from one of the following emphasis areas: 9
Business Planning Systems: BA 312, 408,
601, 604, 623, 624, ECON 325
Financial Systems: BA 312, 604, FIN 309,
351
Human Resource Systems: MGMT 342, 406,
605, 610, 660
Marketing Systems: MKTG 432, 433, 436,
632, 637
Technical Systems: BICS 366, 461, 463,
464, 472
Total 69
Undergraduates in a real estate concentration may notoffer toward graduation units on a CR grade basis beyond the core requirements. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 2.0 in all concentration courses.
Units
Core Courses for Business Majors 45
ACCT 303 Accounting for Financial Analysis 3
FIN 309 Financial Data Analysis 3
FIN 351 Financial Management 3
FIN 365 Real Estate Principles 3
FIN 366 Real Estate Finance 3
Units selected from the following: ACCT 508,
FIN 353, 355, 368, 369. Other appropriate
classes may be selected with prior written
consent of adviser 9
Total 69NOTE: ACCT 301 and 302 may be substituted for ACCT 303 with the three additional units counting as an elective course. Students taking ACCT 301 must take ACCT 302 and notACCT 303. Students taking ACCT 303 may notcount ACCT 301 or 302 as one of the electives.
Except in cases of credit by examination, no more than six units of the business minor may be offered on a CR/NC basis. To meet residency requirements, at least fifty percent of any minor program must be taken in residence.
Units
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting 3
BA 212 Business Statistics I 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer Informa-
tion Systems 3
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors 3
FIN 350 Business Finance 3
IBUS 330 International Business and Multi-
cultural Relations 3
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
MKTG 431 Marketing 3
Total 24
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting1 3
ACCT 303 Accounting for Financial Analysis 3
BA 212 Business Statistics I2 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer Informa-
tion Systems 3
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors3 3
FIN 350 Business Finance 3
Two courses selected from the following with
prior approval of the accounting minor
adviser 6
ACCT 305 Cost Accounting
ACCT 307 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 451 Accounting, Finance, and Tax for
the Smaller Business
ACCT 501 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 504 Government and Non-Profit
Accounting
ACCT 506 Auditing
ACCT 507 EDP Auditing
ACCT 508 Federal Tax Accounting I
ACCT 509 Federal Tax Accounting II
ACCT 551 Principles of Internal Auditing
Total 24
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting1 3
ECON 100 Introduction to Economic Analysis I 3
One of the following courses: 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer
Information Systems
BICS 265 Computer Languages for Business Applications
CSC 210 Introduction to Computer
Programming
BICS 266 Introduction to Business Computer
Programming with COBOL 3
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
Select three courses from the following with
approval of a CIS adviser 9
BICS 363 Information Systems for
Management
BICS 366 Advanced Business Computer Programming with COBOL
BICS 461 Advanced Business Applications
Using C
BICS 463 Information Systems Analysis and
Design
BICS 464 Database Management Systems
BICS 471 The Mainframe Computing
Environment
BICS 472 The Micro-Mini Business
Computing Environment
BICS 561 Object-Oriented Business
Applications Development
BICS 562 Microcomputer Business Appli-
cations
BICS 563 Applications of Graphics and
Imaging in Business
BICS 565 Distributed Data Processing
BICS 665 Artificial Intelligence: Expert
Systems in Business
Total 24
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting1 3
ACCT 451 Accounting, Finance, and Tax for
the Smaller Business 3
MGMT 406 Starting A Small Business 3
MGMT 452 Entrepreneurial Management 3
MGMT 606 Small Business Consulting 3
MKTG 450 Marketing for Small Business 3
Select two courses from any area related to the
student's career goals (with approval of an
Entrepreneurial/Small Business Minor
adviser) 6
Total 24
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting 3
BA 212 Business Statistics I 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer Informa-
tion Systems 3
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors 3
FIN 350 Business Finance 3
Select three courses from the following with
approval of a Finance adviser: 9
FIN 309 Financial Data Analysis
FIN 351 Financial Management
FIN 353 Financial Institutions
FIN 355 Investments
FIN 535 International Trade and Finance
FIN 536 International Corporate Finance
FIN 653 Seminar in Bank Management
Total 24
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
MGMT 610 Human Resource Management 3
MGMT 611 Management of Employee and
Industrial Relations 3
MGMT 612 Compensation and Benefits
Administration 3
Group A.Select three courses from the
following: 9
MGMT 613 Management of Job Safety and
Health
MGMT 614 Managing the Staffing and
Employment Function
MGMT 615 Managing Employment Law and Affirmative Action
MGMT 616 Advanced Compensation and
Benefits Administration
MGMT 617 Emerging Issues in Human
Resource Management
MGMT 618 International Human Resource
Management
MGMT 680 Managerial and Organizational Development in the Workplace
Group B. Select one course from the following
or an additional course from Group A 3
MGMT 567 Internship in Management (must
be a HRM Internship)
BUS 699 Special Projects in Business (must
be a HRM Internship)
Total 24
ACCT 300 Accounting and Finance Reporting1 3
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors3 3
IBUS 330 International Business and Multi-
cultural Relations 3
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior or
MKTG 431 Marketing 3
Select four courses from the following with the
approval of an International Business
adviser: 12
ECON 600 International Economics
ECON 620 Economic Development
FIN 535 International Trade and Finance
IBUS 379 U.S.-Japan Business Relations
IBUS 430 Small Business Export-Import
Management
IBUS 517 Legal Environment of World
Business
IBUS 522 International Maritime and
Aerospace Transportation
IBUS 528 International Logistics
IBUS 590 International Environmental
Analysis
IBUS 591 Doing Business in Latin America
IBUS 592 Doing Business in China
IBUS 593 Doing Business in Europe
IBUS 594 U.S.-Canadian Business and
Economic Relations
IBUS 618 International Human Resource
Management
IBUS 662 The Operation of the Multinational Enterprise
IBUS 681 Seminar in Comparative Manage-
ment
MKTG 680 International Marketing Manage-
ment
Total 24
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
MGMT 605 Seminar in Organization Behavior 3
MGMT 610 Human Resource Management 3
BUS 682 Environment of Business 3
Select four courses from the following with
approval of a Management adviser: 12
MGMT 406 Starting a Small Business
MGMT 342 Women in Management
MGMT 655 Emerging Issues in Management
MGMT 680 Managerial and Organizational Development in the Workplace
MGMT 567 Internship in Management
IBUS 681 Seminar in Comparative
Management
Total 24
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors 3
MKTG 431 Marketing 3
MKTG 434 Advertising Theory and Practice 3
MKTG 633 Consumer Behavior 3
MKTG 637 Sales Management 3
Select three courses from the following with
the approval of a Marketing adviser: 9
MKTG 432 Public Relations
MKTG 433 Salesmanship
MKTG 436 Retail Management
MKTG 632 Marketing Research
MKTG 649 Marketing Management
MKTG 680 International Marketing
Management
Total 24
The Certificate in the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing program targets those individuals who work or have an interest in the field of internal auditing. Students in this program will find that it will assist them in becoming a Certified Internal Auditor, a professional designation given by the Institute of Internal Auditors. The Certificate in the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing program is offered by the Department of Accounting and reflects what the Institute of Internal Auditors regards as the common body of knowledge for internal auditors.
This certificate program has been officially endorsed by the San Francisco Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors.
This program is open to matriculating students as well as non-degree students. A non-degree student must register through the Extended Learning program as an open university student.
The courses are graded on an A-F basis. A minimum grade of "C-" must be maintained in all course work as well as an overall "C" average. Before completing the program, all candidates must demonstrate the appropriate level of writing competency as prescribed by the program.
Individuals interested in pursuing this certificate program should contact the Department of Accounting or the certificate adviser, John O'Shaughnessy (x6285).
Units
ACCT 303 Accounting for Financial Analysis 3
FIN 350 Business Finance 3
MGMT 405 Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior 3
ACCT 507 EDP Auditing 3
ACCT 551 Principles of Internal Auditing 3
Total 15Depending upon the candidate's formal education and business experience, the following represent additional courses that could be required as prerequisites to the above curriculum.
BA 110 Mathematical Analysis for Business 3
ACCT 100 Principles of Financial Accounting 3
ACCT 101 Principles of Managerial Accounting 3
BA 212 Business Statistics I 3
BICS 263 Introduction to Computer Informa-
tion Systems 3
ECON 305 Economic Analysis for Non-Majors 3
ACCT 307 Accounting Information Systems 3Because of the possible prerequisite requirements as described above, a determination of the total curriculum by the certificate adviser must be made before a candidate is accepted into the program.