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The courses in this list are in addition to the 30 hours required for the degree. They are assigned as part of the admissions process based on a review of each student's transcripts. They can be exempted if equivalent course work has been previously completed with grades of C- or higher from an AACSB or EQUIS accredited institution.

If they wish, students may take guided self-study online courses to refresh their understanding in these areas. Students without a BBA or equivalent have the option of taking these courses for a grade or the guided online self-study courses on a pass/fail basis. Students failing the online course (less than 70%) must take the courses.

Behavioral Science: MBA 8165 Leadership and Organizational Behavior or both MGS 3400 Managing People in Organizations (MGS 3400) and Marketing Principles (MK3010).
Statistics: MBA 7025 Statistical and Business Analysis or Elementary Statitics MATH 1070
Economics: MBA 7035 Economics for Managers or Microeconomics principles (Econ 2106)
Mathematics: College Algebra (Math 1111).

B. Prerequisite courses.

The courses in this list are in addition to the 30 hours required for the degree. They are assigned as part of the admissions process based on a review of each student's transcripts. They can be exempted if equivalent course work has been previously completed with grades of C or higher.

These courses are pre-requisites for the graduate courses in Accounting and CIS. It is assumed that a person entering the MISAC program will have or will acquire the equivalent of the preparation offered in the four years of Georgia State's B.B.A. program in Accounting or CIS. An accepted applicant, who at the time of admission to the MISAC program, has not completed the foundation and prerequisite courses, must complete these requirements in a manner approved by the faculty adviser and the director of the program.

Accounting

ACCT 2101-2102 Financial and Managerial Accounting Principles
ACCT 4020 Professional Accounting (1 hour),
ACCT 4030 Transaction Analysis (1 hour),
ACCT 4110 Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 hours),
ACCT 4210 Cost/Managerial Accounting (3 hours),
ACCT 4310 Accounting Information Systems (3 hours),
ACCT 4410 Introduction to Financial Statement Analysis), (3 hours)
ACCT 4510 Introduction to Federal Income Taxes, and (3 hours)
ACCT 4610 Introduction to Assurance Services (3 hours).

Computer Information Systems

CIS 3300 Analyzing business systems or CIS 8030 Software Requirements Management,
CIS 3730 Database Management Systems or CIS 8040 Fundamentals of Database Management Systems, and CIS 4000 Introduction to Computer Forensics

C. Required Courses (30 hours)

3   CIS 8000 (Information Technology Project Management)
3   CIS 8020 (Systems Integration )
3   CIS 8670 (Enterprise Resource Planning Systems: Implementation & Management)
3   CIS 8300 (Software Quality Management)
3   ACCT 8740 (Seminar in Internal Auditing)
3   ACCT 8680 or CIS 8080 (Security and Privacy of Information and Information Systems)
3   ACCT 8630 (Information Technology Auditing)
3   ACCT 8310 (Seminar in Management Accounting Systems)

ELECTIVE GRADUATE COURSES
3   Elective (8000-level course in Accounting or CIS)
3   Elective (8000-level course in Accounting or CIS)
30 Total Credit Hours