MPA Program Of Study: Regulations for the Degree

Foundation and Prerequisite Courses
Consult the Course Descriptions chapter of the Georgia State University Undergraduate Catalog for prerequisites to the undergraduate courses listed below. The courses in this section 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 coursework has been previously completed with minimum grades of C-.


Accounting: Acct 2101and Acct 2102, or MBA 8025 and MBA 8115; Acct 4020, Acct 4030, Acct 4110, Acct 4210, Acct 4310, Acct 4410, Acct 4510, and Acct 4610
Behavioral Science: MBA 8165 Leadership and Organizational Behavior or Management Principles (MGS 3400)
Programming: Visual BASIC (CIS 3210) or C/C++ (CIS 3260): required if ACCT 8630 (Information Technology Auditing) is taken as an elective
Economics: MBA 7035 Economics for Managers or both Macroeconomic Principles (Econ 2105) and Microeconomic Principles (ECON 2106)
Mathematics: College Algebra (MATH 1111) and either Calculus (MATH 1220) or Discrete Math (MATH 2420); MATH 2420 has Precalculus as the minimum prerequisite
Statistics: MBA 7025 Statistical Business Analysis or MATH 1070 Elementary Statistics
Management Science: MGS 3100
Finance: Corporate Finance Principles (Fi 3300)


NOTE
Graduate students who receive a grade lower than a grade of C- in any undergraduate accounting course may repeat that course but may not enroll in any other accounting course until a grade of C- or higher is earned in that course. MPA students who have undergraduate accounting courses required and who have financial aid should refer to "Courses Eligible to Count Toward Graduate Students' Financial Aid" before registering for the first time with graduate status.