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Certain courses in the evening program are not offered in the day, and are designated as "E" (evening only) courses. Credits from these courses may be applied to the Associate and Bachelor of Business Administration degrees, but not to the Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science degrees. Any specific course prerequisites are stated in the course description. The credit value of each course, expressed in semester hours, is printed in parentheses.
| ACCT-111 ACCT-112 ACCT-201 ACCT-202 ACCT-301 ACCT-303 ACCT-401 ACCT-420W |
Financial Accounting (4) Managerial Accounting (4) Intermediate Accounting I (4) Intermediate Accounting II (4) Cost Accounting I (4) Tax Accounting I (4) Auditing (4) Seminar in Advanced Accounting (4) |
ACCT-111. Financial Accounting (4)
An introduction to generally accepted accounting principles. Presentation
of Balance Sheet, Income Statement, and Statement of Cash Flows used in business
practice. Course is taught utilizing computer spreadsheet analysis
and includes out of class laboratory activities, problem-solving and analysis.
Prerequisite: User knowledge of Excel.
ACCT-112. Managerial Accounting (4)
An introduction to cost accounting, budgeting, forecasting and break-even
analysis. Emphasis is on job and process cost accounting to aid management
decision making. Course is taught utilizing computer spreadsheet analysis
and includes out of class laboratory activities, problem-solving and analysis.
Prerequisite: ACCT-111.
ACCT-201. Intermediate Accounting I (4)
In-depth study of financial accounting principles. Course emphasis
on problem solving using computer application techniques and includes out
of class laboratory activities, problem-solving and analysis.
Prerequisite: ACCT-112.
ACCT-202. Intermediate Accounting II (4)
Continuation of Accounting 201 with emphasis on corporate accounting and
FASB presentation. Course emphasis on problem solving using computer
application techniques.
Prerequisite: ACCT-201.
ACCT-301. Cost Accounting I (3)
Fundamental principles of cost accounting. Budgeting for profit planning
and capital items, standard costs and analysis of all variances, income effects
of alternative product-costing methods, inventory planning, control and valuation,
process costing, spoilage, waste, defective units and scrap, decentralization
and transfer pricing.
Prerequisite: ACCT-112.
ACCT-303. Tax Accounting I (3)
This course studies federal taxation as it applies to individuals, corporations
and partnerships. The course is continually updated to include new
tax legislation. Prerequisite: ACCT-202, or permission of instructor.
(Formerly ACCT-402)
ACCT-401. Auditing (3)
This course integrates auditing procedures and standards with accounting
principles for the purpose of issuing the audit report.
Prerequisite: ACCT-202, or permission of instructor.
ACCT-420W: Seminar in Advanced Accounting (4)
Capstone course in the major. In depth study of advanced accounting
topics that involve partnership, branch, consolidated and not-for profit
business organizations. Emphasis on the latest FASB pronouncements
is stressed through the solving of various case problems and by means of
a project requiring research, writing and oral presentation.
Prerequisite: All accounting courses in the major.