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Financial Accounting

Course Description

This course presents accounting as an information system that produces summary financial statements, primarily for users external to a business or other enterprise. Students study the forms of business organizations and the common transactions entered into by businesses. The emphasis is on understanding and applying basic accounting principles and other concepts that guide the reporting of the effect of transactions and other economic events on the financial condition and operating results of a business. How to analyze and interpret historical financial statements and the limitations of using these in making forward-looking business decisions is included. The primary content emphasis will be accounting for current assets and liabilities, long-term assets and liabilities, corporations' cash flow statements and financial statement analyses.

Credit Hours

4

Course Credit Type

Transfer Course (TC)

CIP Code Classification

52.0301

Lecture Hours per week (full semester)

4

Lab hours per week (full semester)

0

Course Typically Offered

Fall Spring Summer

Does this course fulfill a General Education Course Curriculum Distribution Area Requirement?

No

Is the course Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved?

Major

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved code

BUS 903

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) approved code (2)

-

Illinois Articulation Initiative (IAI) Major Distribution Area(s)

Business (BUS)

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