Accounting

An introduction to the construction and interpretation of financial statements, valuation of assets, financial ratios analysis, and the construction and use of budgets for decision making.

An introduction to the use of accounting for making decisions in organizations, including the history of managerial accounting, concepts and techniques related to internal decision-making, the relations between financial and managerial accounting, and current ethical issues in the field.

This course prepares students to understand & evaluate the effect of business on society by analyzing corporate financial & sustainability reports. The course will focus on select areas of these reports as well as the frameworks & standards governing corporate reporting. First of 2-course sequence.

This course prepares students to understand & evaluate the effect of business on society by analyzing corporate
financial & sustainability reports. The course will focus on select areas of these reports as well as the frameworks &
standards governing corporate reporting. First of 2-course sequence.

Students will engage with financial reporting topics of societal relevance not covered in ACCT 300, while also exploring the historical and contemporary relations among accounting, capitalism, and the state. Second of 2-course sequence.

Students will engage with financial reporting topics of societal relevance not covered in ACCT 300, while also exploring
the historical and contemporary relations among accounting, capitalism, and the state. Second of 2-course sequence.

This course introduces students to accounting information systems, internal controls, and organizational control systems. Students will investigate these topics from both a technical and an ethical perspective, with a focus on how these systems affect stakeholders.

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of business law and income taxation. Students will gain experience reading case law and statutory law as it applies to common issues encountered by businesses and will learn how to complete a Federal income tax return for a small business owner.

This course introduces students to concepts and procedures related to assurance services, including the auditing of
financial statements, sustainability reports, and internal controls. Additional topics covered include fraud, professional
ethics, and audit data analytics.

This course involves an exploration of advanced accounting topics and contemporary issues in the accounting profession, and this requires knowledge of the material covered in all other courses in the accounting major. There is also a service-learning component to this course.