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ACCT 203. Accounting Foundations I (4 semester
hours) An introduction to the
reporting process for internal and external
stakeholders and the use of accounting
information for management decisions.
Includes the development of the
accounting model, internal control,
measurement processes, data classification and
terminology, reporting for retail and
manufacturing entities, cost-volume-profit
analysis, information for decision-making, and
ethical issues in the financial reporting
process.
A 50-minute one-a-week lab is
associated with this course.
Prerequisite:
INTG 101.
Offered in the fall and spring
semesters.
ACCT
204.
Accounting Foundations II (4 semester
hours) Continued introduction to
the reporting process for internal and
external stakeholders and further develops the
use of accounting information for managerial
decisions.
Includes ratio analysis of financial
statements, judgmental components of the
financial reporting process, process costing,
activity-based costing and management, and
ethical issues in the financial reporting and
management decision processes.
A 50-minute once-a-week lab is
associated with this course.
Prerequisite:
A grade of C- or better in ACCT 203.
Offered in the fall and spring
semesters.
ACCT
304.
Advanced Managerial Accounting (4
semester hours) A study of the accounting
concepts and quantitative methods used to
develop, analyze, and interpret accounting
information for management decision-making.
Includes quantitative management tools
such as linear programming and network
modeling techniques useful in internal
decision making.
Prerequisite:
ACCT 204.
Offered in the spring semester.
ACCT
353.
Intermediate Accounting I (4 semester
hours) An in-depth analysis of
the financial accounting process focusing on
underlying theory, the primary financial
statements, and current and fixed asset
accounts.
Prerequisite:
A grade of C- or better in ACCT 203.
Offered in the fall semester.
ACCT
354.
Intermediate Accounting II (4 semester
hours) Continued in-depth
analysis of the financial accounting process
focusing on the investments, liabilities,
shareholder equity accounts, and specialized
topical areas such as pensions, leases,
deferred income taxes, and earnings per share.
Prerequisite:
A grad of C- or better in ACCT 353.
Offered in the spring semester.
ACCT
363.
Tax Accounting (4 semester hours) Introduction to federal
tax code provisions that affect individuals,
partnerships, corporations, and trusts.
The reasons underlying tax provisions
are explored and basic tax research skills are
developed.
Prerequisite:
ACCT 203.
Offered in the fall semester.
ACCT
364.
Service Learning Through the Volunteer
Return Preparation Program (2 semester hours) A service-learning
activity.
In partnership with the Internal
Revenue Service’s Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance Program (VITA), the student will
study to become certified and will serve the
individual tax preparation, e-filing, and tax
education needs of the campus and surrounding
communities.
The course is inclusive of workshops
and participatory tax sessions.
Prerequisite:
Junior standing (59 semester hours).
May be repeated once for credit.
Offered in the spring semester.
ACCT
373.
Advanced Accounting (4 semester hours) This course further
investigates the accounting principles related
to:
Business organizations which have
control over other entities or significant
influence in special purpose entities,
multi-national entities, and governmental
entities.
Prerequisite:
ACCT 354.
Offered in the fall semester.
ACCT
393.
Developing and Auditing Financial
Reporting Systems (4 semester hours) This course combines a
study of the structure of the revenue,
expenditure, human resource, and conversion
business cycles with an investigation of the
principles and theories used when auditing
financial statements based on the output of
the entity’s financial reporting system.
Includes a discussion of the importance
of user information needs, internal controls,
the external auditing environment, and audit
opinions.
Prerequisite:
ACCT 353.
Offered in the fall semester.
ACCT
400.
Internship (1 to 6 semester hours) An off-campus experience
working in a professional accounting
environment under the supervision of a mentor.
Prerequisite:
ACCT 353 and permission of the
instructor.
ACCT
403.
Contemporary Accounting Issues (4
semester hours) The capstone course.
Discussion of issues affecting the
accounting discipline and the accounting
profession.
Students will conduct research for
preparing position papers, debating proposals,
and preparing and presentation an accounting
policy issue.
Prerequisites:
Senior standing and major in
accounting.
Offered in the spring semester.
ACCT
420.
Independent Study (1 to 4 semester
hours)
Prerequisite:
Permission by the instructor.
May be repeated for credit.
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