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T ACCT 210 Financial Accounting I: Users Approach to Accounting (5) Feroz
Introduces accounting concepts within the context of financial business decisions. Presents an overview of the role of accounting in the financial community and business operations. Emphasizes the external use of financial accounting for fiscal decision-making. Offered: A.
T ACCT 220 Financial Accounting II: The Reporting Process (5) Kimbro
Introduces accounting processes that produce financial accounting reports including the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flows. Emphasizes how to gather, calculate, and organize accounting information into standardized reports based on the generally accepted accounting principles. Prerequisite: T ACCT 210. Offered: W.
T ACCT 230 Managerial Accounting (5) Parker
Provides an introduction to management accounting concepts in the context of business decisions. Explores management accounting's roles in the decision making process and how managers and other internal uses rely on the information to make better business decisions that benefit an organization. Prerequisite: T ACCT 220. Offered: Sp.
T ACCT 301 Intermediate Accounting I (5) GE
Concepts and principles of financial accounting. Analysis of controversies and problems related to the measurement of enterprise income and asset and liability valuation.
T ACCT 302 Intermediate Accounting II (5)
Continuation of 301. Concepts and principles of financial accounting. Analysis of controversies and problems related to the measurement of enterprise income and asset and liability valuation. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 301.
T ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting III (5)
Continuation of 302. Concepts and principles of financial accounting. Analysis of controversies and problems related to the measurement of enterprise income and asset and liability valuation. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 302.
T ACCT 311 Cost Accounting (5)
Focuses on the development and use of cost data for external reporting and internal planning. Students examine cost accounting theory and procedures involving cost determination, analysis, and control through the application of such skills as allocations, budgeting, job order and process costing, and quantification of various business processes. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 303.
T ACCT 330 Introduction to Accounting Information Systems (5)
Presents an introduction to accounting information systems in organizations. Examines key accounting elements tied to underlying business processes. Examines issues of maintaining the integrity of accounting information systems. Integrates the accounting function with information technology. Introduces the basic structure of database systems. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 301.
T ACCT 401 Forensic Accounting (5) Feroz
Explores the nature, detection and prevention of fraudulent financial reporting. Investigates types of fraud, how fraud is committed, and ways to prevent fraud in corporations. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 303. Offered: AWSpS.
T ACCT 404 Advanced Financial Accounting (5)
Explores accounting and reporting for business combinations (mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and joint ventures), foreign currency transactions and translations, reporting for business segments, and corporate and partnership liquidations, and reorganizations. Emphasizes linking theory to practice through the use of current financial statement reviews. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 303.
T ACCT 411 Auditing Standards and Principles (5)
Intensive introduction to the attest function in society today. Analyzes the environment, the process, and the report of the public auditor. Examines potential extensions of the attest function. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 303.
T ACCT 421 Tax Effects of Business Decisions (3)
Issues in taxation, including tax considerations in business decision making, tax effects of business transactions, taxation of compensation, fringe benefits, capital gains, fixed asset transactions, disposition of business distribution from corporations. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 302.
T ACCT 431 Financial Statement Analysis (5)
Enhances the understanding of accounting principles and techniques used to prepare financial statements, and methods an analyst might employ to increase the relevance of financial information. Demonstrates the use of financial statement data in the valuation of firms. Prerequisite: T BUS 350.
T ACCT 450 Business Taxation (3)
Issues of taxation for entities other than individuals, including corporations, subchapter S corporations, partnerships, and estates and trusts. Includes corporate distributions, liquidations, and reorganizations. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 303.
T ACCT 451 Individual Income Taxation (5)
Political, economic, and social forces influencing federal income taxation, role of taxation in personal decisions. Coverage of individual income tax matters, including business and investment income, business and personal deductions, property transactions, and tax issues of employees. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 303.
T ACCT 468 Cooperative Field Experience (1-5, max. 5)
Provides opportunities to gain experience and apply concepts taught in the accounting concentration. Involves learning skills and applying knowledge through practical experience working cooperatively with professionals in the field. Requires application and completed employer contract with faculty permission. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 301.
T ACCT 469 Undergraduate Research in Accounting (1-5, max. 5)
Provides students opportunity to explore a specific accounting topic, idea, project, or research interest that extends previous knowledge and broadens experience. Proposals and course criteria are developed in cooperation with specific faculty members prior to course registration. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 302.
T ACCT 471 Internal Auditing (3)
Independent appraisal function established within an organization. Role and nature of internal auditing; intensive review of internal control; management effectiveness audits; and financial audits from the point of view of the internal auditor. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.0 in T ACCT 411.
T ACCT 480 Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations (5)
Explores the unique accounting models used in reporting the financial results of governmental and not-for-profit entities. Examines financial reporting under these models from the user perspective, while cultivating an understanding of the accounting system requirements needed to meet this perspective. Prerequisite: minimum grade of 2.0 T ACCT 303.
T ACCT 485 International Accounting (5)
Enhances understanding of international accounting issues. Examines the impacts of accounting diversity on global capital flows, and explores the convergence of global accounting standards. Covers accounting for changing prices, goodwill and other intangibles, as well as social and environmental rep0rting, geographic segment disclosure practices, and financial reporting in developing economics.
T ACCT 490 Special Topics in Accounting (1-6, max. 6)
Instructor Course Description:
Zhiyan Cao
T ACCT 520 International Accounting Seminar (4) Saudagaran
Enhances understanding of international accounting issues. Examines the impacts of accounting diversity on global capital flows, and explores the convergence of global accounting standards. Covers accounting for changing prices, goodwill and other intangibles, as well as social and environmental reporting, geographic segment disclosure practices, and financial reporting in emerging markets. Offered: Sp.
T ACCT 525 Forensic Accounting Seminar (4) Feeroz
Explores the nature, detection and prevention of fraudulent financial reporting. Investigates types of fraud, how fraud is committed, and ways to prevent fraud in corporations. Prerequisite: T BUS 503.
T ACCT 531 Financial Statement Analysis (4) Feroz
Provides analytical tools and research techniques necessary to understand and interpret financial statements. Prerequisite: T BUS 503. Offered: AWSp.
