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ACC201
Financial Accounting (3 semester hours)
Fundamental principles of financial accounting theory and practice: analysis
of assets, liabilities, and owners' equity accounts; allocation, estimation,
and accrual procedures; financial statement preparation and interpretation.
No prerequisites
ACC202 Management Accounting
(3 semester hours)
The accounting procedures that help business managers in decision making: manufacturing
cost methods, budgets, tax considerations, and methods of analyzing and interpreting
financial statements.
Prerequisite: ACC201.
ACC221 Cost Accounting
(3 semester hours)
Application of general accounting principles to the recording, analysis, and
interpretation of material, labor, and overhead costs for divisions, functions,
departments, and operations; product cost systems, job cost systems, and factory
overhead cost.
Prerequisite: ACC202.
ACC311 Intermediate Accounting I
(3 semester hours)
The study of accounting theory and practice as it relates to current assets,
including monetary assets, receivables, and inventories. The standard setting
process, present value applications, accounting for discontinued operations
and extraordinary items, and preparation of financial statements will also be
examined.
Prerequisite: ACC202.
ACC312 Intermediate Accounting II
(3 semester hours)
The study of accounting theory and practice as it relates to inventory valuation,
plant assets, intangible assets, current liabilities, bonds, contingencies and
stockholders' equity. Earnings per share for both simple and complex capital
structures will also be examined.
Prerequisite: ACC311.
ACC313 Intermediate Accounting III
(3 semester hours)
The study of accounting theory and practice as it relates to investments, revenue
recognition, deferred taxes, pension plans, and leases. Accounting changes,
financial statement analysis, and disclosure issues will also be examined.
Prerequisite: ACC312.
ACC331 Federal Taxation of Individuals
(3 semester hours)
Concepts and principles underlying gross income, accounting methods, gains and
losses, inventories, depreciation, deductions, the minimum and average tax rates,
and the taxable year.
Prerequisite: ACC202.
ACC414 Advanced Accounting
(3 semester hours)
Study of accounting principles as it relates to business combinations including
pooling of interest and purchase methods. Accounting for partnership formation,
operation and termination will be covered. Also covered will be issues in segment
and branch accounting.
Prerequisite: ACC313.
ACC441 Auditing (3
semester hours)
The study of generally accepted auditing standards and procedures used in examining
financial statements and supporting records; the auditor's responsibilities
to third parties, the evaluation of the client's internal control, and the ethics
of the profession.
Prerequisites: ACC312 and ECN/SBS232.
ACC515 Contemporary Accounting Issues
(3 semester hours)
The study of the current pronouncements of accounting rule making organizations.
Foreign currency transactions and statement translations will be studied. Also
covered will be the accounting of the special entities of estates, trusts and
reorganizations.
Prerequisite: ACC313.
ACC532 Federal Taxation of Business
Entities (3 semester hours)
Tax laws applicable to corporations, partnerships, decedents, and to estates
and trusts; gift taxes, estate taxes, returns, payments, assessments, and refunds.
Prerequisite: ACC331.
ACC542 Advanced Auditing
(3 semester hours)
Continues the study of the examination of financial statements through practical
application problems and cases; reporting on the auditor's work and involvement
in other services such as management advisory services, tax services, and compilation
and review services.
Prerequisite: ACC441.
ACC551 Accounting Information Systems
(3 semester hours)
The study of the accounting systems design, implementation and application within
the functional areas of the firm. Hardware and software applications as it relates
to accounting will be covered, as will be the internal control of the systems.
Prerequisite: ACC313.
ACC552 Governmental and Non Profit
Accounting (3 semester hours)
Accounting and budgeting concepts applied to the management of public not-for-profit
organizations: program budgeting, fund accounting, and systematic program analysis
as they apply to public sector institutions.