This course presents a comprehensive introduction to financial accounting concepts, generally accepted accounting principles, and the accounting framework. The course begins with an orientation to the basic financial statements that provide information to external parties for their decision making and the accounting information system that records transactions that are reflected in the statements. An emphasis is placed on proper recording and financial statement preparation and analysis. The major categories of the income statement, balance sheet, retained earnings statement, and the statement of cash flows are fully discussed. Note: MPA 3004 fulfills this course requirement for Pathway students.
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
Year
Fall
Spring
Summer
Intersession
2030
68%2030 Fall: 68% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2018. Department course count rising about 3% per year.
64%2030 Spring: 64% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2018. Department course count rising about 10% per year. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average.
7%2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018.
13%2030 Intersession: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029
67%2029 Fall: 67% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2017.
67%2029 Spring: 67% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2017. Department course count rising about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 13% below its recent average.
6%2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017.
13%2029 Intersession: 13% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2028
75%2028 Fall: 75% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2016. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. Department course count rising about 2% per year.
71%2028 Spring: 71% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2016. Department course count rising about 4% per year. Department faculty is about 15% below its recent average.
5%2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016.
12%2028 Intersession: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2027
74%2027 Fall: 74% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every fall term since 2015. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms.
74%2027 Spring: 74% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2016. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms. Department course count rising about 3% per year. Department faculty is about 15% below its recent average.
5%2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015.
12%2027 Intersession: 12% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 1 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2026
22 sections
11 section
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2025
22 sections
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2024
33 sections
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2023
22 sections
22 sections
Not offered
Not offered
2022
33 sections
33 sections
Not offered
Not offered
2021
33 sections
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2020
33 sections
22 sections
Not offered
11 section
2019
33 sections
11 section
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2018
11 section
11 section
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2017
11 section
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2016
22 sections
11 section
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
ForecastUnder 15%15–39%40–69%70–89%90%+Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sectionsNot offeredNo data for term
Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a
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Meeting times
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Tue, 2:50 PM–5:50 PMSackler Science Center S3212026-1
Thu, 6:00 PM–9:00 PMCarlson Hall CH12020262025
Tue, 6:00 PM–9:00 PMCarlson Hall CH1202025-12016-2
Thu, 1:25 PM–4:25 PMSackler Science Center S1212020