This course is the first of the two courses in financial reporting and financial information analysis. The goal of the course is to help students appreciate the strengths and limitations of generally accepted accounting principles. This course reviews foundational accounting concepts and essential accounting processes, with particular emphasis on financial statement based data analysis. A significant portion of the course is devoted to the comprehensive treatment of corporate assets. *Students should have completed the equivalent of Foundations of Financial Accounting before taking this course.
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
Year
Fall
Spring
Summer
Intersession
2030
17%2030 Fall: 17% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 3 of 9 fall terms since 2018.
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.
8%2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029
19%2029 Fall: 19% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 4 of 10 fall terms since 2017.
67%2029 Spring: 67% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2017. Section count rising about 1% per year over 2 terms. 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.
7%2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028
25%2028 Fall: 25% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 5 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count rising about 2% per year.
71%2028 Spring: 71% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2016. Section count rising about 1% per year over 3 terms. 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.
7%2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027
23%2027 Fall: 23% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 6 of 12 fall terms since 2015.
80%2027 Spring: 80% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2015. Section count rising about 1% per year over 4 terms. Department course count rising about 3% per year.
5%2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015.
6%2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026
Not offered
11 section
Not offered
n/aNo data for this term
2025
Not offered
22 sections
Not offered
Not offered
2024
Not offered
22 sections
Not offered
Not offered
2023
Not offered
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2022
Not offered
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2021
Not offered
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2020
11 section
11 section
Not offered
Not offered
2019
11 section
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
11 section
22 sections
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
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Meeting times
Most recent first
Mon, 2:50 PM–5:50 PMCarlson Hall CH12020262025-2
Mon, 9:00 AM–11:50 AMCarlson Hall CH1202025-1
Mon, 1:25 PM–4:25 PMCarlson Hall CH1282020
Mon, 6:00 PM–9:00 PMCarlson Hall CH2312017201420031998
Thu, 6:00 PM–9:00 PMGraduate Management Center201120102009200820072006+1 moreAlso offered in Fall 2005