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ACCT 2301 - Accounting Principles I


Prerequisites / Corequisite
Prerequisite: MATH 0303-minimum grade of C, RDNG 0331-minimum grade of C or a score on a state-approved test indicating college-level reading and math skills

This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts of financial accounting as prescribed by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as applied to transactions and events that affect business organizations. Students will examine the procedures and systems to accumulate, analyze, measure and record financial transactions. Students will use recorded financial information to prepare a balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows and statement of shareholders’ equity to communicate the business entity’s results of operations and financial position to users of financial information who are external to the company. Students will study the nature of assets, liabilities and owners’ equity while learning to use reported financial information for purposes of making decisions about the company. Students will be exposed to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Hours (3 sem hrs; 3 lec)

Texas Common Course Number: ACCT 2301



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