Accounting for Non-Business Majors

Catalog description

This course will introduce the non-business major to financial statements and the basic concepts underlying accounting. The course is designed to enable students to read and understand, rather than prepare, the financial statements and annual reports of public and non-public companies. Topics for discussion include the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows, as well as managerial financial reporting, including budgeting. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of each presentation in today’s business environment. For non-business majors only.