ACCT 1201 — Financial Accounting and Reporting

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summertypical days: ThBostonLondonOakland, CAOnlineHybridOnlineStudy AbroadTraditional

Covers the basic concepts underlying financial statements and the accounting principles followed in the preparation of the balance sheet, the income statement, and the statement of cash flows. Offers students an opportunity to become familiar with accounting terminology and methods designed to enable them to interpret, analyze, and evaluate published corporate financial reports. Wherever appropriate, the course relates current economic, business, and global events to accounting issues. Analyzes how financial reporting concepts affect the behavior of investors, creditors, and other external users. Emphasizes the importance of ethics in financial reporting.

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Summer B 20232768490%4.0
Fall 2023281108119193%3.0
Spring 202420821819100%0.0
Summer A 2024310112481%7.7
Summer B 20242627978%8.5
Fall 2024291097117593%2.7
Spring 20252074581591%3.5
Summer A 2025310412484%6.7
Summer B 20252728486%6.0
Fall 2025331249131795%2.1
Spring 20261763168892%3.4

Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.

Meeting times

Share of recent sections by weekday: M 45% · T 13% · W 46% · Th 58% · F 18%

Common patterns: MWR (39% of sections), R (16% of sections), F (9% of sections), async (9% of sections), T (7% of sections), TF (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Summer A

Summer B

Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.

Unlocks

ACCT 2301, FINA 2201, FINA 2209, MUSI 4530

Courses that list ACCT 1201 in their prerequisites.

Links

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