ACCT 3401 — Financial Reporting and Analysis 1

4 semester hoursUndergraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: T/FBostonTraditional

Examines financial reporting concepts, emphasizing the link between them and financial statements. Focuses on both the preparation and interpretation of financial statements, with students also being introduced to basic tools in financial statement analysis, such as ratio and accounting analysis. Gives students the opportunity to understand how management decisions can influence reported income, asset, and liability values, and the importance of ethics when making accounting choices. Offers students the tools necessary to analyze the impact of alternative reporting decisions on financial statements. In addition to accounting majors, this course is ideal for students who wish to pursue careers in corporate finance, investment banking, investment management, or consulting.

Prerequisites

Offering history

TermSectionsEnrolledCapacityFullOpen seats/section
Fall 20233859589%3.3
Spring 20242597678%8.5
Summer A 20241164040%24.0
Fall 2024310112084%6.3
Spring 20252657686%5.5
Summer A 20251274068%13.0
Fall 20253120120100%0.0
Spring 20262818299%0.5

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 3% · T 50% · W 17% · Th 10% · F 59%

Common patterns: TF (42% of sections), U (15% of sections), F (14% of sections), W (11% of sections), R (7% of sections), T (5% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday

Professors

Fall

Spring

Summer A

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

Unlocks

ACCT 4412, ACCT 4501

Courses that list ACCT 3401 in their prerequisites.

Links

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