Course Description

BU387 Intermediate Accounting I 0.5

This course focuses on the concepts, methods and uses of financial accounting information. It includes an in-depth examination of the accounting theory that is the basis of current accounting practice and how it can be applied to emerging issues; the application of the procedures and practices under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; and an examination of how financial accounting serves the needs of external decision-makers: investors, creditors, and other interested individuals and groups including the public at large.

Prerequisite: BU227 and BU247 or equivalent, or one credit in financial accounting.

DRAFT electronic version updated at 1:45 p.m. January 30, 2003

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