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Accounting 302: Advanced Accounting
36 hours (8 weeks).
December 2013 - Present.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: compare types of businesses such as partnerships, corporations, and others; breakdown major accounting principles, such as the accounting cycle; apply the accounting equation and evaluate return on equity; compile balance sheets, income statements, and statements of cash flows; analyze financial documentation; evaluate methods for calculating inventory; appraise corporate accounting practices; differentiate adjusted and closing trial balances and more; and illustrate how businesses use rations to create financial forecasts.
Methods of instruction include audiovisual materials and case studies. Major topics include: business ownership types; key accounting concepts; journals and ledgers in accounting; accounting equations and formulas; financial statements, balance sheets and income statements; analyzing financial statements; financial statement ratios; accounting for inventory; accounting for deprecation; accounting for compensation, taxes and liabilities; adjustments and closing entries; corporate accounting; departmentalized accounting; taxation for corporations; and business and financial forecasting.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Business Accounting or General Accounting (12/16) (10/22 revalidation).
