Course Details

  • Online | Asynchronous 
  • December 21, 2026 – January 8, 2027
  • 3 credits | $2,022
  • Last day to register: December 22, 2026
  • Restrictions: Open to all B.S.B.A majors and related minors, Actuarial Mathematics and Mathematics majors, and Entrepreneurship minors.
  • Core Curriculum Attribute: Entrepreneurship

Course Overview

Fundamental principles and theories of financial accounting. Emphasis placed on the preparation and use of financial statements for the corporation. Interpretation and use of financial statement information in business decisions and a study of the system that produces this information.

Additional Information

A basic understanding of Microsoft Excel is required since many of the class assignments and exams are done using it.

Faculty will contact all students after the Tuesday, December 22, registration deadline.

About the Instructor

Marie Solange Lopes

Assistant Professor of Accounting
An educator, writer and entrepreneur, Assistant Professor of Accounting Marie Solange Lopes knows potential and purpose. While encouraging her students to make their accounting and business knowledge their own, she also writes about turning potential into power on The Corporate Sister, an online community for women that she founded in 2013. Professor Lopes is also a licensed CPA and consultant with a background in public accounting as well as external and internal auditing.

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