ECON 099 - Principles of Accounting

Semester Offered: First Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4SS, QFR

Accounting is the creation, reporting, and interpretation of financial information. The course will show how accounting data can be used by people outside an organization,for example, investors and regulators,to evaluate its financial performance. It will also show how accounting data can be used within an organization as a planning and management tool. The course will be particularly useful to those interested in careers in business, economics, arts and non-profit management, law, and government.
Enrollment Limit: 40
Instructor: P. Pahoresky
Prerequisites & Notes
: Students cannot earn credit for 099 if they have taken Econ 109. This course counts as general SS credits but does not count toward the 8 full economics credits required for the economics major.