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  • ACCT 203: Survey of Accounting

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in ECON 103. Introduction to accounting from the viewpoint of those who prepare and use fi nancial information. Topics include using accounting information; creating fi nancial statements; an overview of the fi rm’s operating, fi nancing, and investing activities; and an introduction to product costing, operating budgets, and capital investment decisions. Lecture, recitation format; requires attendance in weekly lecture and weekly recitation.
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  • ACCT 301: Financial Accounting and Managerial Decision Making

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Prerequisite: grade of C or higher in ACCT 203 or equivalent, and sophomore standing. Examines fi nancial accounting from the viewpoint of both users and preparers of fi nancial statements, emphasizing use of fi nancial statement information to make fi nancing, operating, and investing decisions.
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  • ACCT 311: Managerial and Cost Accounting

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Develops skills in identifying business processes, transforming data into useful information, and making managerial decisions. Designed for students in all areas of management, especially those whose career aims include cost management. Topics include analyzing and managing costs, developing cost systems that facilitate decision making, identifying opportunities for improving business process, creating financial and operating budgets for planning and control, and developing measures to assess performance. Prerequisites Degree status, grade of B minus or higher in ACCT 301. Notes Mid-term and final exams may be scheduled on Saturdays for this class. The number of class sessions will be modified to compensate for mid-term examination time. Accommodations will be made for religious conflicts, Saturday classes, and certain official university activities. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0 When Offered Fall, Spring.
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  • ACCT 331: Intermediate Financial Accounting I

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Deals with the accounting process used to measure and report economic events. The primary goals are to understand the role financial reporting plays in providing decision-useful information; understand the economics underlying business transactions and learn the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that set the reporting and disclosure requirements for those transactions; evaluate the efficacy of GAAP; and understand the motivations that lead managers to select one accounting principle over another. Topics include the accounting process and the conceptual framework, financial statements, and accounting for current and noncurrent assets and liabilities. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are discussed. Prerequisites Degree status, grade of B minus or higher in ACCT 301. Notes Mid-term and final exams may be scheduled on Saturdays for this class. The number of class sessions will be modified to compensate for mid-term examination time. Accommodations will be made for religious conflicts, Saturday classes, and certain official university activities. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0 When Offered Fall, Spring.
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  • ACCT 332: Intermediate Financial Accounting II

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Deals with the accounting process used to measure and report economic events. The primary goals are to understand the role financial reporting plays in providing decision useful information; understand the economics underlying business transactions and learn the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) that set the reporting and disclosure requirements for those transactions; evaluate the efficacy of GAAP; and understand the motivations that lead managers to select one accounting principle over another. Topics include bonds, owners' equity, cash flows, accounting changes, and accounting for investments, income taxes, leases, and pensions. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are discussed. Prerequisites Degree status, grades of C or higher in ACCT 331 and FNAN 301. Notes This course is a continuation of ACCT 331. Mid-term and final exams may be scheduled on Saturdays for this class. The number of class sessions will be modified to compensate for mid-term examination time. Accommodations will be made for religious conflicts, Saturday classes, and certain official university activities. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0 When Offered Fall, Spring.
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  • ACCT 351: Taxation and Managerial Decision Making

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Introduction to fundamental topics in taxation using a business-entities approach. Specific topics include gross income, deductions, losses, and property transactions. The course emphasizes the identification of planning and compliance issues and the application of tax law to resolve those issues. Both tax and non-tax factors affecting decision making are considered. Prerequisites Degree status, grade of C or higher in ACCT 331. Notes Mid-term and final exams may be scheduled on Saturdays for this class. The number of class sessions will be modified to compensate for mid-term examination time. Accommodations will be made for religious conflicts, Saturday classes, and certain official university activities. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0 When Offered Fall, Spring.
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  • ACCT 361: Accounting Information Systems

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Introduction to accounting information systems, focusing on a conceptual basis for transaction processing. Handling and processing of transactions in revenue, expenditure, and payroll cycles serves as platform for developing and manipulating accounting information within a computerized transaction-processing and electronic data environment. Prerequisites Degree status, grade of B minus or higher in ACCT 301. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0 When Offered Fall, Spring.
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  • ACCT 372: Business Analysis and Valuation

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Expands on students' ability to use financial statement information for business valuation and financial analysis transactions including credit analysis, risk assessment, risk management, bankruptcy prediction, and equity valuation. Uses actual case studies to provide in-depth analysis of the use of financial statement information. Prerequisites Degree status, grade of C or higher in ACCT 331. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • ACCT 382: Financial Analysis and the Business Life Cycle

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Uses multidisciplinary approach to analyze major events in the financial lifecycle of business firms. Topics include start-up activities such as obtaining venture capital and selecting the appropriate business form; high-growth transactions such as stock-option arrangements and initial public offerings; complex corporate structure issues including mergers and alliances; multijurisdictional operations, especially consolidated financial statements, foreign tax credits, currency translations, and currency hedges; downsizing the firm via spin-offs, divestitures, plant closings, and asset sales; and bankruptcy proceedings, including loan workouts. Prerequisites Degree status, grade of B minus or higher in ACCT 301. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0
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  • ACCT 411: Advanced Managerial Accounting

    3.00 Credits
    George Mason University

    Credits: 3 Managerial uses of accounting information in planning, controlling, motivating, and decision making. Emphasizes quantitative and behavioral aspects of managerial accounting. Prerequisites Degree status, grade of C or higher in ACCT 311. Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week 3 Hours of Lab or Studio per week 0 When Offered Fall, Spring.
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