BAD 1 - Financial Accounting

    Recent Professors
    Gina Lord, Bill Comings, Mary Stompe, Bradley Hindley
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026
    Class Size
    30–40 students
    Credits
    4
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of BAD 1
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Student will study the role of accounting in processing and reporting the effects of economic transactions. They will examine financial accounting from both the user and preparer perspectives. Topics also include information processing and reporting by the accounting information system as well as how reports are used by investors and creditors in making decisions. Economic transactions will be analyzed by type of business activity: operating, investing, or financing, and their impact on cash flows and profitability for both service and merchandising concerns. The course objectives comply with the California Core Competency Model developed by the California Society of Certified Public Accountants' Committee on Accounting Education. This course will prepare the transfer degree and/or certificate student for business or accounting programs.
    Usually Held
    Mon 10:00am–12:50pm, Mon 10:30am–11:45am, Mon 9:00am–10:15am, Thu 6:00pm–7:50pm