Introduction to Financial Accounting

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• Online course: Internet access required
• Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
• $900 (EDP 897934) Proctored final exam

Joseph McPeak, M.S., M.B.A., CPA, Extension Honored Instructor, is a tax specialist with more than 25 years of experience in tax management. His professional expertise is in the areas of partnerships and "S" corporations.

Textbook(s) for this course: Note: Access to the McGraw-Hill Connect website is highly recommended for this section.
Financial Accounting with Connect Plus
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Daniel G Short
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 7th
Publication Year: 2010
ISBN: 0077480015

Online, enroll anytime

Enroll Now

• Online course: Internet access required
• Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
• $900 (EDP 857409) Proctored final exam

Andrew Barnett, Ph.D., CPA, Extension Honored Instructor, is professor emeritus and former director of the School of Accountancy at San Diego State University. He was on the faculty of Virginia Tech and Arizona State University and visiting professor at UC San Diego and the University of Adelaide (Australia). He was a member of the American Institute of CPAs' (AICPA) Board of Examiners and Accounting and Review Services Committee.

Textbook(s) for this course: Note: Access to the McGraw-Hill Connect site is required for this section.
Financial Accounting with Connect Plus
Author: Robert Libby, Patricia Libby, Daniel G Short
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Edition: 7th
Publication Year: 2010
ISBN: 0077480015

XB102A (3 semester units in Business Administration)

XBW102A for online sections

Important: Special academic policies apply to XBW courses.

Learn financial accounting fundamentals and how to identify, measure and report on the financial effects of economic events on enterprises. Topics include accrual accounting concepts; preparation, understanding and analysis of financial statements; accounting for sales and cost of sales; inventory valuation; depreciation of operational assets; and accounting for investments, liabilities and present value concepts.

Future-Term Courses and Enrollments

Courses are offered three terms per year: spring, summer, fall. Information about upcoming courses is available when enrollment opens each term.

• Spring term: Enrollment opens in early December. Classes begin in January.
• Summer term: Enrollment opens in early April. Classes begin in late May.
• Fall term: Enrollment opens in early July. Classes begin in August.

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Sections Closed for Enrollment:

Berkeley, Tues. Sept. 4, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings

• 15 meetings
• Sept. 4 to Dec. 11: Tues., 6:30-9:30 pm
• Berkeley: Room 208, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave.
• $850 (EDP 318246)

Ronald J. Macaluso, M.B.A., is the CFO for an environmental consulting firm. He has worked in public accounting, the service industry and manufacturing. His experience encompasses small- to medium-sized businesses, both domestic and international. He has taught accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Golden Gate University and Diablo Valley College.

San Francisco, Mon. Sept. 10, 6:15 pm, 14 meetings

• 14 meetings
• Sept. 10 to Dec. 17: Mon., 6:15-9:30 pm (no meeting Nov. 12)
• San Francisco: Room 807, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.)
• $850 (EDP 318253)

Danny F. Lee, M.B.A., B.S., retired in 2004 from an executive vice president position at America California Bank. Prior to retirement, he had more than 40 years of working experience in the accounting, banking and finance arena. He has taught for UC Berkeley Extension for more than 15 years. He took a sabbatical in order to teach business courses, in English, at the International Business School of Beijing Language and Cultural University for three semesters before returning to the United States in 2009 to teach Introduction to Financial Accounting at Extension.

Belmont, Wed. Jan. 9, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings

• 15 meetings
• Jan. 9 to April 17: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm
• Belmont: Room 3B, Belmont Center, 1301 Shoreway Rd., Ste 400
• $850 (EDP 326330)

Erich Zielonka, M.A., E.A., has a practice that focuses on financial advising, income taxes, accounting, and bookkeeping, with an emphasis on startups and troubled companies. He has more than 15 years of experience teaching at various universities across the United States. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Society of CPAs and the California Society of Enrolled Agents.

Berkeley, Wed. Jan. 16, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings

Revised class schedule.

• 15 meetings
• Jan. 16 to April 24: Wed., 6:30-9:30 pm (revised)
• Berkeley: Room 207, UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University Ave. (revised)
• $850 (EDP 316851)

Ronald J. Macaluso, M.B.A., is the CFO for an environmental consulting firm. He has worked in public accounting, the service industry and manufacturing. His experience encompasses small- to medium-sized businesses, both domestic and international. He has taught accounting at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Golden Gate University and Diablo Valley College.

San Francisco, Mon. Feb. 4, 6:30 pm, 15 meetings

Revised class schedule.

• 15 meetings
• Feb. 4 to May 20: Mon., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meeting Feb. 18) (revised)
• San Francisco: Room 811, UC Berkeley Extension Downtown Center, 425 Market St., 8th Floor (enter on Fremont St.) (revised)
• $850 (EDP 316844)

Danny F. Lee, M.B.A., B.S., retired in 2004 from an executive vice president position at America California Bank. Prior to retirement, he had more than 40 years of working experience in the accounting, banking and finance arena. He has taught for UC Berkeley Extension for more than 15 years. He took a sabbatical in order to teach business courses, in English, at the International Business School of Beijing Language and Cultural University for three semesters before returning to the United States in 2009 to teach Introduction to Financial Accounting at Extension.