The University of Phoenix offers individual college level courses. Students can take these courses for additional credits needed to complete a degree program, professional development, or to meet professional continuing education requirements. Courses numbered 100 - 499 are undergraduate level courses. Courses numbered 500 - 599 are graduate level courses.

This course focuses on principles of accounting for the non-accounting student. Emphasis will be placed on the accounting equation and transactions, financial statement preparation and analysis, internal controls, regulatory environment, compliance, and global business implications.

This course is designed to provide accounting students with the proper mix of technical information and real-world applications. Areas of study include fundamental concepts and technologies (what computers can do for business), the Internet, intranets, electronic commerce, information systems development, basic project management principles, decision support systems, and the benefits of computer and human synergy.

This course introduces cost terminology and flows, standard cost systems, relevant costing, budgeting, inventory control, capital asset selection, responsibility accounting, and performance measurement.

This course covers the fundamentals of financial accounting as well as the identification, measurement, and reporting of the financial effects of economic events on the enterprise. Financial information is examined from the perspective of effective management decision making with special emphasis on the planning and controlling responsibilities of practicing managers.

This course introduces plant assets, liabilities, accounting for corporations, investments, statements of cash flows, financial statement analysis, time value of money, payroll accounting, and other significant liabilities.

This course examines the conceptual framework of accounting, including cash versus accrual accounting, the income statement and balance sheet, the time value of money, revenue recognition, statement of cash flows and full disclosure issues.

This course is the second of the three part series of courses related to intermediate accounting. This section examines the balance sheet in more detail, including intangible assets, current liabilities and contingencies, long-term liabilities, as well cash and cash equivalents. Interwoven in the presentation of the material is an assortment of ethical dilemmas that encourage discussions about how the accountant should handle specific situations.

This course is the third of a three-part series of courses related to intermediate accounting. This course examines owners' equity, investments, income taxes, pensions and post-retirement benefits, as well as changes and error analysis. The course finishes with a look at derivative instruments. Interwoven in the presentation of the material is an assortment of ethical dilemmas that encourage discussions about how the accountant should handle specific situations.

This course covers business combinations and diversified companies, consolidations of financial statements, segments, and foreign currency transactions.

This course covers fund accounting, budget and control issues, revenue and expense recognition, and issues of reporting for both government and non-profit entities.

This course is a basic introduction to federal taxation. The purpose is to familiarize the student with fundamental tax issues and provide the student with a general understanding of the history, laws, and policies of federal taxation.

This course is the first in a two-part series that deals with auditing a company's financial reports, internal controls, and Electronic Data Processing (EDP) systems. Topics include auditing standards, evidence, audit planning and documentation, materiality and risk, internal control, statistical tools, and the overall audit plan and program.

This course is the second in a two-part series that deals with auditing a company's financial reports, internal controls, and Electronic Data Processing (EDP) systems. Topics include the personnel and payroll system, inventory, capital acquisition cycle, selected balance sheet and income statement accounts, audit reports, assurances and other services, professional ethics, and legal responsibilities.

This course introduces the principles of financial accounting to prepare the manager to assess and manage the health of the organization. Students will be exposed to a set of accounting tools and the management of financial information used in making effective business decisions.

This course is designed to present an understanding of accounting information systems and their role in the accounting environment. Particular attention is paid to accounting information systems with regard to organizational goals, relational databases, internal control processes, risks, and management reports.

This course covers cost-volume-profit analysis, costing systems, activity-based costing, flexible budgets and variances, inventory costing methods, cost behavior, and cost allocation.

This course delves into the benefits of tax planning and introduces tax strategies for handling various business decisions. The course will encompass the topics of tax planning and research, tax strategies for new businesses, business operating tax strategies, tax strategies for business growth and expansion, tax implications on business capital transactions, and taxation of property transfers.

This course presents the aspects of the formation, reorganization, and liquidation of corporations and the impact on shareholders Taxation issues involved in the partnerships, corporations, and S Corporations are examined, as well as estate and gift taxes, basic tax planning, and research

This course focuses on accounting conceptual framework, accounting concepts, standard setting measurement and recognition issues, and characteristics of accounting information. Students in this course will develop research skills in accounting decision making using the FASB pronouncements.

This course is an exercise in practical, professional management decision-making and analysis and is intended to re-emphasize to the student the challenges faced by managers who must balance the needs of customers, shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders with ethical and legal considerations. The course requires the student to synthesize and integrate the theory and practice learned from all of the courses in the accounting curriculum and apply them toward the development of recommended solutions for specific managerial situations found within organizations in the business environment.

This course will cover the standards, concepts, and principles related to auditing theory and practice. This course will provide students with the skills necessary for effective decisions regarding auditing, financial reporting, and ethics issues that face organizations.