Section Info: ECON-270-01

Course Title: Accounting
Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026
Term: Fall Semester 2026
Description: The course, while using traditional accounting techniques and methodology, will focus on the needs of external users of financial information. The emphasis is on learning how to read, interpret, and analyze financial information as a tool to guide investment decisions. Concepts rather than procedures are stressed and class time will be largely devoted to problem solutions and case discussions. A basic knowledge of arithmetic (+,-,*,/) and algebra is suggested.
Distribution(s): NO - Meets No Distrib. Rqmt
Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     Credits:4.00    

Faculty         Phone         Email address        
Steven Schmeiser             sschmeis@mtholyoke.edu  

Meeting Dates         Method         Meeting days         Meeting times         Building name         Room     Frequency    
09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026   Lecture   Monday and Wednesday   09:00AM - 10:15AM   TBA   TBA   Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses        
None                    

Comments        
Additional Comments        
Course Tags        
EOS0004   EOS-4: Financial Analysis   This course has been approved to count towards the EOS minor in the Financial Analysis subject area  
NXGBL0001   NXGBL: Nexus in Global Business   This course is approved for the Global Business Nexus track.  

Cross-listed Sections        
None  

Course Availability
Section status: Open     Capacity: 20     Enrollment: 0     Available: 20     Waitlist: 0

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List         Required         Publisher Full Price        
To be determined.                    

Additional Book Comments        
This is NOT the complete book list for this class.