Online Accounting Courses

The following individual classes are offered over the Internet by University of Phoenix Online. If you want to advance your career without having to take a complete advanced degree, or need one or two courses to meet the requirements of another degree program, one of these courses may be the answer you're looking for.

Each class lasts five to six weeks, and is taken entirely online. For more information on any course, click the Learn More link.

Accounting Theory

This course focuses on accounting conceptual framework, accounting concepts, standard setting measurement and recognition issues, and characteristics of accounting information. Learn More...

Accounting for Decision Making

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

Accounting Information Systems I

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 a business), internets, intranets, electronic commerce, information systems development, basic project management principles, Decision Support Systems, and the benefits of computer/human synergy. Learn More...

Government and Non-profit Accounting

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

Income Tax - Individual

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. Learn More...

Contemporary Auditing I

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. Learn More...

Contemporary Auditing II

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. Learn More...

Accounting For Managerial Decision-Making

This course integrates the principles of financial and managerial accounting to prepare the manager to use accounting to assess and manage the health of the organization. Topics include balance sheet, income statement, statement of cash flows, financial statement analysis, and internal analysis techniques. Learn More...

Advanced Accounting Information Systems

This course is designed to present an understanding of accounting information systems and their role in the accounting environment. Particular attention is paid to transaction cycles and internal control structure. Topics to be covered include the software development life cycle, contemporary technology and applications, control concepts and procedures, auditing of information systems, internets, intranets, electronic commerce, and the role of information systems in a business enterprise. Learn More...

Advanced Cost Accounting

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

Advanced Corporate Income Tax

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. Learn More...