Jan 29, 2026  
Graduate Studies Catalog 2025-2026 
    
Graduate Studies Catalog 2025-2026

ACC 541 - Financial Reporting Fraud: Detection & Prevention

3 cr.


(Prerequisite ACC 502 or equivalent) 

This course examines the most common means by which financial reporting fraud is committed. A case study approach is combined with discussions of the accounting and legislative (e.g. Sarbanes-Oxley Act) issues surrounding the commission, prevention, and detection of financial reporting fraud.