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Intro to Financial Accounting

  • • Earn 3 transferable credits
  • • Don’t need credits? Audit this course!
  • • 100% online and Zoom-free
  • • Includes everything you need

Courses as low as $597

Original price: $1332

Monthly payment option available

Get $75 off per referral

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Benefits

  • College Credits

    Earn 3 credits transferable to your school of choice

  • Fun + Flexible

    Interactive experience with on-demand lessons

  • Affordable

    50% less expensive than traditional college

  • Course
    Overview

    “Numbers tell amazing stories, and if you have the tools to pull out those stories, it’s like a superpower.” - Professor Kelly Richmond Pope

    Outlier’s Intro to Financial Accounting is unlike any numbers-based course you’ve ever taken: you’ll use true crime tales to decode accounting practices that lie at the heart of every business, and learn powerful financial tools to see the story and balance the books on your own.

    If you’re a business owner, CEO, manager—or anyone who’s ever overseen a budget—this course is a guaranteed game-changer.

  • World-Class
    Professor

    Kelly Richmond Pope, Ph.D. is dedicated to telling compelling stories that underlie seemingly straightforward balance sheets. She is a professor in the School of Accountancy at DePaul University, and has a lifetime of real-world experience as a licensed certified public accountant (CPA), as well as in the forensic accounting practice at KPMG, LLP on anti-money laundering, insurance fraud, and fraud risk management projects.

    A gifted storyteller, Kelly has been published in leading academic journals, Forbes.com, and The Washington post, and has produced and directed award-winning documentaries about fraud and white-collar crime.

  • How It
    Works

    This course is available as a 14-week term.

    Enjoy cinematic video lessons (our CEO co-founded MasterClass).

    Enhance your learning with gorgeous interactive textbooks based on evidence-based active learning principles.

    When it is time for exams, open windows are designed to fit around your schedule.

  • Dedicated
    Support

    Hit a snag on the site? Have a burning question? We’ve got you covered.

    Our dedicated Student Success team is available to assist you—and push you—to help you pass with flying colors.

    And, if you do all the work but do not pass, we will offer a full refund*.

Transferable credits from a top 50 school

Most schools accept credits transferred from University of Pittsburgh

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Full refund if you do the work and don't pass

If you’ve put in the time and effort to do all the work for a course but do not receive a passing grade, that’s on us and you will receive a full refund. You may also exit the course before the drop deadline to receive a full refund (14 days from start for 14-week courses).

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Traditional course Outlier

Cost per course

$1332 on average

Cost per course

$597 with monthly payment option

Credits

Usually 3-4 credits from your school

Credits

3 transferrable credits

Risk

Pay full price after the drop deadline

Risk

Full refund if you do the work but don't pass

Format

In-person or Zoom

Format

Interactive and 100% online (Zoom-free)

Lectures

Specific time and place

Lectures

On-demand, anywhere

Exams

Specific hour

Exams

Flexible window

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What you’ll learn

This course covers all the basic principles and latest Financial Accounting topics you’ll need for college credit (and then some—see the syllabus for a complete list), plus:

  • Why the FBI used accountants—not informants—to bring down Al Capone

  • What happened when someone stole $53M through accounting fraud and spent it all on horses

  • How to predict a company’s financial future using accounting

  • Why knowing about the money gives you all the power

  • How to balance the books of any organization, large or small

Frequently asked questions

  • We recommend students have earned at least a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent. You must be 13 or older and willing to commit yourself academically to enroll in our courses. Students attempting Outlier courses should be ready for the academic rigor of college-level coursework.

    In addition, you'll need Wi-Fi and a laptop or desktop computer. (You can stream lectures in our iPhone app, but you'll need a computer to complete the rest of your courses.)

  • When you Audit an Outlier course, it simply means you’re taking the course without the expectation of earning credits or impacting your college transcript. You will not receive a grade, a transcript, nor credits, and will not be participating in exams.

    The Audit Path is ideal for:

    -High school students who are looking to add sparkle to their college applications, or who wish to learn more about a subject, but avoid the burden of impacting their permanent records.

    -Lifelong learners who want to take a serious course but aren’t interested in receiving grades or college credits.


    Learn more about our audit option in the Help Center.

  • Tutoring sessions will be scheduled to maximize compatibility with students’ schedules and availability. Exams and writing assignments (when applicable) are each open to take for a set window of time (usually several days); however, all other course materials are available to you from the time the course opens through the end of the final exam window.

  • If you have a request for reasonable disability accommodations, contact success@outlier.org. Please include specifics regarding the accommodation you are seeking. Additionally, if you have a disability accommodations letter from a school you are currently attending, you may send that to us as well.

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