ADAC 1081 Financial Accounting

The basic accounting course. Financial statements, fundamental accounting concepts, procedures, terminology, and contemporary financial reporting are introduced using state-of-the-art business software.

Course overview

Department
Advancing Studies
School
ADV
Credits
4
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall

Course evaluations

Response-weighted averages from Boston College’s official course evaluations (Avalanche/Blue).

Course rating
4.49 / 5 · Very Good
46 responses
Instructor rating
4.67 / 5 · Excellent
46 responses
Terms evaluated
6
Most recent: Fall 2025

Scales: overall ratings run from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent); agreement questions from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree); weekly effort from 1 (up to 1 hour) to 5 (10 or more hours).

Evaluations by term and instructor
TermInstructorCourse overallInstructor overallWell organizedClear learning objectivesIntellectually challengingHelpful assignmentsApplicable beyond courseAttendance necessaryWeekly effortResponses
Fall 2025Tendai Nyakurimwa4.64.84.94.94.84.84.64.54–6 hrs/week8 of 11
Summer 2025Tendai Nyakurimwa3.84.14.64.64.54.44.14.010+ hrs/week10 of 18
Fall 2024Jason Williams4.65.05.05.04.54.64.85.0—6 of 14
Summer 2024Tendai Nyakurimwa4.54.54.55.05.05.05.05.0—2 of 6
Fall 2022Jason Williams5.05.04.95.04.24.84.64.94–6 hrs/week12 of 16
Fall 2021Jason Williams4.44.64.84.84.54.64.54.84–6 hrs/week8 of 16

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-10-09. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Jason Williams
    Fall 2026, Fall 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.89/5
  • Tendai Nyakurimwa
    Summer 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Summer 2024 · Official rating 4.40/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Jason Williams · Gasson Hall 302 M 06:15PM-09:35PM;Limited seats become available on 8/26 at 9 AM · Offered
  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Tendai Nyakurimwa · On-line Asynchronous · Offered