MCAC 1021 Financial Accounting

This is a course designed to survey the areas of corporate financial management, money and capital markets, and financial institutions. Corporate finance topics include the time value of money, the cost of capital, capital budgeting, financial analysis, and working capital management. Financial markets and institutions cover the role of financial intermediaries and instruments as they function in a complex economic system.

Course overview

Department
Messina College
School
MCBC
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall, Every Spring

Course evaluations

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

Course rating
3.66 / 5 · Very Good
58 responses
Instructor rating
4.02 / 5 · Very Good
58 responses
Terms evaluated
2
Most recent: Spring 2026

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
Spring 2026Cecil Allgood3.94.14.34.24.54.64.34.74–6 hrs/week26 of 32
Fall 2025Cecil Allgood3.53.93.43.84.34.24.24.34–6 hrs/week32 of 39

Data freshness

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

Instructors

Sections

  • Section 01
    Spring 2027 · Instructor not listed · Ashby Hall 108 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered