May 18, 2024  
Undergraduate Bulletin 2021-2022 
    
Undergraduate Bulletin 2021-2022 Archived Bulletin

Accounting, B.A.


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James Padilla, J.D., Dean 

General Education  
Major  
Elective  

Students must earn a cumulative average of 2.000 or better in all L.ACC, L.BAN, L.BUS, and L.CIT courses and complete a minimum of 12 credits of upper level courses in their major (beyond core and supporting) at Loras College, including the capstone course.

Please Note: Students must get PRIOR written permission to transfer in credit once they have matriculated at Loras. Students wishing to take a summer school class on another campus must get written permission from the Dean of the School of Business or their designee BEFORE taking the class. If a student has taken courses on other campuses and then transfers to Loras, the Dean of the School of Business or their designee will make a determination of those transfer credits.

Student Learning Outcomes - Accounting

  1. Summarize legal issues related to business transactions and activities
  2. Analyze data to effectively inform business decisions
  3. Produce written communications appropriate for a professional business setting
  4. Employ oral communication appropriate for a professional business setting
  5. Apply principles of Catholic Social Teaching (CST) to moral dilemmas in business
  6. Analyze complex problems relevant to the sub-discipline of Financial Accounting
  7. Analyze complex problems relevant to the sub-discipline of Managerial Accounting
  8. Analyze complex problems relevant to the sub-discipline of Auditing
  9. Analyze complex problems relevant to the sub-discipline of Taxation

General Education


Foundations Courses


Explorations Courses


Identity, Culture, & Society (EI)


Additional Course


Vocations Courses


Integrative Capstone


Requirements for the major in Accounting (B.A.):


Anyone who takes Intermediate Accounting at another four-year institution and earns two Cs or any Ds must retake both semesters of Intermediate Accounting at Loras College unless a waiver is granted by the Dean of the School of Business or their designee. Students planning to take the C.P.A. examination should consult with a member of the accounting faculty to be sure that the student is aware of the educational requirements of the jurisdiction in which he/she plans to qualify for the examination.

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