Accounting, B.A.

General Education Requirements

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

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.

• L.ACC 227 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
• L.ACC 228 - Financial Accounting Credits: 3
• L.BAN 210 - Essentials of Analytics Credits: 3
• L.BUS 230 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
• L.BUS 240 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
• L.BUS 317 - Business Law I Credits: 3
• L.BUS 350 - Managerial Finance Credits: 3
• L.BUS 490 - Business Seminar-IN Credits: 3
• L.COM 110 - Oral Communication as Critical Inquiry Credits: 3
• L.ACC 331 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I Credits: 3
• L.ACC 332 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II Credits: 3
• L.ACC 343 - Cost Accounting Credits: 3
• L.ACC 350 - Accounting Systems Credits: 3
• L.ACC 450 - Auditing-IN Credits: 3
• Elective: L.ACC 330 or above (except L.ACC 394  or L.ACC 494 ) Credits: 3
• Elective: L.ACC 330 or above (except L.ACC 394  or L.ACC 494 ) Credits: 3

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.

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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