Finance, B.A.

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William Hitchcock, M.B.A., Dean

General Education	36-39 credits
Major	57-58 credits
General Electives	23-27 credits

The Loras College Finance program is designed to develop graduates who will be successful in their careers, while also taking care of the best interests of their clients, organizations, and communities. The goal of financial professionals is to help their clients and organizations (both for profit and non-profit) achieve their long-term goals. The Loras Finance curriculum is designed to prepare students for whichever path they choose to pursue in finance, including financial advising, wealth management, banking, insurance, investment analysis, or corporate finance.

Student Learning Outcomes - Finance

The ability to analyze financial statements to evaluate company performance and strategy.
The ability to apply time value of money concepts to analyze the capital budgeting decisions and capital structure choices of businesses
Understanding of the concept of market efficiency and ability to analyze and evaluate/value a variety of financial assets
Understanding of the multiple types of exchange rate risk and how analyzing and applying strategies companies use to mitigate this risk
Analyzing the workings of financial markets and financial institutions and the importance of asymmetric information
The ability to apply theoretical, classroom learning in real world settings
Ability to effectively communicate financial analysis as expected across professional settings
Demonstrate a knowledge of and the ability to apply ethical standards, including Catholic Social Teaching (CST) and fiduciary principles, to moral dilemmas in finance

General Education Requirements

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

Students must earn a cumulative average of 2.00 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 seminar course.

L.COM 110 - Oral Communication as Critical Inquiry Credits: 3
L.ECO 221 - Principles of Microeconomics-QR Credits: 3
L.ECO 222 - Principles of Macroeconomics-QR Credits: 3
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 265 - Financial Ethics-VX Credits: 3
L.BUS 350 - Managerial Finance Credits: 3
L.BUS 352 - Investments Credits: 3
L.BUS 353 - Financial Institutions Credits: 3
L.BUS 351 - International Finance Credits: 3
L.BUS 451 - Intermediate Financial Management Credits: 3
L.BUS 490 - Business Seminar-IN Credits: 3

Select one from:

An additional course not used above Credits: 3
L.ACC-300+ (not L.ACC 394 or L.ACC 494 ) Credits: 3
L.BUS 317 - Business Law I Credits: 3
L.BUS 344 - Sales Management Credits: 3
L.ECO 345 - Monetary Theory & Policy Credits: 3
L.ECO 419 - Econometrics 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 may make a determination of those transfer credits.

Since students who are double majoring within the School of Business will not be taking L.BUS 490 more than once, they need to complete an additional upper level course in either major to replace the second seminar course when applicable.

Minor

Financial Planning and Wealth Management, Minor