Accounting

• Courses in Intermediate Accounting, Cost Accounting, Tax, Auditing, Accounting Systems, Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting, Advanced Financial Accounting
• Accounting Systems offered as a J-Term experiential course 
• Global Perspective – IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) integrated throughout coursework
• Curriculum designed to meet the educational requirements for the CPA exam in most states
• Students often complete the 150-hour requirement for the CPA exam in four years at Loras
• Students often double major or minor with Finance, CIT-M, Marketing, Management, Criminal Justice, Economics, Mathematics, Politics, Psychology, Sports Management
• Students can study abroad and complete the Accounting major in four years
• Major requirements and course descriptions

• In tax, auditing, corporate accounting, governmental accounting, nonprofit accounting, banking
• With Deere & Company, AEGON, Rockwell, Hormel, 2nd Story Software, McGladrey, Eide Bailly, Deloitte Touche, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Clifton Gunderson, O’Connor Brooks, Kiesling Associates

• Strong support for internships part-time during the academic year or fulltime in spring semester or summer in public, private and governmental institutions

• Accounting Club provides opportunities for leadership positions, networking with accounting professionals and learning more about the accounting profession
• VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) is an opportunity for accounting seniors to volunteer to prepare income tax returns for low income and elderly clients free of charge; program is in partnership with the IRS

• All Accounting faculty are CPAs and have real-world accounting experience in addition to masters level education