Accounting, BBA
Requirements for the accounting major and typical program of courses are listed below. Students majoring in accounting must take the business core along with the eight upper-level accounting courses and law course (LW 406 ) identified below. Seven of the eight accounting courses must be taken within the Accounting Department at Loyola University Maryland.
Major Requirements
- AC 301 - Intermediate Accounting I
- AC 302 - Intermediate Accounting II
- AC 303 - Intermediate Accounting III
- AC 310 - Accounting Lab
- AC 311 - Cost Accounting
- AC 401 - Advanced Accounting
- AC 402 - Auditing of Accounting Information Systems
- AC 412 - Taxation of Business Entities
- AC 421 - Auditing
- LW 406 - Commercial Law
Notes:
AC 310 is the corequisite for AC 301 , AC 302 , AC 303 , and AC 311 (excluding Loyola study abroad students).
Course requirements for the CPA exam vary by state. In order to choose the appropriate courses, accounting majors should contact their major advisors and reference the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy website, nasba.org.
150-Hour CPA Requirement
Students who plan to sit for the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) examination in a state with a 150-credit-hour educational requirement must complete additional coursework beyond the undergraduate accounting degree. Loyola offers the Master of Accounting (MAcc) to assist students in meeting this requirement. The MAcc program offers a 10-course, 30-credit-hour cohort program which can be delivered in a full-time (three semester) or part-time format. Loyola accounting students may, in their junior year, apply for early admission in the MAcc program. Once accepted, students may take up to two MAcc courses in their senior year. Consult the graduate catalogue for more information about the MAcc program.
An example of a typical program of courses follows:
This is a possible plan of study, but it need not be followed in the same order by every student.
Freshman Year
Fall Term
- CS 105 - Making Sense of Dataor
- CS 115 - Cyber Security and Digital Forensicsor
- CS 117 - Computers in Art and Designor
- CS 118 - Computers, Robots and Minds: Introduction to Intelligent Computingor
- CS 151 - Computer Science through Programmingor
- CS 218 - Computational Thinking: Exploring Computing through Roboticsor
- HN 218 - Computational Thinking: Exploring Computing through Robotics
- EC 102 - Microeconomic Principles
- MA 151 - Applied Calculusor
- MA 251 - Calculus I
- WR 100 - Effective Writing
- Language Core
Spring Term
- EC 103 - Macroeconomic Principles
- HS 100-Level Core Course
- Fine Arts Core
- Language Core
- Elective or
- Natural Science Core
Sophomore Year
Fall Term
- AC 201 - Financial Accounting
- EC 220 - Business Statistics
- EN 101 - Understanding Literature
- MK 240 - Marketing
- PL 201 - Foundations of Philosophyor
- TH 201 - Introduction to Theology
Spring Term
- AC 202 - Managerial Accounting
- FI 320 - Financial Managementor
- IB 282 - International Business
- IS 251 - Data Analytics and Information Systems
- PL 200-Level Philosophical Perspectives Course or
- Theology Core
- English Core
Junior Year
Fall Term
- AC 301 - Intermediate Accounting I
- AC 310 - Accounting Lab
- AC 311 - Cost Accounting
- MG 201 - Management
- TH 201 - Introduction to Theology
- Elective
Spring Term
- AC 302 - Intermediate Accounting II
- AC 310 - Accounting Lab
- AC 402 - Auditing of Accounting Information Systems
- FI 320 - Financial Management
- OM 330 - Operations Management
- Theology Core
Senior Year
Fall Term
- AC 303 - Intermediate Accounting III
- AC 412 - Taxation of Business Entities
- LW 406 - Commercial Lawor
- MG 402 - Business Policy
- Ethics Core or
- History Core
- Elective
Spring Term
- AC 401 - Advanced Accounting
- AC 421 - Auditing
- LW 406 - Commercial Lawor
- MG 402 - Business Policy
- Ethics Core or
- History Core
- Elective
Notes:
- Sellinger Scholars are required to complete BH 305 . More information regarding the Sellinger Scholars Program, including a full list of program requirements, can be found here .
