BA.ACCTG - Accounting

Alexandra White (department head)

The accounting major prepares students for career opportunities in public accounting, corporate finance, manufacturing, government service, health care, nonprofit organizations, and more. Students are encouraged to design their Luther College curriculum to support future professional credentialing.

Required for the major: The foundation courses which include ECON 130; MGT 150, MATH 115 or an equivalent statistics course; ACCTG 120; MGT 250; MATH 140 or higher. Courses in which grades below C- are earned will not count toward fulfilling the foundation requirements and students must achieve at least a C average (2.0 GPA) in these courses. Ideally, these foundation requirements should be completed by the end of the sophomore year.

Also required are ACCTG 220, 320, 353, 354, 368, 465, 467, 490. The ACCTG 490: Senior Business Capstone 4 credit course is required to complete an accounting major. This course will integrate knowledge and skills acquired throughout previous accounting and management courses. (Accounting courses numbered above 300 are intended for students with junior standing.)

Students majoring in this area are encouraged to consider the following courses as electives: ECON 247, 248, MGT 303, MGT 361, COMS 132, SOC 101, PSYC 130, PHIL 120, Data Science and Computer Science offerings.

Credits earned through internships may not be counted toward the total hours required for the major.

States require 150 credit hours of postsecondary education prior to licensing as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). This can be completed at multiple institutions, if necessary. Because of the state-by-state variation in these requirements, students interested in the CPA certification (or other professional certifications) should consult with an accounting faculty member to plan their program of study.