LaGrange College Bulletin

B.S. in Accountancy

Students planning to pursue licensure as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) are required by Georgia law to complete 150 semester hours. The Accountancy Program Coordinator will assist students in determining how they should acquire the final 30 semester hours needed. Students are eligible to sit for the uniform CPA examination upon graduation with the B.S. in Accountancy degree.

Students pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Accountancy must complete 48 semester hours of major coursework above the general education (Ethos) requirement of 44 hours and the Gateway pre-major requirement of nine hours. Please note that an accounting internship, which counts as a ninth major course, is not required, but is highly recommended. Students will complete the total required 120 hours as follows:

Ethos Requirements	44 hours
Gateway Courses (pre-major)	9 hours
Common Business Core	24 hours
Accountancy Major Courses	24 hours
General Electives	19 hours
Total	120 hours