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L O U I S I A N A
Internships
LSUCIA has a highly successful internship program.
Each summer, 75-150 students work with internal
auditing departments in New York, Chicago,
Atlanta, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Charlotte,
Memphis, Houston, New Orleans, Baton Rouge,
and many other locations. To date, the program
has placed more than 2,000 students in intern
positions.
Organizations Recruiting LSUCIA Students
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Placement
LSUCIA alumni are provided career placement
assistance before graduation and throughout their
professional careers. In addition to a career in
internal audit, trained internal auditors have many
opportunities in the consulting, information
technology, and risk services fields. The experience
gained through a career in internal audit provides
an excellent overview of an organization’s
operations and business processes, which can lead
to management positions within the organization.
Certification
LSUCIA also provides valuable preparation for the
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Exam given by the
Institute of Internal Auditors, the professional
internal auditing association. Professional
certification significantly enhances marketability
and provides a head start on career development.
Hundreds of students who completed the LSUCIA
program have earned their certifications, including
17 who have won the Student High Achievement
Award for the highest student score
internationally on the CIA Exam.
Albemarle
American National Insurance Company
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Capital One
CIT
City of Baton Rouge
Cleco Corporation
Coca-Cola
Continental Airlines
Croram Deo
Crowe Horwath
Deloitte
El Paso
Ernst & Young
FedEx Services
Freddie Mac
Grant Thornton
Halliburton
Hollywood Casino
Isle of Capri
Kaiser Permanente
KPMG
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Department of Public Safety &
Corrections
Louisiana Inspector General Office
Louisiana Legislative Auditors
Lockheed Martin
Marathon Oil
Nabors Industries
Nestle
Northrop Grumman
NRG Energy
Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
Pearson
Pool Corp
Postlethwaite & Netterville
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Protiviti
Quanta Services
Stallion Oilfield Service
TD Ameritrade
The Shaw Group
Wal-Mart
S T A T E
U N I V E R S I T Y
Highest Student Score on the International Certified Internal Auditor Exam
LSU Award Winners:
Year
Name
Initial Employer
Year
Name
Initial Employer
2008
Yves Damoiseau
Goldman Sachs
1996
Cynthia Ralph
IBM
2007
Trista Sanders
Ernst & Young
1995
Sherry Duhe
ExxonMobil
2004
Erin Meredith
KPMG
1995
Marla Stuart
Occidental
2003
Silvy Triana
Deloitte
1994
Penny Maxwell
Sprint
2002
Allyson d'Aquin*
ExxonMobil
1992
Kimberly Klass
Coca-Cola
2001
Laura Allen
Avery Dennison
1990
Irmgard Schweiger
H. J. Heintz
2000
Abby McCurry
PricewaterhouseCoopers
1989
William Willoughby
Federal Reserve Bank- Atlanta
1999
Eelco VanWijk
FedEx
1988
Kerry Brandon
IBM
1998
Andrew Roberts
Professional Resources
International
* d’Aquin, a Flores MBA, not only received the Student High Achievement Award but also the Gold Medal Award for achieving the highest score
among students and practitioners internationally.
Bradford Cadmus Memorial Award
2006 Glenn Sumners
Leon R. Radde Educator of the Year
1987 Glenn Sumners
Esther R. Sawyer Research Award
2000 Scott Fargason
2003 Jared Soileau
2011 Rachel Bond
Michael Barrett Doctoral Dissertation Award
(LSUCIA Alumni Award Winners)
2007 Margaret Christ, The University of Texas at Austin
2010 Jared Soileau, The University of Memphis
For more information, contact:
Center for Internal Auditing
Nicholson Drive Extension
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-578-6221 (O)
225-578-6009 (F)
LSUCIA@lsu.edu
www.bus.lsu.edu/cia
Center for
Internal Auditing
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Internal Auditing Specialization
The internal auditing specialization consists of three to five
courses; a minimum of three must be successfully completed to qualify for the specialization. Additionally, each
business major may have different course requirements for
the specialization. Students should consult with their respective department advisors for specific requirements.
The program follows the calendar year, beginning in January (spring semester) and finishing in December (fall semester). The elective courses offered are:
Unique Opportunities
IAEP Program
The LSU Center for Internal Auditing (LSUCIA), considered the premier internal
audit program internationally, offers a unique and dynamic curriculum that
emphasizes tactical, strategic, and operational auditing as a value-added
consultative function. Additionally, the center’s program provides training on
corporate governance, risk, and controls. Students who complete the multidisciplinary program develop an in-depth understanding of the internal audit
profession and may do so whether they are undergraduate or graduate students
and regardless of their chosen degree program at LSU.
LSU was the first university to offer an internal audit
program and was designated as the IIA Pilot School in 1985
by the Institute of Internal Auditors. The LSUCIA’s program
was the first university program to obtain “Center for
Internal Auditing Excellence” status, which is the highest
level of participation in the Internal Auditing Education
Partnership (IAEP). The Institute of Internal Auditors
established the IAEP to coordinate internal audit education
efforts worldwide, and the LSUCIA serves as its model for
internal audit education programs.
Our Mission
LSUCIA follows a continuous
improvement model that seeks new
ways to deliver academic instruction
and bring real-world best practices
to its students. Instruction consists of
activity-based learning that can add
value, facilitate change, assess risk,
enhance corporate governance, and
improve business processes as it
prepares auditors.
Networking
The LSUCIA’s program provides numerous opportunities for
students to meet representatives from major organizations.
Practitioners typically visit each week during the spring and
fall semesters to share real-world experiences and discuss
best practices in internal auditing and corporate governance.
Each year more than 100 practitioners from approximately
70 organizations visit with LSUCIA students.
Pictured to the right: Cynthia Cooper, TheCooperGroup; 2002 Time Person of the Year; Chair, LSUCIA
Advisory Board
Undergraduate Program
Semester
Course
Number
Required or Optional
Spring
Internal Auditing I
ACCT 3233
Required for Specialization
Summer
Internship in Internal Auditing*
ACCT 4333
Optional
Summer
Case Studies in Internal Auditing
ACCT 4233
Recommended
Fall
Internal Auditing II
ACCT 4234
Required for Specialization
Graduate Program
Semester
Course
Number
Required or Optional
Spring
Graduate Internal Auditing
ACCT 7233
Required for Specialization
Summer
Internship in Internal Auditing*
ACCT 7333
Optional
Summer
Case Studies in Internal Auditing
ACCT 7232
Recommended
Fall
Operational Auditing
ACCT 7234
Required for Specialization
* Internship course is offered in the spring, summer, and fall.
Note: A Governance Risk & Control course is in the planning stages and will be added in 2012.
Most business majors can specialize in internal auditing. Students from other disciplines may have an informal concentration.
Admission Requirements
• Graduate students admitted to any LSU graduate program are eligible to register for the LSUCIA program.
• Undergraduate students should have a minimum 3.0 gpa overall or in the last 30 hours of course credit.
• Practitioners are welcome into either the graduate or undergraduate program.
• This is a program and not a single course. Only students that plan to take the fall course are encouraged to register for the spring
course. References and job assistance are provided for students that complete the program.