About the Accounting Major
As an Accounting student at Seattle Pacific University, you will begin to master specialized areas such as financial, managerial, and international accounting.
You will learn about taxation, auditing, budgets, profit-and-loss statements, and information systems alongside many other topics. Our program offers an added dimension of integrity and ethics grounded in Christian faith and values, setting our graduates apart.
Students who successfully complete the program will be eligible to take both the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) examinations.
Degree Requirements
Accounting students are required to take a total of 102 credits, including a business core of 68 credits and an accounting core of 34 credits. Students who plan to take the CPA exam must complete a total of 225 credits.
Career Opportunities
Sample Job Titles
- Accountant
- Chief Financial Officer
- Financial Analyst
- Special Agent (FBI)
- Tax Specialist
Possible Job Settings
- Accounting Firms
- Banks
- Small Businesses
- Consulting Firms
- Non-Profit Organizations
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Accounting Graduate Profile – Class of 2017
Average Starting Salary: $51,153
Employment & Graduate School Rate: 94% (12 mo.)
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Internships
All Accounting students in the School of Business, Government, and Economics are encouraged to gain industry experience through internships. Our Accounting students have held internships at leading local businesses and industries such as Boeing, Microsoft, and local Certified Public Accounting firms.
The Center for Career and Calling provides an accounting recruiting program each fall, inviting top accounting firms to recruit on campus, and coaching students through the application process. Students and employers also regularly make use of SPU’s internship and job-posting system, Handshake, which is updated weekly.