MPAC
Master of Professional Accounting

The largest nationally accredited, 
evening program 
for working professionals in the Pacific Northwest

The Master of Professional Accounting program offers an exceptional curriculum that prepares students for accounting careers by expanding upon their leadership, technical, analytical, communication, and learning abilities within an ethical framework.  Essential skills development includes critical thinking, effective written and oral communication, effective teamwork, and proficiency in the use of the computer for research, retrieval, and problem solving.

The program provides a broad-based business education, equipping students with the necessary technical knowledge, communication skills and critical thinking abilities expected by employers and required of future leaders and accounting professionals.

The MPAC degree requires a minimum of 46 graduate credit hours (14 three-credit courses and 1 four-credit course) beyond the undergraduate degree and any of the basic business and accounting prerequisites.

Our MPAC also satisfies the fifth year education requirement adopted to date by 46 states for licensure as a CPA and by the AICPA as a requirement for membership

Why Accounting at SU?

The accounting program at Seattle University enjoys a reputation of providing high quality accounting graduates to the Puget Sound business community.  The accounting program objectives are best summarized in its mission statement.

In the spirit of the Jesuit tradition of academic excellence, student development, service to the community and promotion of justice, the Accounting Department of the Albers School of Business and Economics will provide high-quality accounting education programs, scholarship and service that are responsive to the needs of students, faculty and the accounting community.

The Accounting department has been highly successful in serving that mission with accounting alumni numbering more than 1,600, including many partners and professionals in national, regional and local accounting and consulting firms, and financial executives and professionals in industry.

Career & Placement Services

Master of Professional Accounting students have access to a wide range of career and placement services, including counseling and advising services, a mentor program, resume and cover letter reviews, job postings, mock interviews, internship information and resources, and extensive on-campus interviewing.  Each year more than 100 organizations visit the Seattle University campus seeking business and accounting graduates.

Listed is a few of the many companies and organizations interviewing Seattle University accounting students.

Accenture
BDO Seidman
Deloitte & Touche
Ernst & Young
Fluke Corporation
Frank Russell Co.
KPMG
Merrill Lynch/H. Johnson
Microsoft
Moss Adams
PACCAR
Port of Seattle
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
The Boeing Company
Weyerhaeuser Company

For more information:

E-Mail: Susan Weihrich, 
Chair, Dept of Accounting or

E-Mail: Mary Carpenter, 
Director of Graduate Programs