Master of Professional Accounting/Master of Science in Finance (MPAC/MSF)

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The Seattle University Master of Professional Accounting/Master of Science in Finance (MPAC/MSF) joint degree program is designed to allow students to complete both degrees in less time than if the two degrees were obtained independently outside the program.

Degree Requirements:

I. Preparatory Work

Business Calculus
Professional Writing

The calculus requirement must be completed by the end of the first year in the program. The professional writing requirement must be completed within the first quarter.

II. Leadership and Team Building

4 credits:

MGMT 5100 - Leadership Skills and Team Development 4 credit hours

III. Fundamental Business Courses*

18 credits including:

ACCT 5030 - Financial Accounting 3 credit hours
ACCT 5040 - Managerial Accounting/Information for Decision Making 3 credit hours
ECON 5000 - Introductory Business Statistics 3 credit hours
ECON 5100 - Statistical Applications and Quantitative Methods 3 credit hours
ECON 5105 - Managerial Economics 3 credit hours
FINC 5000 - Managerial Finance 3 credit hours

NOTE:

Students with previous comparable course work with a B (3.00) or better have the option of waiving these classes. Students without previous course work are required to take these classes at Seattle University or another institution with the Program Director’s approval.

IV. Fundamental Accounting Requirements**

15 credits including:

ACCT 5110 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I 3 credit hours
ACCT 5120 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II 3 credit hours
ACCT 5130 - Managerial Cost Accounting 3 credit hours
ACCT 5140 - Auditing I 3 credit hours
ACCT 5150 - Federal Taxation I 3 credit hours

NOTE:

**Students with previous comparable course work completed in the past five years with a B- (2.70) or better have the option of waiving these classes. Two courses may be waived without requiring replacement credit. Waivers for three or more courses will require an additional elective for each course waived. See VI. Electives.

V. Required Core Courses

57 MPAC/MSF credits, including:

Choose one:

BETH 5120 - Business Ethics and Social Responsibility 3 credit hours
BETH 5100 - International Ethical and Cultural Issues 3 credit hours

Complete the following courses:

BLAW 5130 - The Legal and Regulatory Environment 3 credit hours
ECON 5110 - The Domestic and Global Economies 3 credit hours
ECON 5300 - Applied Econometrics 3 credit hours
FINC 5050 - Corporate Financial Management 3 credit hours
FINC 5100 - Investments 3 credit hours
FINC 5105 - Valuation of Derivatives 3 credit hours
FINC 5110 - Financial Institutions and Markets 3 credit hours
FINC 5115 - Corporate Investment Decisions 3 credit hours
FINC 5120 - Portfolio Management 3 credit hours
FINC 5500 - Cases in Managerial Finance 3 credit hours
ACCT /FINC 5300 - Financial Statement Analysis and Security Valuation
ACCT 5230 - Strategic Management Accounting 3 credit hours
ACCT 5380 - Systems Modeling for Financial Decisions 3 credit hours
MGMT 5380 - Negotiation Skills 3 credit hours
ACCT 5330 - Advanced Financial Accounting 3 credit hours
ACCT 5350 - Advanced Federal Income Tax II 3 credit hours
ACCT 5340 - Auditing II 3 credit hours
ACCT 5310 - Internal Audit I 3 credit hours

VI. Electives

Finance Electives (6)

General Electives (0 to 12)

0 to 12 credits of general electives required depending on waivers granted for IV. Fundamental Accounting Requirements.

Master of Professional Accounting/Master of Science in Finance (MPAC/MSF)

Degree Requirements:

I. Preparatory Work

II. Leadership and Team Building

III. Fundamental Business Courses*

NOTE:

IV. Fundamental Accounting Requirements**

NOTE:

V. Required Core Courses

Choose one:

Complete the following courses:

VI. Electives

Finance Electives (6)

General Electives (0 to 12)

Minimum credits required for degree (73 to 103)