Accounting

CPA Starter Program

Photo: NSCC Accounting student

"The CPA Starter Program fit my needs perfectly and has allowed me to successfully enter the field of accounting."
-Nancy, NSCC Student

If your answer to the following questions is yes, please consider enrolling in the CPA Starter Program at North Seattle Community College.

At NSCC we offer the following courses which correspond to the four parts of the CPA exam:

  • Financial Accounting and Reporting

    • ACCT&201 Accounting Principles I
    • ACCT&202 Accounting Principles II
    • ACCT251 Intermediate Accounting I
    • ACCT252 Intermediate Accounting II
    • ACCT253 Intermediate Accounting III
    • ACCT265 Accounting for Not for Profit and Government Entities

  • Business Environment and Concepts

    • ACCT203 Accounting Principles III
    • ACCT241 Personal Financial Planning (counts as a business requirement)
    • ACCT261 Accounting Information Systems
    • ACCT270 Cost Accounting
    • ECON&200 Principles of Microeconomics
    • ECON&201 Principles of Macroeconomics

  • Regulation

    • ACCT255 Individual Income Tax
    • ACCT256 Taxation of Corporations, Estates and Trusts
    • ACCT257 Business Taxes
    • ACCT258 Practical Income Tax Preparation I
    • ACCT259 Practical Income Tax Preparation II
    • POLS&200 Introduction to Law (counts as BUS course)

  • Auditing and Attestation

    • ACCT275 Auditing

This list should not be considered to be complete nor an official statement of acceptability by the Washington State Board of Accountancy. Individual candidates are responsible for assuring that courses properly satisfy the education requirements as set forth by the WSBOA. Upon completion of the minimum educational requirements to sit for the CPA Exam, we strongly recommend that applicants take a CPA review course (which we do not offer).

For further information on the CPA Starter Program, please email Pat Bouker at pbouker@sccd.ctc.edu.