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The ACAP website is currently under renovation in anticipation of ACAP XXXI. Celebrating our 31st year of our flagship Summer Residency Week prorgam. Please continue to look here for incredible updates, information and innovation leading up to a brand new layout and look in Spring of 2012! 

Applications for the 31st class of ACAP's Summer Residency Week will be available, Friday, February 17th, 2012. 

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Congratulations and thank you to the ACAP Class of 2011. The number 30 symbolizes explosive creativity and discovery and the class of 2011 lived up to and exceeded those expectations. We thank you for participating, learning, inspiring and becoming apart of the ACAP legacy. Stay tuned to the website for updates on the Class of 2011 Alumni Reunion coming Spring 2012!

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Members of the ACAP Class of 2011

ACAP stands for the Accounting Career Awareness Program.  The mission of ACAP is to recruit target minority youths and provide educational enrichment experiences and practical help they need to prepare for higher education and careers in the field of accounting or business related areas.  This is accomplished with the following objectives:
  • Teach students about the skillsets relevant to the field of business.
  • Inform students about opportunities in business professions.
  • Provide students with minority role models in the business profession.
  • Involve Puget Sound area businesses, career guidance counselors and parents in ACAP through contributions and volunteer time.
  • Provide students internships at Puget Sound businesses that will help them get meaningful job experience.

ACAP's flagship annual program is our Summer Residency Program.  This is a one-week program for qualified Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors in high school.  This motivational and educational program is held each year at the University of Washington Foster  School of Business.  It introduces the students to accounting, finance, economics and management through a customized curriculum involving UW faculty and guest lecturers from the accounting & business communities.  Students selected for the residency week receive scholarships covering the total cost of tuition, room and board, books, supplies, entertainment, and transportation.  This program has been held annually since 1982.