Making Accounting Education 
        Relevant For Today's Leaders . . .

Tom Deede prepares for helping taxpayers at the U-Mary VITA site.	Kristin Spitzer and Paul Deede working at the U-Mary VITA site.

• CPA track including preparation for the CPA exam while completing your MBA, all within five years
• CFE track preparing you for a career as a certified fraud examiner, one of the hottest job opportunities today

All accounting majors engage in:  

• Projects with immediate practical application.
• Team and network-building activities with faculty and peers.
• Interaction with faculty who have real-world experience.
• Learning partnerships with leaders in the world business community.
• Ethical decision-making and values-based leadership development.

Mission

Our mission is to further excellence in the accounting profession by preparing ethical, competent graduates with the knowledge and skills base necessary to enter into a variety of careers, pursue graduate work, or attain professional certification. Our program strives to help you develop into a servant-leader and lifelong learner, adaptable to change in tomorrow’s business environment.

Philosophy

Our philosophy of accounting education is based on these principles:

• Students learn best by practicing their skills, not just reading about them. Multiple real world projects are incorporated throughout the curriculum, starting your freshman year. 
• We all can learn something from each other. Group work with your peers, faculty members, and business people is a vital part of your learning experience.
• Ethical leadership in the field is as important as it ever was -- it just gets more press coverage lately. You will participate in values-based learning, based in the Benedictine tradition,   through special ethics courses and activities integrated throughout the curriculum.
• Every student is unique. An accounting advisor will help you choose the courses and even certification track that will help you reach your individual goals.

Outcomes

Graduates of the University of Mary Accounting Program will:

• Demonstrate effective written and oral communication skills in work with peers, supervisors, clients, and the public.
• Make ethical decisions based on the Benedictine values and the standards of the profession.
• Utilize service as an important dimension of leadership in the profession.
• Critically analyze information and continually strive to keep up-to-date on emerging issues and technology in the business world.
• Utilize accounting knowledge and skills attained at the University of Mary to provide professional services to clients and the public at large.
• Strive to work with others in accomplishing goals.
• Be able to distinguish excellence in professional practice.

Faculty