Antone F. Alber, Dean; James S. Valone, Associate Dean; Laura A. McEwen, Director, Graduate Business Programs, Maureen Millane Rusk, Asst. Dean/External Business Programs.

The Richard J. Wehle School of Business offers curricula leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees through the departments described below.

The undergraduate programs are in the areas of accounting, accounting information systems, economics, entrepreneurship, finance, information systems, international business, management, and marketing. In addition, dual majors are available in these areas or in combination with other majors outside the Wehle School of Business.

The graduate programs lead to the degrees of Master of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration in Professional Accounting, and Master of Science in Telecommunications Management.  They provide the graduate student with a sound general preparation for business decision-making and leadership. They are described in the Graduate Catalog.

The School of Business also offers a 150-hour program leading to undergraduate and graduate degrees in accounting, plus dual degree programs for students in any undergraduate major leading to one of the two graduate degrees: MBA or MBAPA.

The School of Business also includes a Center for Professional Development, which provides numerous development programs for the Western New York community at large.

Our mission is to develop managers and leaders with the skills, knowledge, and perspectives necessary to excel in the competitive global marketplace and behave as ethical and socially responsible citizens educated in the Jesuit tradition.

The AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accredits the MBA program and all the undergraduate programs in business.  Accreditation establishes standards for collegiate schools of business in order to promote high levels of education quality. AACSB International accredits over 900 schools around the world.

Canisius College has a chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma, a national honor society recognizing outstanding scholastic achievement by students in business administration. Juniors ranking in the top 7% of their class, seniors in the upper 10%, and graduate students who graduate in the top 20% are eligible for membership.

Business Minor:

ACC 201	Financial Accounting	(3)
ECO 101	Macroeconomics	(3)
ECO 255	Business Statistics I	(3)
FIN 301	Introduction to Finance	(3)
MGT 101	Management of Organizations	(3)
MKT 201	Principles of Marketing	(3)
Business elective: one course (ECO 102, 256; FIN 332; MGT 325, 340, 360, 361, 370; MKT 320, 350, 351)		(3)
Total	(7 courses)	(21)