Canisius College

Richard J. Wehle School of Business

Antone F. Alber, Dean; James S. Valone, Associate Dean; Laura A. McEwen, Director, Graduate Business Programs; Maureen Millane Rusk, Associate 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 includes 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 and master of business administration in professional accounting. 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. There is also a  Women’s Business Center that assists women who are interested starting a business or growing an existing enterprise.

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 seven percent of their class, seniors in the upper 10 percent, and graduate students who graduate in the top 20 percent are eligible for membership.

Business Minor:
The Business minor is available to provide an introduction to business to those non-business students who may want to seek employment in the area of business after graduation.  It consists of six required courses and one elective selected from several advanced business courses. For additional information, please see Dr. James Valone, associate dean of business.