Bachelor to MBA Bridge Program

Bachelor/MBA Program - Receive your undergraduate and graduate degree in 5 years!  Open to all majors.  Students start taking graduate business classes in their senior year.  *Canisius Students ONLY


 

Strategic Advantages

  • Dependent upon undergraduate courses, students may receive up to 12 MBA credit hours waived.  Making a 48 credit hour program 36.
  • Earn two degrees in five years – Bachelor Degree and MBA.
  • Open to all undergraduate majors – you do not have to be an undergraduate business major to receive an MBA.
  • Save money on graduate tuition while you are an undergraduate student taking MBA courses. MBA courses are charged at the undergraduate tuition rate. 
  • Canisius University MBA Program is accredited by AACSB International – premier accrediting body worldwide
  • Students can concentrate in the MBA Program by competing 12 credit hours in an area of specialty

MBA 

The Canisius MBA Program is a 48 credit hour program that prepares students for careers in business. The program provides students an understanding of the functional areas of a business.  Students are exposed to accounting, finance, economics, marketing, organizational leadership, operations, and information systems. Knowledge of these areas, prepares a student from a non-business background for a leadership position in a domestic or international organization or increases the skill set for undergraduate business majors. Undergraduate business students can secure a concentration in an area other than their undergraduate major, increasing their breadth of knowledge.

 

MBA in Professional Accounting (MBAPA) 

The MBAPA Program is a 70 credit hour program that in addition to providing students an understanding of the functional areas of business, offers an area of specialty in accounting.  Similar to a BS in Accounting, the MBAPA Program prepares students for careers in both public and private industry accounting. Students complete 33 credit hours in accounting and graduates from the MBAPA Program interested in CPA licensure will have completed the educational requirements to sit for the NYS CPA exam and receive CPA licensure. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), accounting jobs are expected to grow by 13 percent annually through 2022.  

Program of Study

Part I: College Core Curriculum          

Students complete the college curriculum at the undergraduate level.

Part II: Academic Major                   

Students begin completing courses in their major at the undergraduate level.

Part III: Senior Year Courses            

Students complete remaining elements of undergraduate curriculum and begin taking MBA courses in the evening remaining free electives.

Part IV: Graduate Year                     

Students remain at Canisius for an additional year and complete their MBA Program.

 

Admission Requirements:

Prior to the start of MBA courses, students must complete the following admission requirements:

  • Application to the Bachelor/MBA Program from Bagen 205
  • Essay
  • *Graduate Admission Test – GMAT             www.mba.com
  • Satisfactory GPA

 

* Canisius undergraduate business majors with a CGPA of 3.2 or better will be waived

   from the GMAT. 

 

Next Step:

At the end of your sophomore year or during junior, interested candidates should contact the Wehle Business School Office by either stopping at Bagen 205, or e-mailing @email to secure an application.

 


 

Program of Study:

I. FOUNDATION LEVEL-Disciplines (24 credit hours/3 credits per course)                         

MBA   501     Management Information Systems                                         

MBA   502     Leadership in Organizational Behavior                                      

MBA   503      Statistics for Managers                                                                          

MBA   504      Economics for Managers                                                           

MBA   505      Financial Accounting                                                                   

MBA   506      Foundations of Marketing Management                                                   

MBA   507      Operations Planning & Control                                                    

MBA   508      Corporate Finance                                                                                    

II. ETHICS (3 credit hours)

MBA 509/510 Legal Environment & Ethics                                                  

III. CORE AREAS  (9 credit hours) (students must complete three credit hours in three of the following areas)

Accounting:          

  • MBA 610 Managerial Accounting                                                     

Finance:               

  • MBA 620 Investment Management
  • MBA 621 Money, Banking & Economy
  • MBA 622 Financial Institutions & Markets
  • MBA 625 Advanced Corporate Finance               

Management:

  • MBA 641 Human Resource Management
  • MBA 642 Global Supply Chain
  • MBA 653 Business History Leadership in Context 

Marketing:              

  • MBA 630 Marketing Strategy                                                                            

Technology:            

  • MBA 658 System Analysis
  • MBA 526 Regression
  • MBA 602 Computer Forensics                                                                          

IV. CONCENTRATION or ELECTIVES (9 credit  hours)

Concentrations:  Accounting, Financial Services, Global Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, International Business, Leadership and Change, and Marketing,         

V. CAPSTONE (3 credit hours)

MBA 690                    Strategy Management & Leadership                                                      

                                                                     Total Credit Hours             48 .0