College of Business

Dean Sharianne Walker

Associate Dean Paul Costanzo

Assistant Dean Ginger Coffey

Mission and Vision

As the founding program of Western New England University, the College of Business prepares students with the professional skill sets and mindsets they need to navigate the future of work and succeed in a dynamic global business environment.

Through business partnerships and relevant industry-aligned experiential learning, we foster business acumen, career readiness, data and technology literacy, and entrepreneurial thinking.

We facilitate the development of business citizens who instinctually utilize their abilities to create value for their organization and their community.

Career Preparation

To guide students in selecting an appropriate career path, faculty in each department in the College of Business designed a variety of classroom and outside of the classroom activities to guide the students through the process of a) Career Exploration in the freshman year, b) Career Investigation in the sophomore year, c) Career Determination in the junior year and finally d) Career Implementation in the senior year. In these progressive exercises students link their interests and skills with career paths culminating with activities designed to help the student to enter the field of choice.

Requirements

Students earning a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration must select a major by the end of their sophomore year. Complete requirements for each of the majors in the College of Business are specified under a separate section of this catalog. They are accounting, business analytics and information management, finance, general business, human resource management, management and leadership, marketing, marketing communication/advertising, pharmaceutical and healthcare business, and sport management. Each undergraduate major in the College of Business includes a general education component that normally comprises at least 50 percent of the student’s four-year program. Requirements common to all majors are:

1. Complete at least 30 credit hours of course work at the 300-400 level.

2. Complete at least 12 credit hours of course work at the 300-400 level in the major at Western New England University. The identification of these upper-level courses are listed under each major.

3. Apply no more than 12 credit hours of ROTC courses towards the graduation requirements.

4. Meet all requirements specified under Academics, Undergraduate Policies, Procedures, Requirements, and General University Requirements in this catalog.