Honors Course Offerings for Business Freshmen:

FALL 2013

Check the CaneLink Class Search for updates. Click on the "Additional Search Criteria" bar. Go to "Course Attribute" and on the dropdown menu,select "Honors" Select "Search" at the bottom of the page, then "OK" and a list of all courses offered for Honors credit will be generated.

Here are some Honors course offerings which are appropriate for freshmen:

English Requirement

ENG 105- English Composition I
ENG 106- English Composition II

Business Foundation

BSL 212 - Introduction to Business law
ECO 211- Economic Principles and Problems
MAS 110- Quantitative Applications in Business (BBA only)
MKT 201- Foundations of Marketing

Arts and Humanities Courses

ARH 131- Survey of Western Art I
ART 101- Introduction to Drawing I
MTC 125- The Nature of Music
PHI 101- Introduction to Philosophy
PHI 130- Contemporary Moral Issues
REL 131- Religion in American Life
THA 101- Introduction to Theatre
HIS 102- History of the United States,II (since 1877)
HIS 132- Development of Western Civilization, II

Other

For details on earning entrance into the General Honors Program, please consult the Entrance Requirements page of the Honors Program website.

For details on participation requirements in the General Honors Program, please consult the General Requirements page of the Honors Program website.

Departmental Honors in Business

Graduation with Departmental Business Honors requires:

• A minimum 3.9 GPA in Business School courses at the end of the junior year
• Completion of a 3-credit research project during the entire senior year on a topic that is of interest to both the faculty member supervising the research and the student responsible for completing it. The depth of the project must be consistent with the requirements of a 3-credit upper-level class in the supervising department.
• A minimum 3.9 GPA in all Business School courses at graduation

Students who double major can complete their research project in either major department. Students in combined majors (ENT, HSMP, IFM, REA) can complete their research project in any department within the major. Students who have a minor can complete their research project in either their major or minor departments. The 3-credit research project class is taken for credit only and will not count towards the 120 hours required for graduation.

Students who begin a research project but do not complete it will be retroactively withdrawn from the research course. Students receive credit for the project only if the work is deemed to be of exceptional quality, consistent with the workload of a 3-credit upper-level independent study course, and worthy of a designation that is only open to the top 1% of Business School undergraduates.

Deadlines and procedures for the projects are available in the Office of Undergraduate Programs and in department offices.

General Honors Program, University of Miami

Invitation to the General Honors Program is extended to incoming freshmen based upon outstanding achievements in high school and high scores on college entrance examinations.  Students participating in the General Honors Program must complete at least 6 semester hours of designated honors credits each academic year (for a total of 24 hours in Honors credits by graduation) and maintain a minimum grade point average of 3.5 overall.  For a complete list of requirements, see the General Honors requirements page on the Honors website.

For those freshmen and sophomores wishing to request entrance into the Honors Program, there is an application process available after the student's first UM semester gpa is posted.

For details, consult an academic advisor in the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs and the University Honors Program Office.

General Business Honors, School of Business Administration

Business students who are members of the General Honors Program of the University, are completing the required 24 hours for that program, and have demonstrated superior performance in the School of Business may receive academic advantages, certain privileges, and recognition by participation in and successful completion of General Business Honors.

General Business Honors requires that 15 of the 24 semester hours are business courses taken in sections designated as "Honors."

Strategic Management, MGT 401 (the capstone course in the last semester) must be one of the 5 courses.

Examples of other business courses frequently offered in honors sections are:

In addition, a 3.5 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all honors business courses to receive the notation, "General Business Honors" on the diploma and transcript.

For details, consult an academic advisor in the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs and the University Honors Program Office.

Graduation Honors

• Students who qualify based on their cumulative GPA and class rank will graduate with cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude honors. 
• For details consult an academic advisor in the Office of Undergraduate Business Programs and the University Honors Program Office.

Business Honor Societies

Students may be nominated for or elected into an honor society based on specific departmental criteria. Contact the department for additional information.

Beta Gamma Sigma (Highest Honors in Business)  (Undergraduate Business Programs)
Beta Alpha Psi (Department of Accounting)

Other Honors

Omicron Delta Epsilon (Department of Economics)
Hyperion Council (Undergraduate Business Programs)