Business Honors Program
If you are a talented and highly motivated student who wants to major in Business Administration and commit to obtaining the most out of your collegiate experience, you need look no further. The Business Honors Program at Mihaylo College of Business and Economics provides a socially stimulating academic environment to a small group of select students. You will experience four years of academically appealing courses and extracurricular activities to create a unique small college experience with all of the resources of the largest business school in California, including hundreds of courses and faculty.
You will be part of an exclusive group of students who are among the most talented in Mihaylo College. The Business Honors Program is constructed to help connect you with other top students, faculty and business executives, and to prepare you for a career in the fast-changing global economy. The prestigious group of Business Honors graduates comprises the top five to ten percent of their class and may go directly into business and industry or choose to continue their education in graduate school. Whatever your choice, we enable you to build your future as a business leader.
"We are taught to be leaders on a global level; we'll be prepared to work anywhere." - Blanca Aguirre '09
Features |
The Business Honors Program provides participating students with special benefits. Honors students have access to the Business Honors Center (a private meeting and study area) and small breakout rooms in Mihaylo Hall; classes are held in cutting-edge computer labs and lecture halls with classroom technology designed to enhance education. Our highly-selective program provides the following benefits:
• Priority registration.
• Scholarship opportunities.
• Small class sizes. The average Business Honors class is from 30-35 students, even though we have about 8,000 students in the college.
• Classes with active and small group discussion.
• Individual attention in the classroom from professors and close interaction with other motivated students.
• Dedicated staff available for guidance throughout your academic career.
• Internships or study abroad programs that enable you to put your newly learned skills into action.
• Stimulating courses, but not necessarily more time consuming or difficult.
• Opportunity to contribute to the community through service projects.
• Practical extracurricular activities and workshops focusing on how to: study, develop vital leadership skills, present in front of groups design an effective resume, and prepare for a career as a business leader.
• Participation in seminars/colloquia led by industry leaders.
• Opportunity to be a vital part of Mihaylo College beginning with your first semester at California State Fullerton.
• A system of self-governance for Business Honor students.
• Ability to be a member of both the University Honors Program and the Business Honors Program with minimal additional expectations.
• An Honors designation on your University diploma and a Business Honors Certificate at graduation.
Eligibility |
The Business Honors Program is open to first-time freshman who have been admitted to Cal State Fullerton with a major in Business Administration. To be selected for the program, you must:
• have a proven and strong academic performance:
achieve a 3.5 grade point average in college preparatory
course work in grades 10, 11, and the first semester of
your senior year in high school,
• demonstrate leadership, service and/or creativity in high school and your community,
• exhibit the desire to enrich your educational experience, to excel in today's competitive job search and enjoy greater workplace success,
• submit a written application, including an essay, for the Business Honors Program,
• provide two letters of references,
• undergo a personal interview with members of Mihaylo College of Business and Economics,
Final decisions are based on overall qualifications and the interview.
While in the Business Honors Program, students must complete the designated Business Honors curriculum each semester and participate in extracurricular honors program activities. Completion of either an internship or an approved study abroad program is also required for graduation with the Business Honors designation.
Minimum GPA requirements for program eligibility are:
• A cumulative grade point average of 3.00 at the end of the first academic year,
• A cumulative grade point average of 3.30 at the end of the second academic year,
• A cumulative grade point average of 3.50 for the Honors recognition at graduation.
"The Business Honors Program creates a multitude of opportunities to talk to business leaders and learn from their experience." - Samuel Nunn '08
Application |
Application forms may be obtained from the Business Advising Center in Steven G. Mihaylo Hall 1201 or link to the application here. Further information may be obtained by emailing Mihaylo College at bizhonors@fullerton.edu or calling (657) 278-2211.
We seek students who want to commit themselves to being ambassadors for Mihaylo College and who envision themselves as creating their own futures as business leaders.
