Program Requirements

The Business Honors Program is designed to develop all the skills and attributes needed to excel in today's global business environment. To achieve this mission, the Business Honors curriculum highlights core business courses which must be completed in a structured sequence each semester within a cohort system. Business Honors students further broaden their collegiate experience by participating in leadership development and academic enrichment opportunities through Business Honors’ project teams. 

 

The Business Honors Program application is open to first-time freshmen and junior transfers, anticipating to start the following Fall term. We are currently accepting applications for Fall 2023 junior transfer students.

 

GPA Requirements

Once a student is accepted into the Business Honors Program, the following GPAs will be required of a student by the end of a given term.

  • Current Business Honors freshmen must receive a 3.25 GPA to continue to the sophomore year 
  • Current Business Honors sophomores must receive a 3.4 GPA to continue to the junior year
  • Current Business Honors juniors must receive a 3.5 GPA to continue to the senior year
  • Current Business Honors seniors must receive, and maintain, a 3.5 GPA to graduate with Business Honors distinction

All students hoping to apply to the Business Honors Program are encouraged to have a cumulative 3.7 GPA or above at the time of application submission. This does not mean we will not accept your application if your cumulative GPA is below a 3.7.  The Business Honors Program office considers all applicants equally and without bias. We assess the entire application, including GPA, extra-curriculars, enthusiasm for the Business Honors Program, coures eligibility, and we provide select students with the opportunity to interview.

Curriculum Requirements

  • Students take closed courses reserved for Business Honors Program students. All bold-faced classes must be completed in the designated semester. Students may not take courses ahead of or behind the roadmap for their year.
  • Incoming freshmen with passing AP/CLEP scores may be eligible to move ahead of the BH Roadmap.
  • All incoming junior transfer students must be course eligible in order to be considered for the program. Please reach out to the Program Counselor at bha@fullerton.edu with a most recent copy of your unoffical transcripts in order to have your course eligibility determined.
  • Four-year students may take up to two non-Business Honors sections (titled "flex passes") of required classes over the four-year program. Transfer (sophomore or junior) students may take one non-Business Honors section of required classes over the remaining years in the program.

Co-Curricular Requirements

  • 16 hours of active participation in the program per year, fulfilled through Business Honors project teams
  • Completion of an approved academic internship or study abroad program