Honors Plans
The Mays Business School offers
two honors plans that students may follow to graduate with departmental honors.
| 1. | The Mays Business School Honors Program |
| 2. | Mays Business School Fellows Program |
| 3. | Contact Information |
1. The
Mays Business School Honors Program
The Mays Business Honors Program offers special opportunities for successful
and motivated students to pursue academic course work in business that challenges
their interests and abilities. The program brings together outstanding students
and faculty in an environment which encourages initiative, creativity and
independent thinking.
The Mays Business Honors curriculum provides core and advanced course work
in the disciplines of accounting, finance, marketing, management and information
systems and operations management taught by experienced faculty with superior
teaching and scholarly credentials.
Mays Business Honors classes are limited in size, and students work closely
with leading professors and receive individual attention typically available
only on smaller campuses. The subject matter in these Honors classes is challenging,
and students explore material in greater depth than in possible in non-honors
courses.
Incoming Freshmen
Students may apply for the Business Honors Program during their Senior year
of high school. To be eligible for application, incoming freshmen must score
at least 1250 on the SAT or 28 on the ACT or be a National Merit Finalist,
a National Achievement Finalist or a National Hispanic Scholar. You must also
indicate BUAD (Business Administration) or BUAG (Agribusiness) as your first
choice on the Texas A&M University application for admission.
Current and Transfer Students
Business freshmen may apply for the Business Honors Program during their second
semester and must have a minimum GPR of 3.6 to be considered. The number of
current students admitted depends upon available space. Applications are available
at the beginning of the spring semester. Students transferring into Mays will
be considered for participation in the program on a case-by-case basis.
The application review process uses academic measures only as a threshold. No combination of test scores, grades and class rank will guarantee acceptance into the program. We seek students whose academic excellence is matched by strong character, leadership skills and teamwork.
Business Honors Curriculum
Business honors classes are offered at all levels, starting your freshman
year. Classes are available in all five disciplines.
ACCT 229, 230
INFO 210
MGMT 211
FINC 341
INFO 364
MGMT 363, 466
MKTG 321
To graduate with business honors, you must complete 24 credits
of honors courses. You are also expected to maintain at least
a 3.5 GPR. A complete list of business honors courses is available
on our web
site.
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2. Mays
Business School Fellows Program
Fellows is a premier undergraduate professional program of the Mays
Business School with excellence as its cornerstone. We seek excellence
and fulfillment through lasting relationships and effective teamwork. We accomplish
this by committing out time and talents to each other and by living with integrity.
Students apply in the Fall of their Junior year by completing an extensive
application and interview process. This process culminates in the selection
of approximately 50 upper-level business students. These students represent
the top 1% within the Mays Business School.
In the Spring of their Junior year, Fellows participate in a team development
retreat. They also attend seminars on Master Career Building topics. In the
fall of their Senior year, Fellows complete an in-depth study. This service-learning
project affords these students with an opportunity to work on a real-world
problem facing a leading organization. It also provides a vehicle for applying
their problem solving, communication, teamwork and leadership skills in a
real situation. At the end of the semester, Fellows present their findings
to the organizational senior decision-makers.
Even the most rigorous academic program is no substitute for practical business
applications. Fellows members receive invaluable professional development
using cutting-edge leadership assessment tools, multi-disciplinary interaction,
problem-solving training and networking with former Fellows and corporate
partners.
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For more information, please contact:
Kris Morley
207 Wehner Building
4216 TAMU
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX. 77843-4216
979 845 4873
kmorley@cgsb.tamu.edu