BACHELORS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (BBA)

BBA Honors Program

Honors business courses are available during the sophomore, junior, and senior years. These courses feature enhanced curriculum designed to challenge students' intellectual abilities and sharpen their professional skills. 

Honors Courses

The smaller class environment in honors courses promotes greater interaction between students and professors. Honors courses in business are normally core business courses, which are common to all business majors, and include Business Statistics, Fundamentals of Accounting I and II, Financial Management, Management, Operations Management, Fundamentals of Marketing, and Strategic Management.  In addition to the core business coursess, senior-level honors practicum courses are also offered, including the Practicum in Portfolio Management where students manage the $2.6M Ann Rife Cox Investment Fund. 

Business honors courses are normally offered in the following semesters:

     Fall Semester Business Honors Courses
     ACCT 2311 - Fundamentals of Accounting I
     ITOM 2305 - Managerial Statistics
     FINA 3320 - Financial Management
     MKTG 3340 - Fundamentals of Marketing
     STRA 5370 - Strategic Management in a Global Economy
    

     Spring Semester Business Honors Courses
     ACCT 2312 - Fundamentals of Accounting II
     ITOM 2308 - Information Systems for Management
     ITOM 3306 - Operations Management
     MNO 3370 - Management of Organizations

Graduating with "Honors in Business" 

To earn the "Honors in Business" designation on their diploma, students complete at least four business honors courses (three of which must be at the junior or senior levels) with a 3.60 business honors GPA and a 3.60 cumulative SMU GPA. The Cox Honors distinction is in addition to any cum laude distinctions earned.

BBA Honors and University Honors

Many students who take business honors courses are also in the University Honors Program. Because most University Honors Program courses are taken in the first two years, and BBA Honors courses are primarily in the junior year, it is quite feasible to do both. Students who complete the requirements for both programs will graduate with the designations "Honors in Business" and "Honors in the Liberal Arts" on their diplomas.