Business Honors

I know many of you who are keeping up with my blog are already in the Business Honors Program and plan on declaring business honors as one of your majors. However, not everyone knows about business honors. If you are a McCombs students who is interested in tranfering into BHP as a sophomore, this entry is to provide you with a little more information. To be admitted into BHP, you must meet several demanding academic requirements and you must be able to demonstrate leadership abilities among other things. Please see http://www.mccombs.utexas.edu/programs/bhp/admissions/sophadmissions.asp for more specific details.

Business Honors is a major that many employers are unfamiliar with because not all business programs offer something like it. However, employers that recruit at McCombs are well aware that Business Honors students are high level thinkers who show great leadership potential. That being said, there is no specific career route a Business Honors student takes after he/she graduates. Since BHP covers a broad range of business subjects, many students choose to double major in something else more specific in business or outside the business school (ex. Plan II). No matter what BHP students plan to double major in, they tend to end up with starting salaries about $5,000 higher than the average (McCombs Career Center 2006-07). Some examples of BHP future careers given by the MCC include consulting and analysis jobs that spread over several industries.

My advice: if you're not in BHP already, apply. If you're already in BHP, keep your GPA up so you can stay in the program and hopefully get a higher starting pay when you graduate. Also, double major in something else to differentiate yourself. Since many of you BHP students came to McCombs with college credit under your belt, you definitely have room to expand your academic horizons! The possibilities are endless for those in BHP, especially when you network with alumni.