Mays Business School offers a Business Honors program. Selection through a separate application process is required to be eligible for participation in Business Honors. Prospective students apply to Business Honors as incoming freshmen or during the spring semester of their freshman year. Both selection cycles are competitive processes. More information is available at https://mays.tamu.edu/bba-business-honors/.
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Business Honors degree is available only to students admitted to Mays’ Business Honors program. The Business Honors major is designed for students whose academic excellence is matched by strong character, leadership skills, and teamwork. The Business Honors major prepares students to begin careers in all fields or to continue on to a graduate program or professional school.
Students pursuing a BBA in Business Honors must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher and meet other program requirements to continue in Business Honors. Students are required to complete a total of 30 hours of honors coursework plus an internship for credit. Other program requirements apply.
Business Honors majors work closely with an academic advisor to identify a set of courses to meet their academic goals. They may pursue a double major in Business Honors and one of the six other BBA majors (accounting, finance, management, management information systems, marketing and supply chain management).
Upper-Level Entry Requirements
Admission to an upper level (UL) major in Business Honors requires satisfactory completion of specific coursework, in addition to the application and selection process for Business Honors program participation. To review UL requirements and application procedures see Upper-Level Entry Requirements and Application Procedures.
Lower-Level Business Program (BUAD)
Plan of Study Grid | First Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| BUSN 101 | Freshman Business Initiative 1 | 3 |
| MATH 140 | Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| MATH 142 | Business Calculus 4 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| ACCT 229 | Introductory Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 203 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ISTM 210 | Fundamentals of Information Systems | 3 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government 3 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Spring |
|---|
| ACCT 230 | Introductory Accounting | 3 |
| BUSN 203 | Statistical Methods for Business 5 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 60 |
Management Information Systems: Students intending to major in Management Information Systems must add ISTM 250 Business Programming Logic and Design (3 credits) to second year fall curriculum in Business (lower level). The communication elective can be taken during the third year fall.
Business Honors: Students admitted to Business Honors take BUSN 125 Business Learning Community I (3 credits) in place of BUSN 101 in the first year fall curriculum and must add BUSN 225 Business Competency (3 credits) to the second year spring curriculum in Business (lower level). The creative arts elective can be taken during the third year fall.
Finance: Students intending to major in Finance must add FINC 210 to freshman year curriculum in Business (lower-level). The general elective taken in the fourth year can be reduced by 1 credit.
Upper-Level Business Honors Program
Plan of Study Grid | Third Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| BUSN 325 | Business Honors Seminar I | 1 |
| FINC 341 | Business Finance 1 | 3 |
| MGMT 363 | Managing People in Organizations 1 | 3 |
| MKTG 321 | Marketing 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 16 |
| Spring |
|---|
| MGMT 311 | Legal and Social Environment of Business 1 | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government 4 | 3 |
| SCMT 364 | Operations Management 1 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall |
|---|
| 6 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 14 |
| Spring |
|---|
| MGMT 466 | Strategic Management 8 | 3 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 |
| | Semester Credit Hours | 15 |
| | Total Semester Credit Hours | 60 |
Total Program Hours 120
