Management Honors Program

The Management Honors Program curriculum is designed to allow flexibility for students to take courses outside of management in areas of specific interest. There is a strong focus on writing skills, which are developed through required composition courses and in specialized honors seminars. The honors seminars are offered on a variety of topics, allowing Honors Program students the opportunity to engage with faculty on current business topics and management trends. Freshmen bond through a colloquium offered fall semester of the freshman year. Sophomores register for a special Honors Program section of SMG SM 222 (SM 224), a fall colloquium, and an international field seminar. There is also a community service requirement for completion of the program.

In addition, students will have the opportunity to explore a variety of fields within the liberal arts or in other disciplines outside of management through the completion of a minor. Many Honors Program students also pursue study abroad and/or dual-degree options. Monthly dinner meetings bring together students, faculty, alumni, and administrators for informal discussions, panels, and presentations on student-selected topics.

Students who are not invited to join the Honors Program as incoming freshmen may be considered for invitation after the spring of their freshman year if they have earned a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 in at least 18 academic credits. Students successfully completing the requirements of the Honors Program will have the “Honors” designation on their Boston University transcript. Further information about the program is available from the School of Management Undergraduate Program Office and at http://smgworld.bu.edu/upo/academics/hp/.