Business Honors

The Business Honors Program is open to students who are declared majors in Accountancy, Economics, Information Systems, or Business Administration with an option in either Business Analytics, Business Law, Financial Analysis, Financial Planning, Global Supply Chain Management, Management, Marketing, Real Estate, Risk Management and Insurance, or Systems and Operations Management in the Nazarian College of Business and Economics, who meet all Business Honors Program admissions criteria and who apply and are selected for admission to the program.

Students are invited to apply to Business Honors and experience top-tier business courses, enriching extracurricular activities and practical real-world applications. Students who apply and are selected for admission to the program are offered a variety of benefits. Students who fulfill all Business Honors Program requirements will receive the Business Honors option designation on their transcript and diploma in addition to their primary degree. For more information, call (818) 677-3100 or visit the Business Honors Program website.

Business Major Requirements

1. Required Courses (9 units)

BUS 312BH Data Literacy for Business (3)
BUS 489BH Systems Thinking for Organizations (3)
BUS 497BBH Capstone: Small Business Planning and Growth (3)

2. Mentorship Requirement (3 units)

Select one of the following:

BUS 498 Honors Mentorship (3)
FIN 491ABH-CBH Seminar in Financial Analysis (3)

3. Additional Business Honors Courses Requirement (6 units)

Each student must successfully complete an additional 6 units of designated Business Honors (BH) courses not taken previously to satisfy the major. These courses may be elective or core courses.

ECON 308BH Economics for Managers (3)
ECON 309BH The Use and Interpretation of Economic Data (3)
ECON 310BH Price Theory and Applications (3)
ECON 311BH Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve (3)
ECON 409BH Introduction to Econometrics (3)
FIN 303BH Financial Management (3)
FIN 352BH Investment Management (3)
FIN 355BH Corporate Finance (3)
MGT 360BH Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
MGT 454BH Leadership, Power and Politics (3)
MKT 304BH Principles of Marketing (3)
MKT 346BH Marketing Research (3)
MKT 348BH Consumer Behavior (3)
SOM 306BH Operations Management (3)

Economics Major Requirements

1. Required Courses (9 units)

2. Mentorship Requirement (3 units)

Select one of the following:

BUS 498 Honors Mentorship (3)
FIN 491ABH-CBH Seminar in Financial Analysis (3)

3. Additional Business Honors Courses Requirement (6 units)

Each student must successfully complete an additional 6 units of designated Business Honors (BH) courses not taken previously to satisfy the major. These courses may be elective or core courses.

ECON 308BH Economics for Managers (3)
ECON 309BH The Use and Interpretation of Economic Data (3)**
ECON 310BH Price Theory and Applications (3)
ECON 311BH Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve (3)
ECON 409BH Introduction to Econometrics (3)
FIN 303BH Financial Management (3)
FIN 352BH Investment Management (3)
FIN 355BH Corporate Finance (3)
MGT 360BH Management and Organizational Behavior (3)
MGT 454BH Leadership, Power and Politics (3)
MKT 304BH Principles of Marketing (3)
MKT 346BH Marketing Research (3)
MKT 348BH Consumer Behavior (3)
SOM 306BH Operations Management (3)

**Students taking ECON 309BH for Business Honors Program required courses cannot double count ECON 309BH toward the additional 6 unit requirement.

Additionally, students must maintain a 3.5 minimum cumulative GPA throughout their academic studies to fulfill the Business Honors Program requirements.

Total Units Required in the Honors Program: 18