Honors-International Business

Catalog description

This sequence of courses offers students of superior academic achievement the opportunity of working individually with a professor on a major research project that involves in-depth and original research of an empirical and/or theoretical question. The two-course sequence extends across two consecutive semesters. After the first semester the student will receive a "Y" grade and upon completion of the thesis the student will be assigned a final grade that will be counted for both 6001H and 6002H. The degree "with honors" is conferred upon completion of the 6002H course. Open only to seniors who: are majoring in international business; are in good academic standing with an overall GPA of 3.5 or better; and who submit a written proposal and obtain the written permission of a full-time faculty mentor. Three credits of the International Business Honors course may be included as elective credit in the 21-credit major in International Business. The remaining three credits will be counted as a free elective.