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PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Academic Coursework
1 Academic Coursework
Professional Experiences
2 Professional Experiences
Engagement
3 Engagement

Signature features of the Business Honors program

  • Academic portfolio
  • Recognition at graduation
  • Business Honors transcript designation
  • Specialized field trips and corporate visits
  • Unique opportunities to engage with industry leaders
  • Student job interview portfolio, a compilation of your activities, project work, and accomplishments

the Business Honors experience


Academic Enrichment

  • Stimulating cohort-based learning environment
  • Experiential learning that develops holistic critical thinking and decision making skills
  • Engaged peer community
  • Priority advising
Academic Enrichment

Professional Development

  • Professional networking, feedback, and advice
  • Corporate visits
  • Professional and peer mentorship
  • Business Honors on your transcript
  • Business Honors Certification and recognition at graduation
Academic Enrichment
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Sample of Suggested 4-Year Degree Plan for Business Honors Academic and Co-Curricular Activities

ACADEMIC COURSEWORK REQUIREMENTS

Business Honors students are strongly encouraged to take as many Business Honors sections of their core courses as possible. The minimal academic requirements to receive Business Honors are outlined below.

    Business Honors students are strongly encouraged to take as many Business Honors sections of their core courses as possible. The minimal academic requirements to receive Business Honors are outlined below.

    Business Honors students are strongly encouraged to take as many Business Honors sections of their core courses as possible. The minimal academic requirements to receive Business Honors are outlined below.

    Business Honors students are strongly encouraged to take as many Business Honors sections of their core courses as possible. The minimal academic requirements to receive Business Honors are outlined below.

    Business Honors students are strongly encouraged to take as many Business Honors sections of their core courses as possible. The minimal academic requirements to receive Business Honors are outlined below.

  • At least 6 Business Honors sections of core business courses
    • NOTE: Students will be pre-registered for Business Honors sections of core business courses to ensure completion of this requirement. However, they can waive participation in some Business Honors sections of core business courses due to conflicts, by completing the Course Enrollment Waiver Form.
    • Cohort-based experiential learning
    • Impactful assignments that promote critical and insightful thinking
    • Guest speakers and corporate engagement
    • Assignments to build your job interview portfolio
  • At least 1 Business Honors approved elective offered by the School of Business–Camden or by Honors College
    • Small class sizes with excellent professors
    • Experiential learning and corporate visits
  • Global immersion and societal impact:
    • A long- or short-term study abroad
    • Business Honors section of International Business
    • Business Honors project within the short-term study abroad
    • Independent study or thesis focused on any aspect of global business applications
Mapping of Business Honors Course Offerings*

Fall Semester
Introduction to Business
Foundations of Financial Accounting
Principles of Marketing
IT & Project Management
Optimization and Spreadsheet Modeling
Operations Management

Spring Semester
Foundations of Managerial Accounting
Principles of Finance
Organizational Behavior
CSR & Ethics
International Business
Strategic Management

* Not all courses may be offered as Business Honors sections in each semester. Make sure to review your course plan with your advisor.

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ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Students are required to complete TWO semesters of academic experience requirements. Some experiences may be a semester long, so completion of two will be required. Some experiences may cover two semesters, so only one is required. We encourage students to discuss their options with the Business Honors staff.

Some examples include:
  • Honors thesis
  • Completion of a minor or academic certificate program
  • Completion of a second major
  • Publish an article in a peer-reviewed academic journal
  • Long- or short-term study abroad
  • Academic research/independent study
  • Internship
  • Completion of graduate-level courses
  • Participation in a business case competition outside of your courses
  • Publish work in the Undergraduate Review or other campus publications
  • Present work at academic conferences

ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS

Business Honors Engagement (per year)


Business Honors Students must complete at minimum 5 engagement requirements organized by either the Business Honors program or the School of Business–Camden. We are using RCommunity (rutgers.givepulse.com), Canvas Business Honors site, and email communications to promote Business Honors Engagement opportunities. Please make sure to sign-up and add them to the Tracking Form. Failure to complete your Business Honors engagement requirements on an annual basis will result in Business Honors de-enrollment.

Some examples of Business Honors engagement requirements include:

  • Professional networking panels
  • Professional workshops
  • Alumni mixer events
  • Corporate visits and day trips
  • Business Outlook and Southern New Jersey Chamber events
  • BizEd presentations
  • Campus drives
  • Fundraising

    • Tracking Form

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Admissions

ADMISSIONS

  • Students are admitted to Business Honors upon their entry to Rutgers University–Camden (either as first years or transfers).
  • Some students may be invited to join Business Honors as rising sophomores if they:
    • Have a GPA of 3.50 or higher
    • Have earned a minimum of 25 but not more than 45 credits
    • Do not have more than one W (Withdrawal) on their transcript

GRADUATION WITH BUSINESS HONORS

To graduate with Business Honors, students must fulfill all Business Honors requirements.

Welcome from the Director of the Business Honors Program

Stimulating ideas, experiential learning, professional networking, leadership skills, and societal impact locally and globally – this is just a glimpse into what our Business Honors journey entails. Our Business Honors program provides students with all the benefits of a small, close-knit community of some of our most accomplished students on campus. Our Business Honors students have enough flexibility in pursuing their own path of business education, while working as a cohort and building a sense of engaged community in their Business Honors core and elective courses and engagement opportunities. 

At the end of your Business Honors journey, you can expect to have a solid job interview portfolio, comprised of unique experiential learning course projects, various skill sets, and professional experiences. You will also be a part of our very engaged alumni community. Importantly, as catalysts of transformation, our Business Honors students provide inspiring social impact for the years to come beyond their college years and serve as leaders of the 21st century new business models.

Best Wishes,

Yuliya Strizhakova, PhD

Director of Business Honors &
Associate Professor of Marketing

For More Information, Contact:

Shy Yi
Assistant Dean of Business Honors and Student Engagement
bizhonors@camden.rutgers.edu
(856) 225-6800

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Priority will be given to applications received by November 18. Applications are accepted until all seats are filled. Space is limited, so apply early!

The seminar application process is our gateway for entry into the program. Upon acceptance into BLDP, students will be emailed their acceptance letter plus a special permission number allowing registration for the BLDP seminar.

Requirements

Seminar applications are solicited each semester and require the following:

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  2. For students with GPA 3.0 – 3.49, two (2) letters of recommendation (one academic; one other)

Rutgers-Camden students are invited to apply to apply for enrollment in the BLDP seminar. All applicants are expected to meet both of the following selection criteria:  (1) have sophomore standing or above and (2) have an overall GPA of 3.0 or above. First-semester transfer students will be evaluated based on their GPA earned at Rutgers. Students who fail to meet these admission criteria may still be allowed to apply for (and possibly enroll in) the BLDP seminar, but they will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

The director balances evaluations to make final decisions on people accepted for the seminar (up to a maximum of 15-20 each semester).

Students who are admitted to the BDLP are required to adopt the BLDP Code of Conduct. A signed contract is required from each student.

Students may count activities toward “leadership units” that were initiated prior to taking a seminar, as long as those activities occured primarily during their enrollment in their academic program.

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  • Employment Information

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  • EmployerPositionDates of Employment 

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