The Business Honors Program (BHP) at The University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...

 is one of the premier business education

Business education

Business education involves teaching students the fundamentals, theories, and processes of business. Education in this field occurs at several levels, including secondary education and higher education or university education. Approximately 38% of student enroll in one or more business courses...

 experiences in the nation. With small classes modeled after MBA courses, the BHP offers undergraduate students an unparalleled business education. By focusing on case-based learning and business strategy, BHP students gain a unique understanding of business process

Business process

A business process or business method is a collection of related, structured activities or tasks that produce a specific service or product for a particular customer or customers...

es and concepts. Business Honors Program classes are taught by McCombs' most distinguished faculty.

Admissions

Applications to the Business Honors Program are submitted through the ApplyTexas Application and the supplemental Online Honors Application. All applicants must complete both applications to be considered for admission. Complete application requirements are detailed in the checklist

Checklist

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 below.

Prospective students should be aware that being admitted to UT Austin and/or the McCombs School of Business

McCombs School of Business

The McCombs School of Business, also referred to as the McCombs School or simply McCombs, is a business school at The University of Texas at Austin. In addition to the main Austin campus, McCombs offers classes outside Central Texas in Dallas, Houston and internationally in Mexico City...

 does not guarantee admission to the Business Honors program. Notification of admission to the BHP is mailed independently of the UT admissions decision prior to March 15. Freshmen are admitted to the BHP only for the fall semester.

Application Criterion

The following criteria are used in selecting candidates for freshman

Freshman

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 acceptance to BHP:

• High school
  High school
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   class rank
  Class rank
  Class rank is a measure of how a student's performance compares to other students in his or her class. It is commonly also expressed as a percentile. For instance, a student may have a GPA better than 750 of his or her classmates in a graduating class of 800...
  
   and transcript
• Evidence of extracurricular involvement
  Extracurricular activity
  Extracurricular activities are activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school or university education...
  
   and leadership
  Leadership
  Leadership has been described as the “process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task". Other in-depth definitions of leadership have also emerged.-Theories:...
  
   skills

Note: As the academic achievements of the applicant pool improve, leadership has become increasingly important as an admissions criteria

• SAT/ACT scores
• Essays A & B from the ApplyTexas Application
• Professional Resume
• One letter of recommendation (electronic)
• Phone interview with a BHP alumnus (by invitation only)

All materials are sent to UT Admissions where they are processed and routed to the appropriate college or program. UT Admissions will NOT route applications to the BHP Office until the application is complete.