Criteria for Accounting Students
Eligibility
Upper class accounting majors with resident, overall, and major GPAs of 3.50 or higher. Completion of Acct 302 and admission to the College of Business.
Procedure
Students will be invited to participate in the Departmental Honors Program by instructors during a student's enrollment in Accounting 302 or by a faculty advisor after completion of Accounting 302. Students may participate without an invitation from a faculty member but must obtain a letter of support from a faculty member. During the student's last semester of study, evidence of qualifications must be submitted to the department chair for review.
Requirements
At graduation, the student must have resident, overall, and major GPAs of 3.50 or higher. In addition, the student must submit evidence that two of the following have been satisfactorily completed:
- Participation in a faculty/student collaborative accounting research project
- Presentation of a research project off campus (at a conference)
- Completion of an accounting project designed and executed under the guidance of an accounting faculty member (may include projects for community members or local companies)
- Completion of an internship in accounting
- Acceptance of an accounting paper in a peer-reviewed journal
- Being a Supplemental Instructor for the Department of Accounting and Finance
- Serve in an officer position of at least a year in duration in a student organization (BAP or SAS)
Criteria for Finance Students
Eligibility
Upper-class finance majors with resident, overall, and major GPAs of 3.50 or higher. Completion of Fin 320 and admission to the College of Business
Procedure
Students will be invited to participate in the Departmental Honors Program by instructors during a student's enrollment in Finance 321 and/or 322 or by a faculty advisor after completion of Finance 321 and/or 322. Students may participate without an invitation from a faculty member but must obtain a letter of support from a faculty member. During the student's last semester of study, evidence of qualifications must be submitted to the department chair for review.
Requirements
At graduation, the student must have resident, overall, and major GPAs of 3.50 or higher. In addition, the student must submit evidence that two of the following have been satisfactorily completed:
- Participation in a faculty/student collaborative finance research project
- Presentation of a research project off campus (at a conference)
- Completion of a finance project designed and executed under the guidance of a finance faculty member (may include projects for community members or local companies)
- Completion of an internship in finance
- Completion of the first exam for the CFA exam with a passing score
- Acceptance of a finance paper in a peer-reviewed journal
