School of Business
Eastern Illinois University
Student Center for Academic & Professional Development
Office: Lumpkin Hall 2051
Local Phone: 217-581-3528
Email: business@eiu.edu
School of Business Honors Program
Business Honors Program Admission Requirements
Students who meet the following criteria will be admitted to the
Business Honors Program:
• Admission to the School of Business as an upper division business major;
• Completion of at least 12 semester hours of coursework at EIU with a
cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher;
• Business major GPA of 3.5 or higher; and
• Permission of the Dean of the Honors College and the Business Honors
Coordinator.
Provisional Admission. Transfer students who have
not completed 12 semester hours of credit at EIU but who meet the following
criteria will be granted provisional admission to the Business Honors program:
• Admission to the School of Business as an upper division business major;
• Cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher for coursework undertaken at the transfer
institution; and
• Permission of the Dean of the Honors College and the Business Honors
Coordinator.
After completing 12 semester hours of credit at EIU, students provisionally
admitted will be granted admission to Business Honors if they meet the Business
Honors continuation requirements below.
Business Honors Program Continuation Requirements
Students in the Business Honors Program must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5
or higher for all course work undertaken at EIU and a business major GPA of
3.5 or higher. Students who fail to maintain both a cumulative and major GPA
of 3.5 will be dismissed from the program. Students dismissed from the program
will be readmitted one time if they:
• Raise their cumulative and major GPA to at least 3.5 and
• File a petition seeking readmission with the Business Honors Coordinator.
Students who have been dismissed from the program more than one
time are not eligible for readmission.
Business Honors Curriculum Requirements
Students in the Business Honors Program must complete 12 semester hours of
coursework by fulfilling the following requirements:
Completion of BUS 4555 Honors Research (or, if approved by the Business
Honors Coordinator, completion of BUS 4444 Honors Independent Study);
Completion of BUS 4644 Business Honors Thesis; and
Completion of two of the following:
Business internship approved by the Business Honors Coordinator;
Study Abroad approved by the Business Honors Coordinator;
Honors course approved by the Business Honors Coordinator;
Graduate level business course approved by the Business Honors Coordinator.
For further information, contact:
Professor Christie L. Roszkowski
Business Honors Coordinator
3617 Lumpkin Hall
croszkowski@eiu.edu
(217)581-6924