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The Business Honors major will give you a solid foundation in all business disciplines.

  • Double Majors Made Easier

    Most Canfield BHP students combine their Business Honors major with another major. You can easily add a second business major after your freshman year with us. If you want to add a major outside McCombs, our advisors will be happy to talk you through the process. Please note that to combine honors degree programs, you may need to apply as an incoming freshman.

Explore Common Double Majors

With Canfield BHP as a baseline major, your options remain flexible. Below are just a few of the more common options students select.

Another Business Major

This is the most common option our students choose. If you’re business through and through, dive in and study a specific business discipline. You can’t go wrong with what you pick, as no other business school has more top-10-ranked majors.

If you’re interested, look over a sample double major course sequence below.

Texas Honors Computer Science + Canfield BHP (Texas CSB)

This option is great for students who are savvy in both business and technology. We partnered with the Department of Computer Science to create an integrated dual-degree program that streamlines computer science and business curriculum, so you can complete both majors in less time.

If you’re interested, look over a sample double major course sequence below.

Plan II Liberal Arts Honors + Canfield BHP

This option is perfect for students with diverse interests who would like to add rigorous liberal arts and science classes. This combination will strengthen critical and analytical skills, broaden problem-solving capabilities and writing skills. A capstone thesis is required for Plan II students.

If you’re interested, look over a sample double major course sequence below.

Texas Honors Electrical and Computer Engineering + Canfield BHP (Texas ECB)

For students aspiring to be electrical and computing engineers and entrepreneurs, the Honors Electrical and Computer Engineering and Business (Texas ECB) degree provides hands-on and project-based learning. At Texas ECB, students will learn the leadership skills required to lead engineering companies into the future and prepare them to find solutions to the global challenges facing our society. Students interested in combining the technical skills of electrical and computer engineering with business analytics and product management are encouraged to apply. Students will begin honors-level courses in their first semester, gaining a strong foundation in both business and engineering right from the start of their experience in the program.

For more information see the Texas ECB website and check out the sample course sequence below.

Pre-Med

This combination works well for students wanting to complete health professions prerequisites, including courses for admission to Medical, Dental, or Physician Assistant school. The Pre-Health Professions Certificate requires 18 hours of coursework and provides a solid foundation for students interested in pursuing a career in the health professions.

Pre-Law

The American Bar Association does not recommend any particular undergraduate major or specified coursework to prepare for legal education. Still, students may choose to pursue a major in a subject area recommended by law schools, such as Government, Philosophy, or Psychology.

Another option would be taking interdisciplinary coursework through certificates such as Business & Public Policy (BPP) or Ethics & Leadership. Because Canfield BHP courses stimulate analytical thinking, our graduates have a strong record of success in being admitted to top law schools.

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Dig into Sample Course Sequences

Here are some sample course schedules for common double majors. Please note that these represent just a few possible arrangements. Your schedule will need to be adjusted based on catalog, course availability, as well as academic interests, and incoming credits.

Canfield BHP + Another Business Major

This sample schedule shows ONE possible arrangement. It reflects majors in CBHP and an additional major in the business school (such as marketing or finance).

Freshman Year Fall Semester:

  • Professional Dev. & Career Planning (BA 101H)
  • Leadership Challenges & Innovation, Honors (MAN 101H)
  • Signature Course (UGS 302/3)
  • Calculus for Business (M 408Q)
  • Microeconomics (ECO 304K)
  • Business Communication (BA 324H)

 

Freshman Year Spring Semester:

  • Intro. to Information Technology Management (MIS 301H)
  • Visual and Performing Arts
  • Non-Business Elective
  • Macroeconomics (ECO 304L)
  • Elementary Business Statistics (STA 301)

 

Sophomore Year Fall Semester:

  • Honors Lyceum (BA 151H)
  • Financial Accounting (ACC 311H)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (MAN 327H)
  • Science and Technology Part I
  • Psychology/Sociology/Anthropology
  • Data Science for Business Applications Honors (STA 235H)

 

Sophomore Year Spring Semester:

  • Managerial Accounting (ACC 312H)
  • Non-Business Elective
  • Science and Technology Part I
  • Operations Management Honors (O M 235H)
  • Intro to Decision Science Honors (D S 235H)
  • Government (GOV 310L)

 

Junior Year Fall Semester:

  • Business Finance (FIN 357H)
  • Upper Division Non-Business Elective
  • Government (GOV 312L)
  • Literature (E 316L/M/N/P)
  • Science and Technology Part II

 

Junior Year Spring Semester:

  • Organizational Behavior (MAN 336H)
  • U.S. History (HIS 315K)
  • Business Course to Fulfill 2nd Business Major
  • Business Course to Fulfill 2nd Business Major

 

Senior Year Fall Semester:

  • Principles of Marketing (MKT 337H)
  • Business Law and Ethics (LEB 323H)
  • Business Course to Fulfill 2nd Business Major
  • Business Course to Fulfill 2nd Business Major
  • Upper Division Non-Business Elective
  • Internship Credit, Summer Coursework (BA 353)

 

Senior Year Spring Semester:

  • General Management and Strategy (MAN 374H)
  • Business Course to Fulfill 2nd Business Major
  • Business Course to Fulfill 2nd Business Major
  • Business Course to Fulfill 2nd Business Major
  • U.S History (HIS 315L)

Texas CSB

This sample schedule represents ONE possible arrangement. CS students are strongly encouraged to seek regular advising through both the CBHP Office and the CNS Office. Students should always seek advising before claiming credit-by-exam or taking courses elsewhere.

Freshman Year Fall Semester:

  • Professional Development & Career Planning (BA/CS 102H)
  • Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science (CS 311H)
  • Data Structures (CS 314H)
  • Differential & Integral Calculus (M 408C)
  • Signature Course (UGS 302/3)
  • Microeconomics (ECO 304K)

 

Freshman Year Spring Semester:

  • Introduction to Information Technology Management (MIS 301H)
  • Business Communications (BA 324H)
  • Computer Organization & Architecture (CS 429H)
  • Multivariable Calculus (M 408D)
  • Macroeconomics (ECO 304L)

 

Sophomore YearFall Semester:

  • Honors Lyceum (BA/CS 152H)
  • Financial Accounting (ACC 311H)
  • Innovation & Entrepreneurship (MAN 327H)
  • Principles of Computer Systems (CS 439H)
  • Introduction to Probability & Statistics (SDS 321 sub for STA 309)

 

Sophomore Year Spring Semester:

  • Managerial Accounting (ACC 312H)
  • Statistics and Modeling (STA 371H)
  • Algorithms & Complexity (CS 331H)
  • Matrices OR Linear Algebra (M 340L/SDS 329C)
  • Computer Science Upper-Division Elective (1/4)

 

Sophomore Year Summer Semester:

  • US Government (GOV 312L)
  • US History (HIS 315L)

 

Junior Year Fall Semester:

  • Corporate Finance (FIN 357H)
  • Business Upper-Division Elective (1/2)
  • Computer Science Upper-Division Elective (2/4)
  • Science & Technology, 1a
  • Human Behavior (ANT/PSY/SOC)

 

Junior Year Spring Semester:

  • Organizational Behavior (MAN 336H)
  • Introduction to Marketing (MKT 337H)
  • Computer Science Upper-Division Elective (3/4)
  • Science and Technology, 1b
  • Longhorn Startup Lab (CS 378)

 

Junior Year Summer Semester:

  • Internships and assignments

 

Senior Year Fall Semester:

  • Internship credit (BA 353, online modules only)
  • Operations Management (OM 335H)
  • Business Upper-Division Elective (2/2)
  • Computer Science Upper-Division Elective (4/4)
  • Visual and Performing Arts

 

Senior Year Spring Semester:

  • General Management & Strategy (MAN 374H)
  • Business Law (LEB 323H)
  • English (E 316L/M/N/P)
  • US Government (GOV 310L)
  • US History (HIS 315K)

Texas ECB

This sample schedule represents ONE possible arrangement. ECE students are strongly encouraged to seek regular advising through both the CBHP Office and the ECE Offices. Common incoming, but not required for admission, credits: Differential and Integral Calculus (M 408C),  Microeconomics (ECO 304K), Macroeconomics (ECO 304L), Physics: Mechanics (PHY 303K/105M), Physics: Electricity and Magnetism (PHY 303L/105N), English Literature (E 316P), U.S. History (HIS 315L) and U.S. Government (GOV 310L). If students do not have credits for these courses, summer coursework may be required to graduate in 4 years. Schedules will need to be adjusted based on catalog, course availability, as well as academic interests and incoming credits.

Course sequence:

  • Freshman Year Fall Semester:
  • Professional Dev. & Career Planning Honors (BA 101H)
  • Leadership and Innovation Honors (MAN 101H)
  • Introduction to Computing (ECE 306)
  • Introduction to Electrical Engineering Honors (ECE 302H)
  • Sequences, Series, and Multivariable Calculus (M 408D)
  • Business Communication (BA 324H)

(Note: RHE 306 is required for all UT Austin students; the majority of incoming students have this credit via SAT/ACT writing section score or AP English score)

 

Freshman Year Spring Semester:

  • Software Design and Implementation I Honors (ECE 312H)
  • Signature Course (UGS 302/3)
  • Introduction to Embedded Systems Honors (ECE 319H)
  • Intro. to Information Technology Management Honors   (MIS 301H)
  • Introduction to Data Science Honors (STA 301H)

 

Sophomore Year Fall Semester:

  • Honors Lyceum (BA 151H)
  • Financial Accounting Honors (ACC 311H)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation Honors (MAN 327H)
  • Circuit Theory (ECE 411)
  • Differential Equations (M 427J)
  • Data Science for Business Applications Honors (STA 235H)

 

Sophomore Year Spring Semester:

  • Managerial Accounting Honors (ACC 312H)
  • Linear Systems and Signals (ECE 313)
  • Matrices and Matrix Calculations (M 340L)
  • Operations Management Honors (O M 235H)
  • Intro to Decision Science Honors (D S 235H)

 

Junior Year Fall Semester:

  • Probability and Random Processes Honors (ECE 351H)
  • Advanced technical component (mathematics)
  • Advanced technical core course
  • Visual and Performing Arts
  • Business Finance Honors (FIN 357H)

 

Junior Year Spring Semester:

  • Advanced technical component requirement
  • Advanced technical laboratory component requirement
  • Principles of Marketing Honors (MKT 337H)
  • Psychology/Sociology/Anthropology Elective
  • Issues and Policies in American Government (GOV 312L)

 

Senior Year Fall Semester:

  • Introduction to Engineering Design or Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship (ECE 364D or ECE 363E)
  • Business Law and Ethics Honors (LEB 323H)
  • U.S History (HIS 315K)
  • Advanced technical core course
  • Advanced technical component elective
  • Internship Credit (B A 353 – summer coursework)

 

Senior Year Spring Semester:

  • General Management and Strategy Honors (MAN 374H)
  • Honors Senior Design Project (ECE 464H)
  • Organizational Behavior Honors (MAN 336H)
  • Advanced technical component elective
  • Advanced technical component elective

Canfield BHP + Plan II Liberal Arts Honors

This sample schedule represents ONE possible arrangement. CBHP/Plan II students are strongly encouraged to seek regular advising through both advising offices to confirm alternative arrangements, and to ensure courses are taken in an appropriate sequence and fulfilling degree requirements. Students should always seek advising before claiming credit-by-exam or taking courses elsewhere.

Freshman Year Fall Semester:

  • Professional Development and Career Planning (BA 101H)
  • Leadership Challenges & Innovation, Honors (MAN 101H)
  • World Literature (E303C)
  • Signature Course (TC 302)
  • Calculus for Business (M 408Q)
  • Microeconomics (ECO 304K)
  • Business Communication (BA 324H)

 

Freshman Year Spring Semester:

  • Introduction to Information Technology Management (MIS 301H)
  • World Literature (E303D)
  • Macroeconomics (ECO 304L)
  • Elementary Business Statistics (STA 301)

 

Freshman Year Summer Semester:

  • U.S. Government (GOV 310L)
  • Foreign Language

 

Sophomore Year Fall Semester:

  • Honors Lyceum (BA 151H)
  • Financial Accounting (ACC 311H)
  • Entrepreneurship & Innovation (MAN 337H)
  • Philosophy (PHL 610QA)
  • Non-U.S. History
  • Data Science for Business Applications Honors (STA 235H)

 

Sophomore Year Spring Semester:

  • Managerial Accounting (ACC 312H)
  • Philosophy (PHL 610QB)
  • Problems in Modern Biology (BIO 301E)
  • Modern Mathematics: Plan II (M 310P)
  • Operations Management Honors (O M 235H)
  • Intro to Decision Science Honors (D S 235H)

 

Sophomore Year Summer Semester:

  • Government (GOV 312L)
  • U.S. History (HIS 315K)
  • Foreign Language

 

Junior Year Fall Semester:

  • Social Science (SS 301) with PSY/SOC/ANT focus
  • Principles of Marketing (MKT 337H)
  • Junior Seminar (T C 358)
  • Humanities/Fine Arts (Plan II approved list)
  • Second BIO or PHY course to complete Sci & Tech pt 1

 

Junior Year Spring Semester:

  • Operations Management (OM 335H)
  • Business Finance (FIN 357H)
  • Junior Seminar (T C 358)
  • Physics (PHY 321)
  • Upper Division Business Elective
  • Non-U.S. History

 

Junior Year Summer Semester:

  • Internship
  • Possible Foreign Language

 

Senior Year Fall Semester:

  • Internship Credit for Major Requirement (BA 353)
  • Business Law and Ethics (LEB 323H)
  • Organizational Behavior (MAN 336H)
  • U.S. History (HIS 315L)
  • Senior Thesis (T C 660HA)

 

Senior Year Spring Semester:

  • General Management and Strategy (MAN 374H)
  • Senior Thesis (T C 660HB)
  • Visual and Performing Arts
  • Upper Division Business Elective
  • Upper Division Business Elective

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