Canfield Business Honors Program
– Andres Almazan, Ph.D. Canfield BHP Faculty Director
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The Canfield Business Honors Program attracts and develops the very best undergraduate business students in the nation. Our graduates understand that they have the opportunity and the responsibility to make a difference in business and improve the world.
PHIL CANFIELD
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Canfield BHP Namesake & Honorable Benefactor
The Canfield Business Honors Program Canfield BHP is a prestigious and selective program offering a curriculum modeled after MBA programs. It challenges students to think outside of the box. Small class sizes of 30 to 45 students allow for increased focus on discussion, presentation, group collaboration and analytic exercises. Canfield BHP is more than just a toprate education – it’s a community. Special programming coordinated by Canfield BHP and the Honors Business Association (HBA) provide opportunities for students to form strong, lasting relationships with your Canfield BHP classmates. 3
MAJOR. PROGRAM. COMMUNITY.
THE CANFIELD BUSINESS HONORS MAJOR
will provide you with a solid foundation in all business disciplines. It can be easily combined with other majors in the business school or outside of the business school. It can also be combined with other UT honors programs, such as Plan II and Texas CSB. Students pursuing a second business major within Texas McCombs will be able to choose from top-ranked academic programs, allowing you to combine your business honors education with the specialization of your choice.
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Forge your
OWN PATH.
Your experience
STARTS DAY 1.
The relationships and resources you create and discover as a freshman will shape your four years at college, which is why Canfield BHP offers an array of support for freshmen. The freshman experience begins with the Canfield BHP Leadership Kickoff, where you will establish strong relationships with your Canfield BHP cohort and Peer Mentors during a two-day retreat in the Texas Hill Country. The Peer Mentors help freshmen develop strategies for academic and social success and encourage their mentees to find their niche and follow their passion. Throughout the year, students will continue to build relationships with your cohort and the program through classes, unique programming and individualized advising sessions.
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WE’RE HERE We have dedicated, award-winning academic advisors and a career coach who work specifically with our students. Canfield BHP also has a number of programs in place to support you and provide you with the skills you need to land your ideal internship and job. Our support staff will work with you to clarify your goals and empower you to reach those goals through strategic planning.
FOR YOU.
A COMMUNITY OF
HARD-WORKING STUDENTS
The Canfield BHP student body represents a diverse group of students from across Texas and the nation. Our students graduated at the top of their high school class, were leaders in their school and have a strong interest in business. Canfield BHP freshmen will find a community of equal partners who want to learn from one another, push one another to be the best they can be, and help one another become involved as leaders of campus organizations that interest them. We are a competitive, yet collaborative group! 9
Majors: Canfield BHP, Finance Canfield Business Honors Program Class of 2019
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MEGAN TRAN-OLMSTED
Recent UT graduate and Canfield BHP alum, Megan Tran-Olmsted, took what she learned in the classroom and applied it to case competitions and her career. The team and case-based learning she encountered in her Canfield BHP classes have prepared her for internships in the nonprofit sector, private equity, and investment banking. Most recently, Megan spent a summer with Goldman Sachs where she had the opportunity to work on IPOs and assist with assets and divestitures in the natural resources space. She also won numerous team case competitions both within UT and at other top undergraduate business schools across the nation. With a wealth of experiences, Megan is passionate about giving back to the Canfield BHP and McCombs communities: She is the former Director of Investment for the University Securities Investment Team, a former mentor with Wall Street for McCombs, and the former Supervising Peer Advisor for the Canfield BHP Office. For Megan, choosing Canfield BHP meant that she could learn and grow alongside a cohort of peers, while being at UT and in the city of Austin allowed her to expand her thinking and explore her diverse interests. Upon wrapping up her time at UT in 2019, Megan will spend a month backpacking through Europe before starting full-time at Goldman Sachs.
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MOST OF THE INTERNSHIPS THAT I HAVE HAD REQUIRED AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF TEAMWORK TO ACCOMPLISH THE PROJECT GOAL. BECAUSE OF THE CASE-BASED AND GROUP-LEARNING CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT OF CANFIELD BHP CLASSES, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ENHANCE MY TEAMWORK SKILLS AND BECOME A BETTER CONTRIBUTING MEMBER. 11
Live in the CENTER of the
BEST CITY ON EARTH
Austin is consistently ranked one of the best places to live in the world. It boasts the title of Live Music Capital of the World, has a vibrant food scene and is a hub for entrepreneurship and many industry leaders. Austin also has great weather, fun events and many outdoors activities to choose from. Why choose to live anywhere else for the four years you will be in college?
E X P A N D YOUR WORLD
Texas McCombs has robust study abroad opportunities with more than 20 programs to choose from. Canfield BHP students have the option to participate in a specially designed program in Buenos Aires, where they can earn credit for a Canfield BHP management course. Studying abroad allows you to earn credit for business courses, experience other cultures, build your resume to become more attractive to employers, and develop foreign language skills. All Canfield BHP students are strongly encouraged to study abroad at some point during their time in the program.
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Majors: Canfield BHP, Management Information Systems; Certificate in Elements of Computing, Minor in Educational Psychology Canfield Business Honors Program Class of 2019
RON JONES
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Recent UT graduate and Canfield BHP alum, Ron Jones, leveraged his dual majors, certificate, and minor to solve problems flexibly. When Ron first started taking courses for his Management Information Systems major, he became fascinated by the idea of mental models and began taking Educational Psychology courses that he enjoyed. He eventually became drawn to the more technical side of programming and added a Computer Science certificate. Ron believed these academic pursuits complemented one another because he envisioned that he could use his Educational Psychology background to understand what drives value for the business or consumer. Then, apply his Canfield BHP and MIS coursework to develop a strategy when faced with a new project or team, and finally use his technical skills from Computer Science to devise a solution. Ron thrived in situations where he could solve different kinds of problems, such as case competitions, hackathons, and service organizations with a focus on coding. During his time in Canfield BHP, Ron gained the opportunity to take part in an internship with Facebook in their data science division. In addition to his technical interests, Ron served as a student recruiter for Canfield BHP and enjoyed the opportunity to clear up any confusion or anxiety around the college application and decision process for his peers and prospective students.
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VISITING THE PROGRAM BLEW ME AWAY. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT REALLY SOLD ME WAS THE MOCK CLASS DURING DISCOVER CANFIELD BHP; WHEN I WAS IN THERE, I COULD REALLY SEE MYSELF DOING THIS DEGREE AND LIVING THIS LIFE. AUSTIN WAS THE BEST PLACE FOR ME TO BE GIVEN MY INTERESTS IN TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS. 15
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FACULTY
From hosting dinners with students to holding boot camps for their class, our faculty are committed to ensuring Canfield BHP students have the most supportive classroom environment possible. Faculty get to know students both inside the classroom and outside the classroom at special student events. They are also leaders in their fields and top teachers. Our topranked faculty will get to know our students personally and are their champions and advocates.
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LAND YOUR
DREAM JOB
CANFIELD BHP STATS:
100% *
Job Placement
$4,871
Monthly Average Internship Salary
$76,631 Average Starting Salary
* Job placement percentage is based on students seeking full-time industry employment.
THE MCCOMBS CAREER SERVICES office is consistently ranked top
6 in the nation. Canfield BHP students have a dedicated career coach who will be their resource for everything from internships, post-graduation careers, and even graduate school. Canfield BHP students also have access to company coffee chats, career fairs and specialized programming that will help them choose which career is right for them and give them the skills needed to ace their interview.
#1 ACCOUNTING PROGRAM
#6 UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM
#6 BEST UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOLS
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VP of Content Partnerships at YouTube Canfield Business Honors Class of 1998 MBA, Harvard Business School 2004
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KELLY MERRMAN MERRYMAN Before joining YouTube in 2015, Kelly was VP of Content Acquisition for Netflix for seven years. Coming out of Canfield BHP, she was interested in management consulting, so she accepted a position with Bain in their Dallas office and worked as a consultant in a variety of industries. She then moved into private equity, joining Audax Group. Kelly left Audax to pursue an MBA at Harvard. That time, she became interested in the entertainment industry and the introduction of digital distribution to that industry. After graduating, she pursued that interest and took a job with Sony Picture in Los Angeles, where she spent three years in their business and corporate development groups, before being recruited to Netflix. Looking back on her time in the Canfield BHP, Kelly says the case method taught in small classrooms was very effective and taught her that solutions to complex business problems generally span multiple functional areas. She also greatly values the network she built through Canfield BHP.
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THE CASE METHOD TAUGHT IN SMALL CLASSROOMS WAS VERY EFFECTIVE AND TAUGHT ME THAT SOLUTIONS TO COMPLEX BUSINESS PROBLEMS GENERALLY SPAN MULTIPLE FUNCTIONAL AREAS.
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WHAT’S NEXT? IF YOU THINK CANFIELD BHP MIGHT BE A GOOD FIT for you, we encourage you to apply! We are looking for students who have excelled academically and are leaders at their schools and in their communities. All applications are holistically reviewed by the Canfield BHP admissions committee, with special attention given to resumes, quantitative scores from standardized tests, transcripts, and the evaluation given by our alumni interviewers.
286 ADMITTED
143 ENROLLED 1,759 APPLIED
Priority Deadline: NOVEMBER 1 Application Deadline: DECEMBER 1
APPLICATION AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION Apply to The University of Texas at Austin and Canfield BHP online using either the ApplyTexas Application or the Coalition Application. Students must list “Unspecified Business” as their first-choice major and select to apply to honors in order to be considered. If you are applying to Texas CSB (Texas Honors Computer Science & Business) you should visit our admissions website for more application details. mccombs.utexas.edu/CBHP/Admissions/Application-Requirements Canfield BHP has a limited number of merit-based scholarships available for incoming freshmen. All applicants will be automatically considered for these scholarships. Even if you don’t think you will qualify for need-based aid, it’s a good idea to apply for all types of aid by completing the FAFSA. The Texas Exes also offers a number of scholarships, including the Forty Acres Scholarship, a full-ride scholarship for top incoming freshmen. You must apply using their application system to be considered for a Texas Exes scholarship. Find out more at scholarships.texasexes.org.
Students must apply to both the University of Texas at Austin and the Canfield Business Honors Program to be considered. We require an expanded resume and an academic letter of recommendation as part of your application. It is suggested that students complete their application by November 1. Attend a Canfield BHP info session on the UT Campus, held most Mondays and Fridays at 2pm. For the most updated information, please visit: admissions.utexas.edu/apply/freshman-honors.
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SAMPLE FOUR-YEAR PLAN CANFIELD BHP AND ANOTHER BUSINESS MAJOR
Note: Schedule is subject to change pending any new catalog updates which may change the sequence above and reflects majors in Canfield BHP and an additional major in the business school (such as marketing or finance) and may require (depending on catalog) an additional three hours of study abroad, social science, or visual and performing arts credit. Schedule to be adjusted depending on major selection, AP/IB credit, and dual credit.
FLEXIBLE DEGREE PLAN COMBINING CANFIELD BHP WITH ANOTHER MAJOR
POPULAR OPTIONS
DESCRIPTION
Canfield BHP/Another Business Major
The most common option. For students who are business through and through, and are interested in diving in further to a specific business discipline. You can’t go wrong with what you pick, as no other business school has more majors ranked in the top 10!
*Apply to Business first-choice major. Mark interest in honors, and select Canfield BHP. Add second major after freshman year.
Canfield BHP/Plan II Honors – College of Liberal Arts *Apply to Business first-choice major, and Liberal Arts as a second-choice major. Mark interest in honors, and select Canfield BHP, Plan II.
Texas Honors Computer Science & Business (Texas CSB) *Apply to TexasCSB by selecting Business & Computer Science as your first and second choice majors. Mark interest in honors, select TexasCSB, and follow instructions for the required materials.
For students with diverse interests who would like to add rigorous liberal arts and science classes. This combination will strengthen critical and analytical skills, broader problem-solving capabilities and writing skills. A capstone thesis is required for Plan II students.
For students who are savvy in both business and technology. This integrated dual-degree program streamlines the computer science and business curriculums, so you complete both majors within four years.
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TEXAS CSB Texas Honors Computer Science and Business Texas Honors Computer Science and Business (Texas CSB) is a new integrated honors degree program between the Canfield Business Honors Program and the Department of Computer Science. Texas CSB provides a rigorous four-year undergraduate curriculum aimed at preparing students for top technology careers.
Highly Ranked
UT’s Computer Science and Canfield Business Honors programs are both widely recognized as ranking among the top ten programs in their respective fields, both nationally and internationally.
The Best of Both Worlds
Combined, the two programs offer distinct benefits for students with strong quantitative and technical skills looking toward careers in today’s tech-focused business world.
For a Wide Range of Students
This program provides a home for a wide range of students - from aspiring entrepreneurs to students interested in data analytics, marketing analytics, financial engineering, and leadership roles in tech companies.
PLAN II HONORS Canfield BHP and Plan II Honors Plan II is a carefully designed core curriculum honors major with very specific multi-disciplinary course requirements and strong emphasis on problem solving, critical and analytical skills, and particularly on writing—including a capstone thesis requirement. The Plan II Honors cores requirements include: • A year-long freshman course in world literature • Three semesters of interdisciplinary topical or thematic tutorials and seminars which develop and refine students’ analytic and synthesizing capacities • A year-long philosophy course for sophomores • A semester of honors social science • Two semesters of non-US history • A four-semester honors sequence in modes of reasoning, theoretical math or calculus, life sciences, and physical sciences • A senior thesis – a major independent research and writing project – which is the culmination of a student’s academic endeavors in Plan II
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