Texas Business Honors Program Viewbook

Texas Business Honors Program

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We give BHP students the best undergraduate business education available anywhere.

In return, we expect them to make the world a better place.”

- ROBERT PRENTICE, BHP FACULTY DIRECTOR

The Texas Business Honors Program (BHP) is a prestigious and selective program, offering a curriculum modeled after MBA programs. It challenges you to think outside of the box. Small class sizes of 30 to 40 students allow for increased focus on discussion, presentation, group collaboration and analytic exercises.

The curriculum also addresses leadership and ethics in the modern business world. BHP is more than just a top-rate education--it’s a community. Special programming coordinated by the BHP and the Honors Business Association (HBA) provides opportunities to form strong, lasting relationships with your BHP classmates.

MAJOR. PROGRAM. COMMUNITY.

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THE 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 Turing Scholars.

If you choose to pursue a second business major within McCombs, you will be able to choose from top-ranked academic program, allowing you to combine your honors business education with the specialization of your choice.

Forge your

OWN PATH.

Your BHP 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 BHP offers an array of support for freshmen. The freshman experience begins with the BHP Leadership Kickoff, where you will establish strong relationships with you BHP cohort and Peer Mentors during a twoday 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, you will continue to build relationships with your cohorts 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 works specifically with our students. 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 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. 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!

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Majors: BHP, Supply Chain, Economics Class of 2017

BETHANY ROLAN

’17

Bethany Rolan graduated from BHP last year and is currently working as a consultant for McKinsey & Company. In her senior year, Bethany served as president for The University of Texas at Austin Orange Jackets, one of the oldest and most prestigious women’s service organizations on campus. The organization allowed her to meet women from across campus who are driven and supportive, much like her BHP peers.

Bethany relished the BHP community and feels she has learned so much from her classmates, who have a wide variety of interests and are extremely supportive of one another. That sense of community and collaboration is something she felt when she attended Discover BHP, the program’s admitted student event, as a senior in high school. She meshed with the students she met there and loved that she could have the experience of being at a large school, while having the classroom experience of a small school through the program. Bethany rounded out her business degrees in BHP and Supply Chain with an Economics degree. During her time at UT Austin, Bethany held three on-campus positions, working for the BHP office as a peer advisor, serving as a research assistant for one of her business professors, and as a teaching assistant for the Business Communications course. She appreciated being able to be involved in the university in so many capacities, but the role she relished above all others was that of an advisor to her BHP peer and prospective BHP applicants.

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I LOVED THAT I COULD HAVE THE EXPERIENCE OF BEING AT A LARGE SCHOOL, WHILE HAVING THE CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE OF A SMALL SCHOOL THROUGH THE PROGRAM.” 9

BRINGING THE

REAL WORLD

Class discussions around real-world business cases allow professors to teach the complexities of business and allow students to learn how to think through any problem. This method of teaching will help you gain the analytical skills to make an informed decision in any situation you might face. It also helps you develop a more mature professional perspective, giving you the confidence to tackle any problem that comes your way throughout your career.

INTO THE

CLASSROOM

SAMPLE FOUR-YEAR PLAN BHP AND ANOTHER BUSINESS MAJOR

Note: Schedule reflects majors in BHP and an additional major in the business school (such as marketing or finance). Schedule to be adjusted depending on major selection and incoming college credits.

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SMALL LEARNING TEAMS allow BHP student to boost each other’s understanding of the coursework. It’s a combination of small classes and a competitive, yet cooperative, learning environment you won’t find at other institutions. Our top-ranked faculty will get to know you personally, and will become your champions and advocates.

SMALL TEAMS. STRONG CONNECTIONS.

OUR

FACULTY From hosting Dinner with a Professor events to holding boot camps for their class, our faculty are committed to ensuring 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 highly-rated teachers.

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VP of Content Partnerships at YouTube Business Honors Class of 1998 MBA, Harvard Business School 2004

KELLY MERRYMAN

’98

Before joining YouTube in 2015, Kelly was VP of Content Acquisition for Netflix for seven years. Coming out of 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 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 funtional areas. She also greatly values the network she built through 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 FUNTIONAL AREAS.”

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FIND WHAT INTERESTS YOU.

BEING A LONGHORN means access to a wide range of activities. Whatever your interests may be, you will find a way to pursue them at UT and in Austin, one of the best cities in the world. BHP students are involved across campus and are able to explore their passions, selecting from more than 1,000 student organizations on campus. We offer a truly well-rounded and fun college experience with top sports and great school spirit!

All BHP students are automatically a member of the Honors Business Association (HBA), which hosts a number of events throughout the year, including company field trips, dinners with faculty and alumni, and philanthropic outings. There are also more than 40 McCombs student organizations for students to get involved in, from affinity groups, to major-specific groups, to business student legislation.

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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

The McCombs School has robust study abroad opportunities with more than 20 programs to choose from. BHP students have the option to participate in a specially designed program in Buenos Aires, where they can earn credit for a 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 BHP students are strongly encouraged to study abroad at some point during their time in the program.

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Majors: BHP, Finance, Psychology Class of 2017

NEO ’ NANNA 17 Neo Nanna graduated from BHP last year and is currently working as a consultant for Accenture. Neo has never regretted his decision to come to UT or BHP, because he knew going into college that he wanted a challenging environment with honors-level coursework after participating in a McCombs summer camp for rising seniors. He appreciated the diversity of opinions and experiences of other students in the program, and feels grateful to his BHP classmates for the great support they provided by helping him navigate through the challenges of college. Neo majored in BHP, Finance, and Psychology. He is most passionate about adolescent development and high school college-readiness. He hopes to one day go into social impact work, possibly working in education policy. Neo spent his time outside of the classroom on various nonprofit initiatives, including serving as a Community Outreach Coordinator for Camp Kesem – UT, a summer camp for kids whose parents have cancer. He is proud of the money he raised to send kids to camp, and the difference he made in their lives as a Camp Kesem Counselor.

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I APPRECIATE THE DIVERSITY OF OPINIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF THE OTHER STUDENTS.”

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LAND YOUR

DREAM JOB BHP STATS:

100%

*

Job Placement

$4,055

Monthly Average Internship Salary

$74,816 Average Starting Salary *Job placement percentage is based on students seeking full-time employment, and does not include students continuing their education.

THE MCCOMBS CAREER SERVICES office is consistently ranked in the top 5 in the nation. BHP students have a dedicated career coach who will be their resource for everything from internships, post-graduation careers, and even graduate school. 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

#7 UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM

#6 BEST UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOLS

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Director of Structured Products at BP Business Honors Class of 2003

DOMINIC SUNG

’03

Dominic graduated from the McCombs School of Business in May of 2003 as a Business Honors and Finance major with a minor in MIS. He was recruited by BP as one of the first participants in a rotational analyst program for its Integrate Supply and Trading business. In his 13 year career at BP, he has held a variety of roles, including physical gas optimization, credit risk, and product control.

He is currently responsible for providing financial markets and tailored risk management solutions for energy customers in the Eastern United States, working with them price and execute their risk management and hedging programs. The 2012 recipient of the McCombs School of Business BBA Rising Star Award, Dominic has been a UT BHP Advisory Board member since 2003, and he and previously served as Chair. Beyond the strong academic education that the BHP provided him, there are two huge impacts of BHP on his life. The first is the ability to apply learned skills in order to adapt and succeed no matter the situation. Another is the network of hugely successful BHP graduates that he is lucky to call friends. Additionally, the ethical leadership skills attained at McCombs perfectly aligned with the values and behaviors of BP, helping to set him up for success.

In his attempt to give back to a school and program that he feels provided so much to him, Dominic has been a guest lecturer at McCombs, regularly interviews BHP applicants, and serves as an alumni mentor to current BHP students.

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BHP IMPACTED MY ABILITY TO APPLY LEARNED SKILLS IN ORDER TO ADAPT AND SUCCEED NO MATTER THE SITUATION.” 25

WHAT’S NEXT? IF YOU THINK 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 BHP admissions committee, with special attention given to resumes, quantitative scores from standardized tests, transcripts, and the evaluation given by our alumni interviewers. BHP releases decisions on a rolling basis. It is suggested that students complete their application by November 1.

Students who do so may receive their decision earlier.

Application Opens: AUGUST 1 Application Closes: DECEMBER 1

APPLICATION AND SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION BHP only accepts online applications through the Apply Texas Application. You must list “Unspecified Business” as your first-choice major and select to apply to honors in order to be considered. If you are applying to both BHP and Turing Scholars (the computer science honors program) you should visit our admissions website for more application details.

Visit mccombs.utexas.edu/BHP/Admissions for more information about the application process.

BHP has a limited number of merit-based scholarships available for incoming freshmen. All applicants will be automatically considered for these scholarships. University-wide scholarships are awarded through the online ApplyTexas Application for Freshmen Scholarships. Visit TexasScholarships.org for more information. 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 offer 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.

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