University Catalog > Undergraduate Programs > Undergraduate Honors Programs > The Sy Syms Business Honors and Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
The mission of the Sy Syms Business Honors and Entrepreneurial Leadership Program is to enhance the educational experience of its high-achieving business students. The program stresses a culture of academic excellence coupled with a commitment to Jewish values. The program is focused on providing honors students with enhanced entrepreneurship opportunities; interaction with senior faculty; and career-changing contacts with global business leaders and executives. Specifically, the program offers high-level business courses, immersion in the liberal arts and sciences, along with entrepreneurship and internship opportunities. Sy Syms honors courses are designed to challenge students, to encourage imagination and creativity and to prepare students for exceptional career opportunities.
Admission to the Sy Syms Business Honors and Entrepreneurial Leadership Program requires Sy Syms honors students to exhibit excellent academic achievement as well as evidence of significant entrepreneurship and leadership potential. Sy Syms honors students must maintain a GPA of 3.500 in their college courses as well as Torah studies while on campus. All Sy Syms honors students will be required to successfully complete the following:
1. BLW 1800 Business as a Human Enterprise (year 1)
2. The following five Honors designated foundation courses:
ENT 1020 Principles of Strategy
MAR 1001 Principles of Marketing
ACC 1001 Accounting Principles I
IDS 1020 Principles of Business Analytics
FIN 1001 Principles of Finance