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Thomas J. Cox, Jr. Honors Program

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Entrepreneurial. Experiential. Global.

The Thomas J. Cox Honors Jr. Honors Program creates a network for our exceptional scholars by cultivating a mindset of higher performance across the realms of academic performance, intellectual curiosity, and leadership development. This results in a high-impact graduate with initiative, ambition, and the work ethic to make an immediate contribution to employers upon hiring.

Thomas J. Cox, Jr. Honors Program Brochure

Our Honors Program provides participants the opportunity to share an academic journey with fellow elite scholars, as well as our distinguished faculty. Enriched curricular and co-curricular activities within this program are designed to stimulate intellectual, professional, and personal growth by combining elements of career development, research, and corporate activites.

Participating students will take a minimum of 21 credits of Honors courses within The Peter J. Tobin College of Business. In addition to the elevated coursework, students will hear from industry speakers, conduct research with faculty within their major, connect with Tobin College alumni, and engage with career counselors in their first year.

Develop a Global Perspective

We believe a global perspective is critical for graduates to be successful in their careers. To support this vision, select Junior-level students in this Honors Program are offered the opportunity to participate in a funded European Experience trip that complements coursework completed in the program and builds life-long professional networks with peers.

Students preferring to travel as part of another Tobin Global Destination Course may receive a stipend towards the cost of the trip.

In the Sophomore year highly engaged honor students can avail of a domestic trip to enhance their understanding of corporate governance.

Program Features

  • Study with peers in challenging honors courses
  • Live with other Cox honors program students in one of the university’s residence halls
  • Travel to Europe as part of the Cox Honors European Experience
  • Network with speakers from a variety of industries
  • Conduct research with faculty and present at academic conferences. Past locations have included Rome, IT; Pittsburgh, PA; and Albany, NY.
  • Work with career counselors during student’s first year
  • Site visits to businesses in New York City. Past visits include AIG, Bloomberg, iHeart Media, and Jefferies Group LLC.

Honors Program Curriculum

Students in this program will be required to take a minimum of 21 honors-level credits within Tobin College.

ECO 1301H Principles of Economics I
MGT 1301H Management and Organizational Behavior
BUA 1333H Modern Statistics I
LAW 1310H Law in a Business Environment

ACC 2370H Financial Accounting and Reporting
MKT 2301H Principles of Marketing
RMI 1301H Principles of Risk Management
FIN 2310H Foundations of Finance

Students focus on major coursework and internship opportunities

MGT 4329H Strategic Management

Contact Information

Niall C. Hegarty, Ed.D.
Director of Thomas J. Cox, Jr. Honors Program
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Tracy Freiberg, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Thomas J. Cox, Jr. Honors Program
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