University of Arkansas

Walton College

The Sam M. Walton College of Business

Program Requirements

View a list of requirements for the Walton Honors program.

Requirements for Walton Scholars Program

  1. Complete 21 hours in honors courses with a minimum of 9 hours completed from the following honors business courses: ACCT 2013H, ACCT 2023H, BLAW 2013H, ECON 2013H, ECON 2023H, ISYS 2103H, MGMT 2103H, MKTG 3433H, SCMT 2103H, BUSI 1033H or FINN 2043H (excluding BUSI 1111H). The remaining honors hours may be selected from the State Minimum Core. Completing honors courses in the Fulbright College will fulfill this requirement. MATH 2564 may be used as honors credit towards completion of the 21 required honors hours. Students must complete a minimum of 12 honors hours within the first 30 hours at the Fayetteville campus.
  2. Students must also complete MATH 2554 with a grade of “C” within the first 45 hours at the Fayetteville campus prior to taking upper level business classes.
  3. Complete the following honors courses in Walton College:
    1. Two 3-hour colloquium courses chosen from the following: BUSI 3003H (may be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit), ACCT 4003H, ACCT 4123H, ECON 4003H, FINN 4003H, MKTG 4003H, SCMT 4003H, SEVI 4003H, HNRC 300VH, HNRC 301VH, or HNRC 4013H (or other honors colloquium courses (3000/4000 level only) offered in other colleges with approval of the Honors Director). The following courses may be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit with prior approval: BUSI 3003H, ACCT 4003H, ECON 4003H, FINN 4003H, MKTG 4003H, SCMT 4003H, SEVI 4003H. At least 3 hours of honors colloquium courses must be from the Walton College. Any course outside the Walton College would ordinarily count toward fulfilling general education electives and would not count toward junior/senior business elective credit.
    2. A three-hour thesis (BUSI 499VH): The thesis is a major independent writing project under the leadership of a Walton College or University of Arkansas faculty member and arises from a research project, business plan, business competition, or internship.
  4. Complete an alternate honors capstone course SEVI 3013H Honors Strategic Management, which should be completed within the first 90 hours at the Fayetteville campus.

Requirements for the Departmental Scholars Program

Admission to the Honors Program as a departmental scholar will only be offered to current University of Arkansas students who have established a cumulative GPA of 3.75 upon completion of their freshmen year at the University of Arkansas. Transfer students may also apply upon completion of one semester at the University of Arkansas with a GPA of 3.75. All students must complete an application to be considered for acceptance into the departmental scholars program.

  1. Complete 12 hours of honors courses to be selected from pre-business core or State Minimum Core. MATH 2564 may be used as honors credit towards completion of the 12 required honors hours.
  2. Students must also complete MATH 2554 with a grade of “C” or better within the first 60 hours at the Fayetteville campus and prior to taking upper level business courses.
  3. Complete the following courses in Walton College::
    1. Two 3-hour colloquium courses chosen from the following: BUSI 3003H (May be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit), ACCT 4003H, ACCT 4123H, ECON 4003H, FINN 4003H, MKTG 4003H, SCMT 4003H, SEVI 4003H, HNRC 300VH, HNRC 301VH, HNRC 4013H(or other honors colloquium courses (3000/4000 level only) offered in other colleges with approval of the Honors Director). The following courses may be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit with prior approval: BUSI 3003H, ACCT 4003H, ECON 4003H, FINN 4003H, MKTG 4003H, SCMT 4003H, SEVI 4003H. At least 3 hours of honors colloquium courses must be from the Walton College. Any course outside of the Walton College would count toward fulfilling general education electives and would not count toward junior/senior business elective credit.
    2. A three-hour thesis (BUSI 499VH): The thesis is a major independent writing project under the leadership of a Walton College or University of Arkansas faculty member and arises from a research project, business plan, business competition, or internship.
  4. Complete the honors capstone course SEVI 3013H Honors Strategic Management, which should be completed within the first 90 hours at the Fayetteville campus.

Honors Distinction Levels

Students successfully completing the Walton Honors Program are eligible to receive a baccalaureate degree with a distinction of:

Summa Cum Laude will be awarded honors students graduating with a GPA in the top 20% of their graduating Walton Honors class.

Magna Cum Laude will be awarded honors students graduating with a GPA in the next 30% of their graduating Walton Honors class.

Cum Laude will be awarded honors students graduating with a GPA in the final 50% of their graduating Walton Honors class.