Smithtown School of Business
Honor Society Requirements 2020-2021
Community Service Hours will be adjusted due to COVID19
Business students can now receive MBA – NY State Honor Society OR both NYS and
PhD – National Business Honor Society distinctions when they meet the requirements below:
NY State Business Honor Society / MBA Mastery of Business Achievement
**All students may apply when requirements are met
- 3 Business credits with an A- or better average (B+ for College Accounting I & II, College Business Law and E-Commerce). Can use up to ½ credit from school store/Business Student Aide towards MBA/PHD credit requirements.
- 1 Business Olympics
- 1 Year of ACTIVE club participation in the School of Business Honor Society, minimum of 5 meetings
- 10 hours of community service through the SOBHS **If you are a member of DECA you can use 5 hours of DECA community service hours. Community Service log must be submitted by March 15th
- Paid member of the School of Business Honor Society
- Uphold the School of Business Code of Conduct
- Must attend the Etiquette Dinner in May (Date to be announced)
*To RETAIN membership to continue on to be inducted for your PhD, you must continue to be an
ACTIVE member the school year following your Induction
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National Business Honor Society / PhD Personal Higher Degree
To achieve your Ph.D you must receive your MBA first. The following criteria is in addition to the requirements for the MBA
- Overall GPA of 3.0
- Achieved the M.B.A./NY State Business Honor Society
- Total of 5 Business credits with an A- or better average (B+ for College Accounting I & II, College Business Law & E-Commerce)
- 2 yrs of Business Olympics competition
- 2 yrs of ACTIVE club participation in SOBHS (Yr 1 min of 5 meetings; Yr 2 is a min of 8 meetings)
- Total of 20 community service hours through the SOBHS. **if you are a member of DECA you can use an additional 5 hours of DECA community service hours
- Paid member of the SOBHS
- Uphold the School of Business Code of Conduct
- Must attend the Etiquette Dinner