Smithtown School of Business

Honor Society Requirements 2018/19

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