The Undergraduate Business Honors Thesis challenges motivated students to move beyond traditional coursework and apply critical thinking skills to an academic business thesis. Eligible students develop an intensive research project, which extends far beyond the limits of the material in a single course during a single semester. Students who complete this project spend almost one full year (six academic credit hours) under the guidance of a UNC Kenan-Flagler faculty member, researching, writing and revising an original thesis on a business topic.
To be eligible for a Senior Honors Thesis you must:
- Be a business major
- Have and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.3 or higher and a business major GPA of 3.5 or higher
- Be an active student on campus for Fall and Spring semesters of your senior year.
A limited number of seats are available in the Senior Honors Thesis program.
For consideration to be selected as a 2023-2024 Senior Honors Thesis Candidate, please submit the application no later than 9pm, August 1, 2023.
The UNC Kenan-Flagler Honors Thesis Committee will review, collaborate and make decisions as soon as possible and notify you by email.
If your application is approved, the UBP will manually enroll you in BUSI 691H for the fall semester.
If your application is not accepted, you may receive feedback from the committee with the option to resubmit to address/clarify the committee’s questions. If your application is denied, we encourage you to explore the Independent Study option.
Senior Honors Thesis Program Completion
Once you meet all requirements, you will graduate with Honors or Highest Honors, depending on the recommendation of the thesis committee. The award with highest honors indicates that these students achieved superior status in all aspects.
The Award for Honors Excellence is presented at the Undergraduate Business Program Commencement Ceremony to recognize the student who completed the most outstanding Honors Thesis. The student receives a certificate to recognize this honor.