CSOM and Honors

[an42713]

<p>I am currently a high school senior interested in being a part of the Carlson School of Management and Honors program. I am wondering how difficult the classes are in the business school (I've heard Calc is awful. True?), and how many credits are reasonable to take. I like to challenge myself, but I want to maintain a high GPA as well, especially since I'm interested in Latin honors.
Any opinions from CSOM and/or Honors students? I'm also interested in Honors housing in Middlebrook and internship opportunities. Thanks for sharing!</p>

[jeredweaverfan]

<p>Classes aren’t necessarily difficult, but it can be hard to get an ‘A’ given the curve (classes are curved to a B for lower division, B+ for upper division). Honors can help with an A- curve for select classes.</p>

<p>Calc isn’t all that bad, but of course part of that depends on mathematical competency. If you foresee it as a problem, just take Short Calc (counselors will tell you they are similarly difficult, but Short Calc is definitely easier).</p>

<p>I think you will find that a high GPA and Latin honors isn’t the most important thing in business school. Most companies just want to see your GPA above a certain level (for top level jobs, generally a 3.5-3.6+) with relevant leadership and work experience. Your effort will be much better placed in being involved in activities and gaining internship experience than in trying to ace every course. Many CSOM students actually drop honors because the time and requirements aren’t worth the benefit.</p>

[noimagination]

<p><a href=“https://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/assets/148020.pdf[/url]”>https://www.carlsonschool.umn.edu/assets/148020.pdf&lt;/a&gt;

Following are the expected final grade distributions for BSB courses, by course level: </p>

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<li> 1000- 3000 (Core) level courses: Target median grade is 3.0 +/- .2 (or about a B).<br></li>
<li> 3000 (non-core),4000, 5000-level courses: Target median grade is 3.3 +/- .2 (or about a B+).<br></li>
<li> Honors courses at all levels: The median grade for honors courses should be determined by the faculty teaching these courses. However, like all courses, there should be a distribution of grades in honors courses (not all students should receive the same grade). Higher median grades for honors sections of courses offered to non-honors students are acceptable.

Mathematics courses and classes taken for liberal education credit are not taught through CSOM and do not follow this policy. CSOM will allow you to take short calc (Math 1142) in place of the normal calculus sequence.</li>
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<p>The difficulty of these courses depends on your individual aptitude, preparation, and work ethic. Here is the relevant documentation for Latin honors:
[Graduation</a> with Latin Honors - University Honors Program](<a href=“http://honors.umn.edu/latin-honors/graduation/]Graduation”>http://honors.umn.edu/latin-honors/graduation/)</p>