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Background
The Honors Cohort Program (HCP) at the University of San Francisco (USF) is designed to recognize academically successful students in the McLaren College of Business. It brings a student cohort together for a learning community experience. Students selected for the HCP take a series of courses in the honors curriculum and also participate in the supplemental experiences- including executive speakers, a mentoring program, and other activities offered to enrich and integrate the overall program.

Classes

 * Leadership


 * Finance


 * Marketing


 * Business Law


 * Systems Senior


 * Seminar Capstone

The six Honors courses are substituted for the corresponding upper division business Core requirements. HCP students take the Honors courses as a group during their Junior and Senior years. They work closely with each other and their faculty team, developing a strong network of close relationships as part of their academic program. Students fulfill their major area course requirements from the specified curriculum for their declared business major.

Application Process
Invitations to apply for the HCP are sent out in February to sophomore business students who, by the end of the Spring term, will have met the following criteria:


 * Junior standing (minimum 60 units)


 * Completed all lower division prerequisites to the HCP courses


 * A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.50


 * Displayed strong verbal and writing skills

In addition, applicants submit an essay and letters of recommendation and meet with HCP faculty to assess commitment to active participation in the program.

Awards

 * 2008 Undergraduate Division Champions :
 * 10th annual National Intercollegiate Business Ethics Competition
 * Loyola Marymount University April 10-12, 2008
 * Mai Hoang
 * Paul Johnson
 * Brett Klein
 * Laura Molinari
 * Dan McCarty
 * Lily Tang
 * 2007 Russ Berrie Institute National Sales Challenge
 * 2nd Place Finalist: Sales In-Basket Exercise
 * Clarissa Parkinson
 * 4th Place Finalist: Sales Role Play
 * Vanessa Kruze

Class of 2008

 * Clarissa Parkinson
 * Mai Hoang
 * Paul Johnson
 * Brett Klein
 * Laura Molinari
 * Dan McCarty
 * Lily Tang

Class of 2009

 * Vanessa Kruze
 * Dustin St. Jonn
 * Kristen Rasmusson
 * Carrie Estill
 * Alex Kludt
 * Sarah Owens
 * AJ Zollar
 * Tanya Knezevich
 * Karena Yim
 * Elizabeth Foo
 * Raleigh Kung
 * Noah Nuddell
 * Jennifer Yee
 * Jake Kuhn
 * Zuzana Bednarova
 * Sara Brooks
 * Jessica Duty

Class of 2010

 * Kimberly Buhay