Experiences and Requirements Checklist

All Business Fellows will:

  • Participate in all Fellows events
  • Complete all components of the program including the Business Fellows cohort classes
  • Respond to inquiries for program-related information from the Fellows director and program assistant
  • Must maintain full-time status
  • Maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.3
  • Demonstrate commitment to and progress towards completion of a high-quality senior capstone project
  • Represent the Fellows program professionally and abide by the academic and social honor code
  • Hold at least one leadership position in a campus organization prior to spring semester of your senior year

Year One Business Fellows will:

  • Take the Fellows Elon 1010 class
  • Register in cohort classes
    • ECO 1000 – Principles of Economics
    • BUS 1110 – Gateway to Business
    • ACC 2010 – Principles of Accounting
    • BUS 2110 – Management Information Systems
  • Obtain certifications
    • Excel Associate

Year Two Business Fellows will:

  • Mentor first-year Business Fellows
  • Take classes in your major(s)
  • Register in cohort classes
    • ECO 2300 – Stats for Decision Making
    • FIN 3430 – Principles of Finance
    • MKT 3110 – Principles of Marketing
    • MGT 3230 – Principles of Management Organizational Behavior
  • Obtain optional certifications
    • Wall Street Prep
    • LinkedIn Learning: Developing Cross Cultural Intellegence
  • Declare a major by the end of your second year
  • Participate in company visits trip to New York or Boston in the Fall or Spring. Past companies visited include:
    • Blackrock
    • Estee Lauder
    • PwC
    • Madison Square Garden
    • SalesForce
  • Have the opportunity to apply for an exclusive Internship and Study Semester in Asia Pacific Program (Australia and Singapore).

Year Three Business Fellows will:

  • Expand your global awareness by studying abroad Spring semester. Business Fellows have previously studied in:
    • Florence, Italy
    • London, England
    • Madrid, Spain
    • Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Semester at Sea
  • Secure a summer internship. Past internships include:
    • Northrop Grumman
    • EY
    • Deloitte
    • KPMG
    • Goldman Sachs

Year Four Business Fellows will:

  • Complete the requirements for your major
  • Register in cohort classes
    • BUS 4610 – Consulting Seminar
    • BUS 4970 – Strategic Management
    • FIN 4971 – Investment Seminar
  • Complete capstone projects
    • Global Consulting Project – solving a current business challenge for an European company
    • Portfolio Management Project – manage a equity portfolio of approximately $300,000
  • Organize and participate in the spring Business Fellows Medallion Ceremony
  • Secure post-graduation plans (employment, service, graduate school, etc.)