Honors-in-Discipline Programs
The College of Business and Technology (CBAT) offers an Honors-in-Discipline (HID) Program to attract, retain, and recognize outstanding students who seek a challenging and stimulating college experience. The program provides an enriched academic experience for selected students by providing honors and honors enriched courses for the business, computing, digital media, and engineering technology majors.
This academic experience also includes participation in undergraduate research and creative activity in their field, including completion of the year-long Senior Honors Thesis project. Other benefits include priority registration, 24/7 access to an HID computer lab and study room in Yoakley Hall, the opportunity to become eligible for Honors-in-Discipline scholarships, participation in Honors College and CBAT HID events, and Honors graduation and transcript recognition.
All Honors in Discipline students will receive a $2500 scholarship each year that is stackable with other ETSU scholarships. Incoming students beginning Fall 2023 will have the opportunity to apply for research funds up to $1250 to be used towards their thesis projects.
Interested students can see more information about admission and retention requirements or frequently asked questions.
Contact information:
Accountancy Honors-in-Discipline Coordinator, College of Business and Technology, East Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 70710,
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614; or email Ashley Bentley
Economics and Finance Honors-in-Discipline Coordinator, College of Business and Technology, East Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 70686,
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614; or email Dr. Jessie Xie
Management and Marketing Honors-in-Discipline Coordinator, College of Business and Technology, East Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 70625,
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614; or email Dr. Kelly Atkins
Computing Honors-in-Discipline Coordinator, College of Business and Technology, East Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 70711,
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614; or email ComputingHonors@etsu.edu
Digital Media Honors-in-Discipline Coordinator, College of Business and Technology, East Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 70309, Johnson City, Tennessee 37614; or email Professor Sarit Somasa
Engineering Technology Honors-in-Discipline Coordinator, College of Business and Technology, East Tennessee State University, P.O. Box 70552,
Johnson City, Tennessee 37614; or email Dr. Joseph Shrestha
Honors-in-Discipline Required Curriculum
Honors-in-Discipline Applications and Forms