McCombs Success Scholars
McCombs Success Scholars is a two-year academic support program. Participants represent a diverse body of students within McCombs School of Business who bring a demonstrated record of academic achievement. The curriculum gives participants the opportunity to take many of their core courses with the same cohort of students, with additional programming focused on leadership development, career discovery, and social networking.
Program Details
Benefits
McCombs Success Scholars is modeled after our traditional Masters in Business Administration degree which allows students to take their basic core courses with a cohort of students facilitating a learning community for study groups and group projects. Additional benefits include:
- One-on-one academic advising
- Access to reserved seats in popular core curriculum classes
- Cohort classes for your first two years
- Invites to community building and social events
- Free tutoring
- Peer Mentors
Eligibility
Eligible students are invited to participate in the Success Scholar program based on their application to the University of Texas at Austin. There is no separate application for the program. Students are selected through various criteria, including:
- A demonstrated commitment to learning and leadership development
- Award of a scholarship or funding that requires program participation in its criteria
- Educational background, such as high schools that do not typically send students to UT Austin, attending a high school in a smaller or rural city, or the first person in their family to go to college
Cohort Curriculum
The core courses the program focuses on include:
- UGS 303 (University Core requirement)
- M 408K & M 408L (the McCombs Calculus requirement)
- ECO 304K & ECO 304L (the McCombs Economics requirement)
- BA 101S (required Career & Professional Development course)
- ACC 311 & ACC 312 (the McCombs Accounting requirement)
- MIS 301 (the McCombs Management Information Systems requirement)
- STA 309 (the McCombs Statics requirement)
- BA 324 (the McCombs oral & written communication requirement)
Student Spotlight
Being a part of MSS has allowed me to find a community of supportive faculty, staff, and fellow students. The program has made me more successful in my courses because I take them with other MSS students. It has expanded my network, leadership, and professional development.
