This option is available at Corvallis campus within the following majors: 

• Accountancy
• Apparel Design
• Business Administration
• Business Analytics
• Business Information Systems
• Design and Innovation Management
• Innovation & Entrepreneurship
• Finance
• Interior Design
• Marketing
• Organizational Leadership
• Product and Merchandising Management
• Supply Chain and Logistics Management

The Dean’s Academy is designed for high achieving students who wish to maximize both the educational and experiential aspects of their college experience. The Dean’s Academy encourages intellectual curiosity and active engagement in the educational process, and seeks to graduate students who are academically accomplished, visionary leaders and responsible citizens.

The Dean's Academy Option provides students with:

• A small, cohort-based program that promotes lifelong learning through personal engagement, intellectual involvement, and a sense of community.

• Designated classes that are smaller, allowing students to engage in thoughtful discussion with their professors and with each other.

• Exclusive opportunities to attend workshops, forums, seminars, and events featuring thought-leaders in business.

Option Code: 754

Options follow the learning outcomes of the major. For this option, refer to the learning outcomes of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship major.

To earn the Dean’s Academy Option, students must complete a minimum of 21 credits, 15 of which must be at the upper-division level, of business or design coursework that have been designated as honors sections (i.e., the course has an “H” designation). All 300- and 400-level courses are considered upper-division courses. Any Honors section offered in the College of Business can be used to satisfy the Dean’s Academy option requirements.

Option Code: 754