To qualify for active membership, a student must be a high school junior or senior. Juniors must have completed his/her third business education core course. Seniors must have completed, or be currently enrolled, his/her third business education core course. Core courses are: Accounting, Business and Legal Concepts, Business Leadership, INCubatorEDU, and Personal Finance. The student must have a minimum standard GPA, on a 4.0 scale, as follows: business courses average-3.5; overall average-3.0. NBHS students will receive honor cords to be worn at graduation.

National Business Honor Society Members