It’s time to do a deep dive into the OHP program. OHIO Honors students learn not only how to apply their knowledge in diverse contexts but also how to articulate what they’ve learned from these experiences. Through reflection and feedback from faculty and OHIO Honors advisors, students will develop the language to explain to potential employers or graduate school admissions officers the impact of their work on the world and their communities. Learn more by visiting the Athen’s main campus website.
OHIO Honors Program
OHIO Honors Program
What is the OHIO Honors Program?
The OHIO Honors Program empowers students to align their personal interests with their academic pursuits and follow their learning wherever it leads. Designed to complement any major, the program connects students with fellow scholars across the university to explore ideas and issues from a wide range of perspectives.
Focused on Experiential Learning
OHIO Honors students take on challenging coursework through small-group seminars or honors projects in traditional classes. They also apply their learning through real world experiences such as:
- Internships, apprenticeships, or employment
- Research projects with faculty and peers
- Leadership positions in student organizations
- Study abroad/away experiences
Curriculum is a combination of Honors-level courses and hands-on experiences
The OHIO Honors Program provides the opportunities, support, and guidance necessary for students to stretch themselves intellectually and apply their knowledge in ways that continue the learning process. Regular interaction across academic disciplines expands their understanding of the world and their capacity to craft creative responses to the challenges they face in the classroom and beyond.
- Engagement Lab (international collaboration)
- Special topics courses with a variety of experiences
- Senior Portfolio – culmination of all Honors courses & experiential learning
Experiences are guided by three pathways valued by future employers
OHIO Honors students take challenging courses, but they also apply their knowledge outside the classroom. Students work closely with dedicated honors advisors throughout their time in the program to choose appropriate curricular and co-curricular experiences from the following three pathways and build toward a fourth-year capstone portfolio:
- Community Engagement
- Research & Creative Activity
- Leadership
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Why should you join?
The OHIO Honors Program (OHP) offers highly motivated students the opportunity to shape their own unique and challenging educational pursuits through a blend of curricular and co-curricular experiences. With the guidance of an OHIO Honors advisor, students choose a mix of honors-level courses and out-of-class opportunities that facilitate a deep exploration of the relationship between theory and practice.
Benefits include:
- Honors designation on transcripts and diplomas
- Honors advising (in addition to primary academic advising)
- Deep engagement with campus leaders and community partners both locally and globally
- Opportunities to network with faculty and other professionals in your field of study
- Preparation for professional advancement through major-specific organizations
- Priority registration based on rank
OHIO Honors Criteria
Admission
Incoming / First-Year Students
For priority consideration, students should apply to the University by the November 15 early action deadline. Applicants who apply after the early action deadline will be considered on a space-available basis.
Students who apply to the University by the early action deadline and meet the minimum g.p.a. requirement for the OHIO Honors Program or OHP-designated honors and scholars programs will be invited to complete a separate supplemental application in order to apply to any and all honors and scholars programs that interest them.
Transfer Students
The OHIO Honors Program will consider transfer applications from high-achieving students outside of OHIO and on both the Athens and regional campuses, if space allows. Students must possess a minimum 3.3 GPA at the time they apply and must complete at least four semesters in OHP to graduate with OHIO Honors.
Retention
To remain in good standing with the OHP, you must maintain these university GPA standards each year:
- 1st year - 3.0
- 2nd year - 3.1
- 3rd year - 3.2
- 4th year - 3.3
Graduation
To graduate with OHP designation, you must:
- Be a part of the OHP for a minimum of four (4) semesters
- Complete curricular & co-curricular experiences (requirement adjusted to number of semesters in the program)
- Create digital portfolio and presentation
What class can you take?
Students enrolled in OHP coursework should acquire practical experience students gain through their co-curricular endeavors and the interdisciplinary engagement they encounter throughout their time in the OHIO Honors Program. In their final year, student will create a portfolio that documents their cumulative experiences and demonstrates how they have applied what they’ve learned in preparation for their next professional or educational pursuit.
Below is an overview of the coursework you can expect as a participant of OHP:
- HC 2400 & HC 2401: 1st year (introductory courses)
- HC 2600, HC 2610, & HC 2620: 2nd & 3rd year (pathway courses)
- HC 2905: 2nd – 4th year (special topics courses)
- “A” classes: courses within your major, adapted for honors students
- “C” classes: courses approved for service-learning
- “D” classes: designated for OHP credit
- Capstone: 4th year (portfolio presentation of OHP experience)
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Faculty & Staff Information
It’s your turn to help your students shine! With the guidance of an OHIO Honors advisor, students choose a mix of honors-level courses and out-of-class opportunities that facilitate a deep exploration of the relationship between theory and practice. OHIO Honors students complete as many as 14 honors experiences over the course of their undergraduate careers at Ohio University.
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Become a Community Partner
If you or your organization (or campus unit) would like to partner with the OHIO Honors Program to develop a mutually beneficial experience for OHP students, please submit a brief proposal to the contacts listed below. Proposals should include a description of the co-curricular experience, a list of anticipated outcomes or products of the experience, a consideration of any risks involved, and a description of the benefit the experience will provide to your organization or the larger community. Co-curricular experiences also require advising, reflection and evaluation plans, but those can be developed and facilitated by OHIO Honors advisors if you have not already developed them as part of your proposal.
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OHP Designated Programs
In addition to experiencing the challenging coursework and opportunities to apply their education outside of the classroom through the OHIO Honors Program (OHP), participants also have the opportunity to be considered for a variety of OHP-designated programs.
PATHWAY TO SUCCESS
Contact Us
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Geoff Buckley |
Nicole Finnicum OHIO Honors Program Associate Director finnicum@ohio.edu |