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Why Become an “Honors Student"
The best reason for
choosing to participate in the Honors Program at OSU Lima is that you
will get a better education.
Additionally, down the road you may want to continue your education and
enroll in a graduate school or a professional school, to study law,
medicine, dentistry, or veterinary medicine. Nearly all of the
applicants to advanced degree programs will have had good grades; so, a
high GPA may not be enough to get you selected. Selection committees are
looking for students that have demonstrated more than their ability to
get good grades. Participation in an Honors Program is one way that a
student can distinguish his/herself.
Entering freshmen with an ACT composite score of 29 or above and a ranking in the top 10% of their high school class are automatically admitted to the Honors Program at Ohio State Lima. Entering freshmen with an ACT composite score of 25-28 are invited to be “Honors Candidates”. These students can earn admission to the honors Program by demonstrating high quality academic performance.
Automatically admitted students and honors candidates will have to demonstrate interest in the Honors Program by taking Honors Courses and must maintain a minimum 3.3 grade point average their freshman year. The grade point requirement for students who have completed 90 or more quarter hours is 3.4 or better.
Continuing Honors Requirements
To be eligible to continue as an honors student at Ohio State students must have completed a minimum of six honors, upper division (500+) or equivalent level courses over the first two years. Honors Embedded courses can also be use to satisfy this requirement.
Continuing Honors at Ohio State Lima
To continue an honors program at Ohio State Lima, students must apply to the appropriate honors program in your major department on the Columbus Campus. Students interested in graduating with honors or with distinction should meet with your department’s Honors Coordinator very early in your junior year. You will be required to set up a course of study and meet all requirements to successfully graduate with honors or with distinction.
Continuing Honors at Ohio State Columbus
Ohio State Lima students are Ohio State University students and courses taken on the extended campuses of Ohio State are Ohio State University courses, including honors courses. These credits do not need to be transferred.
To be eligible to continue as an Honors student on the Columbus Campus students must have completed six honors, upper division (500+), or equivalent level courses over the first two years. Honors Embedded courses can also be use to satisfy this requirement.
Extended campus Honors Students moving to Columbus must apply for Honors Status through your appropriate department on the Columbus Campus. You should make contact with your department’s Honors Coordinator early in your junior year to arrange the appropriate course of study to satisfy the requirements to graduate with honors or with distinction.
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Special Honors Awards
The Ohio State Lima Honors Program gives financial awards to Honors Students
who perform exceptionally well in Honors Courses. We give "Book Awards" of
$100 for each Honors Course (maximum of 3 per course, i.e. up to 18 per year.) "Tuition
Awards" of $1000 (maximum of 3 per year) are awarded to
outstanding Honors Students who have taken at least two Honors Courses in a given
year. These awards are administered by the Honors Program and are based
solely on merit.
An H is placed along with the course number on the student's
transcript to designate successful completion of an honors course, an HE for an
honors embedded course.
Freshman Honors Students are eligible for membership in the honorary
societies, Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma, both with active chapters in
Columbus.
Outstanding students are eligible to receive a variety of additional awards,
such as the John W. Hevener Award, or the John T. Mount Academic Excellence Award.
Finally, students meeting certain special qualifications may receive special
recognition at graduation. The designation "with Honors in ____" or "with
Distinction in ________" may be earned with a degree. In addition to a high level of achievement as
indicated by GPA, the former requires a specified minimum amount of honors
coursework, while the latter requires the completion of a senior honors thesis. An exceptional student may earn both. The designation Cum Laude and
Summa Cum Laude, for students graduating in the top 6% and 1.5% of their
classes respectively, are also available.
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Moving to Ohio State Columbus
Ohio State Lima Students are Ohio State Students, and any courses taken on
the Ohio State Regional Campuses are Ohio State University courses, including
Honors Courses, and do not have to be transferred. The Honors Programs at
The Ohio State University vary from college to college.
To be eligible to continue as an
honors student on the Columbus Campus students must have completed six honors,
upper division (500+), or equivalent level courses over the first two years.
Honors embedded courses can also be used to satisfy this requirement.
Regional campus Honors Students must apply for the appropriate Honors Program on
the Columbus Campus when moving there. Students interested in continuing
as Honors Students on the Columbus Campus should contact the Honors House in
Columbus (614-292-3135) for information on the appropriate Honors Program well
in advance of moving to Columbus.
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