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Awards
The General Honors Award
This award is earned while completing the general education
requirements. The General Honors Award requires 21 honors
credit hours with grades of "A" or "B" with cumulative GPA
and OSU GPA of at least 3.50, as specified below:
- Twelve Honors Hours Breadth Requirement
(minimum of three honors hours per area from four of the
following areas):
- Courses required of all OSU students (English composition
or technical writing courses, HIST 1103 or 1483 or 1493,
and POLS 1113)
- Humanities (courses designated "H")
- Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Management
Sciences and Information Systems, and courses designated
"A"
- Natural Sciences (courses designated "N")
- Social Sciences (courses designated "S")
- Other courses with honors credit (which are not included
in areas 1 through 5, above)
- Two Honors Seminars or Interdisciplinary Honors
Courses with a minimum total of four hours (which
also may be used to satisfy a portion of the breadth requirement)--courses
with HONOR prefix and other courses designated as honors
seminars
- Special Experience Option: With advance
approval, 3 academic credit hours for experience in study
abroad, off-campus internships, or cooperative education
programs may be counted toward the General Honors Award.
- Additional Honors Hours to Reach a Total of 21
Honors Hours (with grades of "A" or "B" in all
21 honors hours plus a cumulative GPA and an OSU GPA of
3.50 or higher), with no more than 9 of the 21 honors hours
by honors contract without special permission of the Director
of the Honors College.
- Transfer Honors Credit: Students may
use up to 15 honors credit hours from other colleges and
universities toward the requirements for the General Honors
Award.
The College or Departmental Honors Award
This award is earned in your major field of study. The College
or Departmental Honors Award requires a minimum of 12 upper-division
honors credit hours with grade of "A" or "B," including a
thesis or creative component, plus any additional departmental
or college requirements*, with cumulative and OSU grade point
averages of at least 3.50. Except in the College of Business
Administration there is no limitation on the number of hours
completed by honors contract. [For honors awards in two majors,
honors requirements for both majors--including a creative
component in each--must be completed, with at least 6 upper-division
honors hours beyond the first major.]
*Some colleges and majors have more specific requirements
for the College or Departmental Award.
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The Honors College Degree
This award is earned by completion of both the General Honors
Award and the College or Departmental Honors Award with a
minimum of 39 honors credit hours with grades of "A" or "B"
and both an OSU and a cumulative grade point average of 3.50
or higher at the time of graduation. The honors degree is
reflected on your transcript, and a special honors diploma
is awarded.
Honors College Degree with International Study Emphasis
Students may earn the Honors College Degree with International
Study Emphasis by completing one of several specified academic
minors and an approved study-abroad experience.
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