The Honors program in the College of Human Ecology provides students with above-average capabilities and motivation an enhanced opportunity to achieve intellectual growth and personal satisfaction. The Honors Program The Honors program in the College of Human Ecology is geared towards undergraduate research. All Honors students in the College of Human Ecology must complete a senior Honors thesis. A significant outcome of the Honors experience is the high level of understanding gained about designing and conducting research and other scholarly work. The Honors curriculum is individually contracted, and students are expected to add rigor to their programs through upper-division courses and Honors courses in the general education curriculum.
All students complete a research methodology course and an Honors thesis.
Students who satisfactorily complete an Honors thesis, pass their oral examination and who have earned a 3.2 cumulative GPA will graduate with distinction. Both the Honors Director and Human Ecology faculty help to advise Honors students. To become an Honors student in the College of Human Ecology Current OSU students must achieve a 3.2 GPA based on 12 or more credit hours of calculable grades in their coursework at Ohio State and must have three or more quarters remaining in their college career. Incoming freshmen may directly enroll if they have a composite ACT score of 29 or above or an SAT combined score of 1300 or above. Additionally, students must submit an application for admission to the Honors program, which includes a statement of objectives to be achieved through admission to the Honors program and a detailed listing of courses to be taken.