ASC Honors Program Requirements

To graduate with honors in the Arts and Sciences, students must complete all degree requirements, earn a cumulative GPA of 3.4, complete the Honors Coursework Requirements, and complete the Honors Project Requirements.

Honors Coursework Requirements

Students must complete:

• A minimum of 18 hours of Honors coursework (Honors or Honors embedded coursework, which are designated H or E) or Honorsquality coursework.
  • Up to two classes can overlap with the student’s major 
  • One class may overlap with the student’s minor 
  • All honors-quality GE courses may be used to fulfill this requirement 
  • AP/IB Credit may not be used to fulfill this requirement 
  • CCP/Transfer credit that comes into Ohio State as Honors or Honors-quality may be used to fulfil this requirement
• All GE Theme courses must be Honors or Honors-quality courses
  • This requirement may be waived for students who do not begin their undergraduate careers in the ASC Honors Program and have completed Theme coursework before joining
• At least one Honors or Honors-quality course in each of the following disciplines which may overlap with general education, major, minor, or elective courses
  • Natural and Mathematical Sciences 
  • Arts and Humanities 
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences
• The ASC Honors survey course
  • This requirement may be waived for students who do not begin their undergraduate careers in the ASC Honors Program
• An Honors enhanced ePortfolio
• Any Honors requirements within the major
  • This requirement varied by major

Honors Project Requirements

Honors students must complete an Honors project. All Honors students will design, carry out, and defend a project that is approved by the ASC Honors Committee. An Honors Project is a challenging, original project completed by a student’s fourth year. 

• Project options include:
  • Honors thesis (students who complete a thesis will also graduate with Honors research distinction) 
  • Six credit hours (or the equivalent) over at least two semesters of the following: 
    • Service-learning experience (S coursework) 
    • Research experience (4998H) 
    • Internship (3191) 
    • Coursework that results in a creative arts project global education experience 
    • An integrated combination equaling six total credit hours (or the equivalent) of two of the above experiences (for example: three credit hours of global education and three credit hours of research, two different three credit hour internships) 
    • Other projects as approved by the ASC Honors Committee

Honors Project Process

1. Submit an Honors Project Planning Form at the end of year one (to maintain Honors status) 
   1. Students who join Honors after year one must submit this form within one semester of joining Honors
2. Submit an Honors Project Proposal by the end of year two 
   1. Students who join Honors after year two must submit this form within one semester of joining Honors
3. Complete an Honors Project Report by the end of year four or the semester of graduation (and include it in ePortfolio as part of your Reflection Bookend)
4. Present the work at the Honors Project Symposium or another approved forum by the end of year four or the semester of graduation (ex: thesis defense)