Honors Orientation Enrollment Information
Your First Steps at OSU - should be in comfortable shoes
In the sage words of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy " - DON'T PANIC
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- Be Patient - there was never a better time to have an e-book or a good game on your smart phone or tablet.
- Hang on to all the papers you are given - most of them will turn out to be important.
- Make sure you have something to drink with you (and drink it) - dehydration can lead to headaches and worse.
- Chat with and make friends with other students, you are all in this together - in the end you are competing against a set of academic requirements and standards, NOT each other.
- Be Patient.
- The Advisors are here to help you, they want you to do well and graduate in four years. Listen to them.
- The first semester in College is usually the hardest one - taking courses you are not ready for is a very bad idea.
- College is not High School. Not only is college more difficult, but it is also different - which is worse! So be guided by those who know how it works.
- However, ultimately it is YOUR education and YOUR choices!
- By the way did I say - Be Patient.
- Don’t Panic!
Important Links
Important Buildings are:
- Old Central (Home of The Honors College)
- Student Union (Food and Check-in and out)
- Group 1: Edmon Low Library 5th floor
- Group 2: Math Sciences Building room 108
- Group 3: Nancy Randolph Davis Building room 358
- Group 4: Edmon Low Library 5th floor in the Math Learning Success Center
- Group 5: Spears Building room 050-060
- Group 6: Nancy Randolph Davis Building room 358
Requirements for the Honors Awards
The link below contains the basic information concerning the requirements for the General Honors award. The main points are:
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- You must take at least three hours of Honors to be an active member of the Honors College.
- If you can get an Honors Seminar this semester go for it!
- If you take an Honors add-on you must take the regular course it is associated with and you will receive Honors credit equal to the number of hours for the regular course.
Honors Courses Available for First-Year Students
- Use this list to choose your Honors courses. Descriptions of Honors Seminars can be found here.
List of Courses for First-Year Students