Undergraduates

The first step in preparing the Individual Honors Curriculum Application is to draft a statement that reflects your . . .

• Academic area(s) of interest
• And your short-term and long-term plans

Next, you should meet with your faculty advisor to develop your Individual Honors Curriculum. Use the statement you wrote about your future plans to guide your plan of study.

It is recommended that all honors students have in-depth honors or advanced level courses in foundations, quantitative and logical skills, natural sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, and major and minor areas.
Honors students are encouraged to consider including a diversity/international experience, as part of their curriculum. This can be met through several options including coursework and study abroad.

After the student completes the Individual Honors Curriculum, it must be reviewed and approved by the Departmental Honors Program Coordinator and then forwarded to the CFAES office. The student will then be notified about approval or suggested modifications regarding their Individual Honors Curriculum.

Students and faculty advisers should always feel free to contact a member of the Agriculture Honors Committee, the departmental honors program coordinator, or honors director if they have questions about preparing the Individual Honors Curriculum.


Combined Undergraduate and Graduate

The student is to obtain the necessary application forms and instructions in the College Office. Completion of the undergraduate phase of the program will be approved by the Departmental Honors Program Coordinator. The master's phase of the program is the responsibility of the departmental graduate committee, the Ohio State graduate school, and the student.

Honors courses move at the pace of good students while emphasizing high quality work. The grading in honors courses neither penalize nor unduly rewards students for the honors status. Most good students do their best work in the classes that they find most interesting and most challenging.

There are a number of classes in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences for students in the College Honors Program or for students who are eligible for membership in the program.

Some courses you might want to consider include:

Principles of Food and Recourse Economics - AEDE 200H

Introduction to Animal Science - Animal Sciences 200H

The Science of Food - Food Science & Technology 201E

Introduction to Ag & Extension Education - AEE 230E

Freshman Research Seminar: Contemporary Animal Biology Research - Animal Sciences 299H

General Plant Biology - HCS 300E

Principals of Animal Systems Physiology - Animal Sciences 310H

Global Food & Agriculture - Animal Sciences 360E

Biotechnology & Evolution - ENR 529H

Agriculture Honors Colloquium - FAES 590.01*H

Issues of the Contemporary World - AEDE 597.01H

Legal and Ethical Issues in Agricultural Communication - Agr Communication 600E

Tragedy of Commons: Environment, Government and Collective Act - ENR 648H

Honors Project - Department of Major H683**

_{* Students admitted to the program need to complete FAES H590 during the Autumn quarter of their junior year. This course will assist the student in the honors project proposal writing stage.
** Each student must list a minimum of eight (8) credit hours of Honors Research Project (H683) in the major area of the application. The Honors project alone will not make the curriculum uniquely different from the regular BS degree requirement.}

• FAES H100, H590.01
• Department of major H683
• A minimum of six honors or honors embedded (max of two) courses must be taken within the first three years of college study beyond high school graduation. Of these six courses, at least two courses must be outside our college (CFAES). Two courses must be taken in the first year of college study and two courses must be taken in the second year of college study beyond high school graduation.
• At least the minimum in each category of the General Education Curriculum as shown on the application. Students are encouraged to strengthen the General Education where appropriate.
• A yearly plan showing how you will meet the requirement of six honors or honors embedded courses in the first three years or equivalent.
• Study abroad (at least 6 weeks in length) may substitute for one honors course. A second study abroad (at least six weeks in length) may substitute for a second honors course.
• Upper division courses (500 and above) taken within the first 2 years of college study beyond high school graduation may substitute for an honors course