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The Honors Program in the School of Environment and Natural Resources.
Honors students research closely with faculty advisors.

Honors

Honors


The Honors Program in the School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR)  is a great way for our students to challenge themselves and enhance their academic experience. Click on the following banners to learn more about the program; from the application process to graduating with Honors Research Distinction.

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Students may join the honors program in ENR one of two ways:

b Come into the university with honors standing 

b Request to join after establishing OSU GPA of 3.4 or higher based on 15 credit hours.  Students may apply during their second semester at OSU.  Interested students should contact Renee Johnston.

In order to maintain honors standing students must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher and make progress on all honors requirements by established deadlines.

 

New Honors Requirements for AU25:

The ENR Honors program includes a combination of honors coursework and an honors project.

b  Honors Coursework - Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 hours of honors coursework.  All ENR core courses and ENR Major Supporting courses must be honors or honors-embedded where available (these can overlap with GE courses).


b Honors Project– students have the option to choose from the following honors project options:
                                  
  l  Honors research thesis under the direction of a faculty advisor.  Students pursuing this option are required to complete ENR 4890H, Honors Colloquium, and 6 credits of honors research, ENR 4999H.
  
  l Six credit hours from one or a combination of the following: 
       v Two approved graduate level classes (6000-level and above)
       v Completion of internship credit (ENR 4191).  
       v Research experience  (ENR 4998-faculty-directed undergraduate research)
       v Global education experience coursework 
       v Service-learning experiences (S coursework)
  

 

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Students that successfully complete all requirements of the Honors Program graduate with one of the following distinctions: 

  b With Research Distinction – students that have completed the honors research thesis
  b With Honors – students that have completed honors through one of the other project pathways

Requirements for all honors students include:

  l Fulfill all degree requirements

  l Overall cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher

  l Major GPA of 3.5 or higher
 

 

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Current Honors students should check Carmen for access to announcements, opportunities, deadlines, and honors related forms.