If you’re struggling mid-semester with some of your classes, you’re not alone. We’ve got resources to help you: free tutoring, free counseling, direct help from our learning skills specialist, and peer mentors (contact me or Dr Laura Younger, at younger.18, for a trained peer mentor). Your tuition pays for these resources: use them, and reach out to your professors during office hours. They want to help, and appreciate it when students come to them for advice.

A few scheduling notes:

If you still need to take  English 1110, note that we’ve added an Honors section for spring: English 1110H with Dr Hughes, MW 9:35-10:55 am (class 33297).

You’ll to to have taken English 1110 or be taking it in the spring to be eligible for the Berlin study abroad program. Berlin app information is here and at go.osu.edu/Berlin2016. Deadline: Nov. 1.

Other H courses in spring (Doc2) include: Anthropology 2202H, Classics 2202H, English 2261, Earth Sciences 1121H, Political Science 1100, Sociology 1101H, and Psychology 3340E (embedded).

• Remember that if you’re a freshman or sophomore, any 4000-level course or above counts as Honors.  
• Most majors (those in the Arts &  Sciences) expect students to take six Honors or upper-level courses by the end of the sophomore year (3 per year average).
• If you’re a sophomore, that you’ll need to watch this space for information on the deadlines for completing an Honors contract in the spring. For information: ASC Honors Guides to the General Education Requirements.
• Work with your advisor to make sure all your GE courses–including the non-Honors ones–are on the list of preferred choicess. A Newark-campus version of the guides to  Honors GEs is available too: Newark BA GE Guide, Newark BS GE Guide.

 

Below is my updated version of this week’s Honors update from the Arts & Sciences Honors advisors. Most of it is relevant to students at the regionals as well as in Columbus. I’ll post this newletter on my blog every week.

 

For more information about advising and/or the ASC Honors Program, see http://aschonors.osu.edu/.

 

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1. Last Day to Drop a Full Autumn Semester Course:  Friday, October 30, by 5pm

To drop a class before the deadline, contact Advising (1075 Founders); you won’t be able to drop it online.   You will have a “W” (for “withdrew”) on your  transcript.  Course drops after Friday, October 30, will require approval of a petition and documented extenuating circumstances.

2. Monday Weekly Walk-ins (Columbus campus)

Monday afternoon weekly walk-ins continue today (Monday, October 26) from 1:00pm to 4:00pm in 3180 Smith Lab.  Walk-in advising is designed to address quick or urgent questions.  As always, walk-ins are first-come, first-served, and will be limited to 10 minutes per person.  More involved questions should be addressed in an advising appointment (which you can make by calling (614) 292-5104 (choose option 1) or by visiting AdvisingConnect (http://advisingconnect.osu.edu).

Remember:  If you have questions about your major or minor, you must talk with your departmental honors advisor.  See http://aschonors.osu.edu/advising/advisors for departmental honors advisor contact information, or contact Linda Mathews or another advisor in Newark.

3. Registering for Research Credit for Spring Semester

If you are planning to enroll in research credit hours for spring semester (including thesis research), you are encouraged to get it added to your schedule sooner rather than later.  Keep in mind that there is a $100 Late Course Add Fee assessed for any course (including research) added after the second week of a regular semester.  The Late Course Add Fee will be assessed if the course is not added by Friday, January 22, 2016. To register for research credit, have your principal investigator/faculty advisor sign a Course Enrollment Permission form (http://aschonors.osu.edu/research) and bring the signed form to the Advising office in Founders

4. Have an Approved Honors Contract?:  Keep It Up-to-Date!  Don’t Forget to Revise Your Honors Contract!

All changes to approved Honors Contracts must be approved by the ASC Honors Committee.  Changes that maintain or increase the strength of your program are routinely approved (i.e., honors courses substituted for honors courses; upper-level courses for upper-level courses; etc.).  Revisions to majors or minors must be signed by your departmental honors advisor: http://aschonors.osu.edu/advising/advisors.  GE changes only require a signature when they impact a major or minor.  Honors Contract Revision Forms should be submitted BEFORE you take a substitute course.  This will allow you to be certain that the change you are making will be approved. Honors Contract Revision Forms are available in the ASC Honors Office and at http://aschonors.osu.edu/honors/contract and http://aschonors.osu.edu/forms.  If you are adding a major or minor (or changing a major to a minor or vice versa) please submit a new Major/Minor Program Form instead of the Honors Contract Revision Form: http://aschonors.osu.edu/forms.

Spring 2016 graduates are encouraged to submit all revisions no later than Thanksgiving to ensure everything is in order for graduation.

5. Applications for Autumn Semester 2015 Graduation Are Due by Friday, November 20 – Make an Appointment ASAP!

• Details about the graduation application process and paperwork can be found at the ASC Honors web site: http://aschonors.osu.edu/graduation.
• You must make an appointment with  Advising to submit your graduation application.
• All Honors Contract revisions must be approved before you can apply to graduate.  For best consideration, please submit your revisions by Monday, November 2.

 6. Spring 2016 Graduation Applications Are Due by Friday, March 4:  Beat the Rush and Apply Now!

• Details about the graduation application process and paperwork can be found at the ASC Honors web site: http://aschonors.osu.edu/graduation.
• You must make an appointment with an Advisor to submit your graduation application (you may NOT apply to graduate during walk-ins or drop your application off at the desk).
• All Honors Contract revisions must be approved before you can apply to graduate.  Spring 2016 graduates are encouraged to submit Honors Contract revisions by Thanksgiving.

To make an appointment with an ASC honors counselor, please schedule an appointment via AdvisingConnect (http://advisingconnect.osu.edu) or call the ASC Honors Office at 292-5104 (choose option 1).