NEWARK - BS
An Honors Guide to the General Education Requirements*
for Students Pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Arts and Sciences
The Ohio State University
(These requirements apply to students entering the university Summer Term 2012 or later.)
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The Arts and Sciences Honors Committee expects all honors students to develop distinguished curricular programs. Each student’s program should reflect a commitment to taking the most challenging possible courses that fit the student's background. This document identifies course work available at the Newark campus (based on what was available from Autumn 2013 – Autumn 2015) that meets the general standards for rigor in an Arts and Sciences Honors Program, along with basic opportunities for flexibility in pursuing that objective.
Writing 6 hours
First Course (3 hours)
English 1110.01 or 1110.02: First-Year English Composition (honors version recommended)
Second Course (3 hours)
Art Educ 2367.01: Visual Culture: Investigating Diversity and Social Justice
EDUTL 2367: Education, Society and Writing
English 2367.01H: Honors Language, Identity, and Culture/US Experience
English 2367.01: Language, Identity, and Culture/US Experience
English 2367.02H: Honors Literature in the US Experience
English 2367.02: Literature in the US Experience
Psychology 2367.01: Social Psychology
Psychology 2367.02: Abnormal Psychology Analysis
Quantitative and Logical Skills 7-10 hours
Basic Computational Skills (0 hours)
You must have Mathematics Placement Level R or higher, or complete Mathematics 1075.
Mathematical and Logical Analysis (5 hours)
Mathematics 1151
Data Analysis
Course work is taken as part of the major program or as prerequisite work.
Language Proficiency 0-12 hours
Course work or proficiency through 1103 is required, and further study is strongly recommended.
Natural Science 10 hours (at least 3 courses)
Plan to take the most rigorous course work commensurate with your background and ability, honors courses if appropriate. You are required to take at least one course in the biological sciences with a lab and at least one course in the physical sciences with a lab. AP/IB/EM credit for one course may be applied to this requirement. To meet the typical standards for an approved Honors Contract, at least two out of the three required natural science courses should be selected from this list:
Biological Science Courses
Biology 1113L: Energy Transfer and Development
Biology 1114L: Form, Function, Diversity, and Ecology
Physical Science Courses
Chemistry 1110L: Elementary Chemistry
Chemistry 1210L: General Chemistry I
Chemistry 1220L: General Chemistry II
Earth Sciences 1121HL: The Dynamic Earth
Physics 1200L: Mechanics, Kinematics, Fluids, Waves
Physics 1250L: Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Waves
Physics 1251L: E&M, Optics, Modern Physics
L course with a laboratory
Social Science 6 hours (at least 2 courses)
Appropriate courses include any honors or 4000-level courses with a social/political/economic emphasis (except courses numbered 4597). No AP/IB/EM credit may be applied to this category. (You may need to request permission to enroll if you do not meet the published prerequisites for the course.)
Anthropology 2201H: Intro to Archaeology
Anthropology 2202H: Intro to Cultural Anthropology
Geography 2750H: World Regional Geography
Political Science 1100H: Intro to American Politics
Political Science 4135: American Constitutional Law
Political Science 4152: Campaign Politics
Political Science 4320: Strategies for War and Peace
Psychology 1100H: Intro to Psychology
Psychology 3331E: Abnormal Psychology
Psychology 3340E: Intro to Life Span Developmental Psychology
Psychology 4543E: Psychology of Gender
Psychology 4543: Psychology of Gender
Psychology 4571: Psychology of Developmental Disabilities
Sociology 1101H: Intro to Sociology
Historical Study 3 hours
Select one strong course. Any honors or 3000- or 4000-level course from the Department of History would be appropriate to meet the standards for the Honors Contract. No AP/IB/EM credit may be applied to this category.
AAAS 3083: Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
History 2750H: Immigration and Migration in US History
History 2750E: Immigration and Migration in US History
History 3005: US Constitution and American Society to 1877
History 3010: Colonial North American to 1763
History 3011: The American Revolution and New Nation
History 3013: Civil War and Reconstruction
History 3016: The Contemporary US since 1963
History 3017: The Sixties
History 3030: History of Ohio
History 3071: Native American History from Removal to Present
History 3083: Civil Rights and Black Power Movements
History 3100: Colonial Latin America
History 3101: South America Since Independence
History 3246: Tudor and Stuart Britain, 1485-1714
History 3254: Europe since 1950
History 3281: Imperial Russian History, 1700-1917
History 3282: History of the Soviet Union
History 3570: World War II
History 3580: The Vietnam War
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A Note About the Arts and Humanities (Literature, Visual and Performing Arts, Cultures and Ideas or Second Historical Study): To meet the typical standards for an approved Honors Contract, at least two out of the three required Arts and Humanities courses should be honors-appropriate course work as described below. One of the three categories may be fulfilled with a non-honors, lower-level course.
Literature 3 hours
Appropriate courses include any honors or 4000-level courses with a focus on literature (except courses numbered 4597). No AP/IB/EM credit may be applied to this category. (You may need to request permission to enroll if you do not meet the published prerequisites for the course.)
EDUTL 3356E: Literature for Adolescents
English 2261H: Intro to Fiction
English 4520.01: Shakespeare
English 4521: Renaissance Drama
English 4533: The Early British Novel: Origins to 1830
English 4547: 20th Cent. Poetry
English 4551: Special Topics in 19th-Cent. US Literature
English 4553: 20th Cent. US Fiction
English 4575: Special Topics in Literary Forms and Themes
English 4582: Special Topics in African-American Literature
English 4583: Special Topics in World Literature in English
English 4592: Special Topics in Women in Literature and Culture
Visual and Performing Arts 3 hours
Appropriate courses include any honors or 4000-level courses with a focus on the visual, spatial, or performing arts (except courses numbered 4597). No AP/IB/EM credit may be applied to this category. (You may need to request permission to enroll if you do not meet the published prerequisites for the course.)
English 4578: Special Topics in Film
Cultures and Ideas (or Second Historical Study) 3 hours
Appropriate courses include any honors or 4000-level courses with a focus on cultures and ideas (except courses numbered 4597). A course appropriate for the Historical Study requirement (see above) may be selected instead of a Cultures and Ideas course. No AP/IB/EM credit may be applied to this category.
Classics 2202H: Classical Civilization: Rome
Comparative Studies 4822: Native American Identity
Open Options 6 hours (at least 2 courses)
In consultation with your advisors, select two additional courses. These courses may consist of education abroad courses, service learning courses, cross-disciplinary seminars (e.g., courses numbered 3597 or 4597), or courses from any of the GE categories. These two courses do not have to be honors or 4000-level courses, though you are encouraged to select the most challenging course work commensurate with your background and ability. AP/IB/EM credit for up to two courses may be applied to this requirement.
Social Diversity in the United States 0-3 hours
You must complete at least one course that provides exposure to issues of social diversity in the United States. This course may overlap with another GE category or your major.
Global Studies 0-6 hours
You must complete at least two courses that provide exposure to the pluralistic nature of society and culture across the world. Each course may overlap with another GE category or your major.
* Some of the courses included in this guide have not been approved by the university committee that oversees the General Education requirements. Therefore if you complete such courses and do not complete an Honors Contract, you will be required to submit a curricular petition to request approval for course substitutions.
Arts and Sciences Honors Program
3180 Smith Lab
174 W. 18th Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43210
(614) 292-5104
aschonors.osu.edu
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