Graduation Requirements – Universitywide

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• Catalog of Entry
• Requirements
• General Education Requirements
• Residency Requirements for Graduation
• In Absentia
• Earning a Second Degree
• Graduation Procedures

The undergraduate catalog is published for an academic year, which comprises fall through summer semesters. For example, the 2012-13 academic year is fall 2012, spring 2013, and summer 2013. The catalog in effect for the term in which you first complete coursework at Ohio University becomes your University and Major Program Catalog of Entry, unless the first term you complete coursework is Summer Quarter 2011-12. If the first term you complete coursework is Summer Quarter 2011-12, your University and Major Program Catalog of Entry is 2012-13. This catalog defines the Universitywide and college–level academic requirements you must complete and academic policies you must follow for the next five years.

After five years from your initial registration, your college may choose to update either or both catalogs as they pertain to requirements for graduation. Offices responsible for enforcing other University policies, such as graduation with honor, for example, may apply the current Universitywide policies to existing students after five years.

Either major or nonmajor requirement changes made necessary by altered or discontinued courses or by requirements imposed by external accrediting or certification agencies will be resolved on an individual basis by the dean of your college. Whenever possible, new requirements will be implemented with a beginning class or upon the expiration of the appropriate time limit.

Fall 2012 marks the completion of Ohio University’s transition from a quarter to a semester academic calendar. This transition necessitated changes in the academic requirements for students who have not graduated before this time. Ohio University has made a commitment to work with students so that the transition does not delay graduation or cause increased costs for degree completion. Students making acceptable progress toward a degree who

• maintain a full-time course load,
• earn passing grades and meet minimum grade requirements in courses,
• meet with their advisors and follow their approved transition degree completion plans, and
• satisfy graduation degree requirements specified in the catalog

should be able to graduate without delay regardless of the academic calendar transition.

Transfer students are governed by the same regulations.

Ohio University has two sets of graduation requirements: Universitywide requirements, which all students must complete, and college–level requirements, which include the requirements for completing a major or minor. Universitywide requirements are discussed in this section. Specific college–level, department–level, and school–level requirements for majors and minors are explained under the appropriate college, department, or school listing. (Some colleges or majors might require transfer students to take additional courses to meet specific major requirements.) Universitywide graduation requirements stipulate:

• You must have a minimum of 120 semester hours of credit for a bachelor’s degree, with all other requirements met. An associate’s degree requires a minimum of 60 semester hours.
• To complete requirements for two baccalaureate degrees, you must meet the requirements for both degrees and must have completed a total of 135 semester hours of college work, with a minimum of 45 semester hours of residence, or the equivalent, at Ohio University. When the two degrees are offered by different colleges, you must declare a major program in both colleges and meet the residence requirement the semester in which the degrees are to be conferred.
• If you have met the requirements for two degrees, as stated above, and want to have the degrees conferred in successive semesters, you may do so without further credit or residence. For example, one degree may be conferred at the end of one semester and application made for the second degree in a subsequent semester.
• No more than six semester credit hours earned in developmental courses may be applied toward the total hours required for graduation. Developmental courses are identified by a “D” at the beginning of the course number.
• No more than 12 semester credit hours earned under the Pass/Fail grading option may be applied toward total hours required for graduation.
• No more than 30 semester credit hours earned in experiential learning (also referred to as portfolio-based assessment) may be applied toward a bachelor’s degree, and no more than 15 semester credit hours toward an associate’s degree. Successful completion of UC 2030 - Credit for Work Experience: Portfolio Development  is a requirement for portfolio-based assessment (experiential learning).
• The University recommends a minimum of 15 semester credit hours completed in the minor, and has no policy on the minimum requirements for a major. The specific requirements are determined by your major (and minor, if you have one) department/school and are included in this catalog.
• You must have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 (C) on all hours attempted (including work taken at another institution, if you are a transfer student) and in the major or equivalent as determined by your college. Your college may have additional GPA requirements.
• All baccalaureate students (except Honors Tutorial College students) must complete Ohio University’s General Education requirements. Associate’s degree students must complete the freshman English composition and quantitative skills requirements.

Degree Audit Reporting System (DARS)

Currently enrolled students may view their DARS report through My OHIO Student Center. 

Your official Ohio University transcript lists all courses you have taken or are taking at Ohio University, the grades you have earned, and your official grade point average. These totals are used to determine graduation with honors, financial aid and scholarship eligibility, fees, and total hours earned at Ohio University that may be applied toward graduation from any of the colleges.

Your DARS report shows how courses and grades apply to the graduation requirements for a particular program. Most of the time the total hours attempted, hours earned, and grade point average displayed in the General Graduation requirements section of your DARS report will match those on your transcript. However, legitimate differences may exist. For example, some colleges have limits on such things as the total number of physical education activity hours that can apply toward degree requirements, and some do not. Some have limits on other categories, such as the number of technical elective credits and number of hours with grades of “CR” that can count toward graduation. Also, there are limits on the total number of hours in developmental courses and the total number of hours with P (pass) grades. All of these count in the total number of hours earned at Ohio University on your transcript, but they might or might not count toward graduation, depending on the program you are completing and other limitations. DARS reflects these idiosyncrasies for each individual program by counting only the hours and grades that are appropriate for that program, thereby giving you an accurate statement of your progress toward completing graduation requirements for that particular program.

Sometimes discrepancies can exist because students take courses they should not take (for example, MATH 1350 after passing MATH 2301 and MATH 2302). In this case, DARS deducts the credit and grade for MATH 1350, but MATH 1350 will still show on the transcript.

If you are thinking about changing your major, you may request a “What - If” DARS report from the My OHIO Student Center mentioned above, from the student services office of the college that offers the major you are considering, or from your regional campus student services office. This report will help you determine how courses already completed will apply to the new major as well as what additional courses are needed to complete that program.

Although the DARS report provides a comprehensive description of program requirements, it is intended to supplement the role of the faculty advisor, who will help you with course selection and assist you in making informed decisions about a future career. If you have questions concerning the DARS report, please contact your college student services office or your regional campus student services office.
 

General Education Requirements

Ohio University believes that, as an educated person, you need certain intellectual skills in order to participate effectively in society. These include the following:

• The ability to communicate effectively through the written word and the ability to use quantitative or symbolic reasoning.
• Broad knowledge of the major fields of learning.
• A capacity for evaluation and synthesis.

To help you meet these objectives, Ohio University has instituted a three–tiered General Education requirement that all baccalaureate degree students (except those in Honors Tutorial College) must fulfill. Tier I course requirements build your quantitative and English composition skills; Tier II course requirements increase your breadth of knowledge; and the Tier III course requirement develops your ability to interrelate, synthesize, and integrate knowledge from different academic disciplines.

Tier I Requirements

Quantitative Skills. You must demonstrate or acquire an acceptable level of quantitative skills to satisfy graduation requirements. The University uses your ACT or SAT (see chart below) math score to determine your skill level for placement or exemption unless the Tier I quantitative skills requirement has been satisfied by transfer or advanced placement credit. Students in some majors are required to have a math placement regardless of transfer or advanced placement credit in order to meet requisite requirements. The choice of the course in which you should enroll, if any, depends on your major, catalog of entry, and math placement, and it should be discussed with your academic advisor.

Students without ACT scores, SAT scores, advanced placement, or a transferable math course must take an online math placement test. Direct questions to the placement testing coordinator, University College, 740.593.1935. Regional campus students should contact their student services offices.

To enroll in any MATH or other quantitative skills course, you must either place at the specific level required for that course or satisfy the appropriate requisites.

Placement levels are:

DV (Developmental): Placement at this level indicates inadequate preparation to enroll in a Tier I quantitative skills course. You must complete MATH D005  before enrolling in a Tier I quantitative skills course.

PL1 (Placement Level 1): Placement at this level indicates preparation for any of the following Tier I–fulfilling courses: MATH 1090 , 1101 , 1102  (early childhood education majors only), 1200 , 1250 , 1260 , 1321 , PHIL 1200 , PSY 1110 .

Note: Students who need MATH 1350  (Survey of Calculus) should enroll first in MATH 1200  and then take MATH 1350 . Students who need MATH 2301  should begin with MATH 1350  (B or better) or 1300  (C or better) or 1322  (C or better) and then MATH 2301 .

PL2 (Placement Level 2): Placement at this level indicates preparation for Level 1 courses as well as these additional Tier I–fulfilling courses: MATH 1300 , 1322 , 1350 , 2500 , PSY 2110 .

Note: MATH 1300  is the requisite course for MATH 2301 . MATH 1300  is not recommended unless you plan on enrolling in MATH 2301 . Students cannot earn credit for both MATH 1350  and 2301  .

PL3 (Placement Level 3): Placement at this level demonstrates quantitative skill competence sufficient to fulfill the Tier I quantitative skills requirement. If your major requires that you enroll in a quantitative skills course, placement at Level 3 indicates preparation for MATH 2301  and any course in Level 1 or 2. A Level 3 placement does not guarantee a waiver of college or major requirements in mathematics. Contact your college student services office to see if a college waiver is in effect for your major.

English Composition. A first–year composition course and an advanced junior–level composition course are required. Either ENG 1510  or 1610  (for non-native English speakers only) will satisfy the University’s General Education first–year writing requirement (1E).

You can complete the university’s junior-level composition requirement by passing an approved junior composition (J) course, by passing two junior composition equivalency (JE) courses within your program of study, or by passing one JE course within your program of study and one JE course outside your program of study, as approved by your department/school. You may use two JE courses outside your program of study, providing both courses are approved by your departments/school. You may also demonstrate advanced writing proficiency by passing the junior–level exemption exam.

The following courses fulfill the junior–level composition requirement and are marked in this catalog with the designation (1J) as the general education code:

Art: ART 3000J 

Aviation: AVN 3250J 

Chemical Engineering: CHE 2010 , 4110 

Classics and World Religions: CLWR 3850J 

Communication Studies: COMS 3400 , 3500 , 3600 

Economics: ECON 3100J 

Education - Early Childhood: EDEC 4200 

Education - Honors Program: EDHP 3930J 

English:ENG 3060J , 3070J , 3080J , 3090J , 3100J , 3840J 

Engineering and Technology: ET 3800J 

Engineering Technology and Management: ETM 3700J 

Environmental and Plant Biology: PBIO 4180J , 4181J 

Film: FILM 3440J 

Honors College: HC 3000J 

History: HIST 3111J 

Health: HLTH 3400J 

Human and Consumer Sciences: CONS 3450J 

Industrial and Systems Engineering: ISE 2100 , 3340 

Interdisciplinary Arts: IART 3600J 

Journalism: JOUR 3310 , 3500 , 3630 , 3700 , 4410J , 4650 , 4700 

Management: MGT 3100J , 4800J 

Mechanical Engineering: ME 3510 , 4880 

Modern Language: ML 3210J , 3270J 

Nursing, Baccalaureate Program: NRSE 3700J 

Philosophy: PHIL 3010J 

Political Science: POLS 3050J 

Professional Communication: PRCM 3250J 

Recreation: REC 3700J 

Science in Applied Management: SAM 3250J 

Sociology: SOC 3560J 

The following courses are eligible to help fulfill the junior-level composition requirement as JE courses and are marked in this catalog with the designation (1JE) as the general education code:

Chemical Engineering: CHE 2010 , 4110 

Communication Studies: COMS 3400 , 3500 , 3600 

Education - Early Childhood: EDEC 4200 

Industrial and Systems Engineering: ISE 2100 , 3340 

Journalism: JOUR 3310 , 3500 , 3630 , 3700 , 4650 , 4700 

Mechanical Engineering: ME 3510 , 4880 

If you are a transfer student, your requirements are determined by when you enroll and the number and type of credit hours transferred.

Tier II Requirements

You are required to complete a total of 21 credit hours from an approved list of courses in the following six distribution areas:

You are required to take at least two credit hours in each of the six areas and may satisfy no more than two of the required six areas with courses from the same department/school. You may satisfy no more than 8 of the 21 hours with courses from the same department/school.

You may apply no more than two approved Tier II courses in your major department/school or area of concentration (for B.S.S. students) toward partial fulfillment of the Tier II requirement.

Approved courses are marked in the Course Descriptions section with 2AS, 2CP, 2FA, 2HL, 2NS, or 2SS as the general education code. The following courses fulfill the Tier II breadth of knowledge requirement: 

Applied Science and Mathematics (2AS)

Biological Sciences: BIOS 2050 , 2200 , 2210 , 2215 , 2250 , 2350 

Chemistry and Biochemistry: CHEM 1010 

Computer Science: CS 2300 

Communication Sciences and Disorders: CSD 1080 

Electrical Engineering: EE 1014 

Environmental and Plant Biology: PBIO 1030 , 2140  , 3140 

Environmental Health: EH 2000 

Engineering and Technology: ET 2300 , 2800 

Engineering Technology and Management: ETM 1100 

Geography:GEOG 1400 , 2600 , 2680 

Geological Science: GEOL 1350 , 1700 , 2150 , 2310 

Health Sciences - Health: HLTH 2000 , 2020 

Industrial and Systems Engineering: ISE 1100 , 3040 

Information and Telecommunication Systems: ITS 1010 , 2010 

Mathematics: MATH 1350 , 2301 , 2301Y , 2302 , 2302Q ,

Nutrition: NUTR 1000 , 1100 

Physical Science: PSC 1350 

Cross-Cultural Perspectives (2CP)

Anthropology:ANTH 1010 , 2020 

Art History: AH 2130 , 3310 , 3400 

Classical Archeology: CLAR 1110 

Classics and World Religions: CLWR 3330 , 3340 , 3350 

Communication Studies: COMS 1100 

Dance: DANC 4550 

English: ENG 3310 , 3320 

Environmental and Plant Biology: PBIO 2170 

Foreign Languages and Literatures:

Arabic: ARAB 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Chinese: CHIN 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

French: FR 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

German: GER 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Greek: GK 1110 , 1120 

Hindi-Urdu: HIND 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Indonesian Malaysian: INDO 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Italian: ITAL 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Japanese: JPN 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Japanese Culture: JPC 2500 

Khmer: KHMR 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Kikuyu:KIKU 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Latin: LAT 1110 , 1120 

Malay: MALA 3110 , 3120 , 3930 

Portuguese: PORT 3110 , 3120 , 3180 , 3190 

Russian: RUS 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Somali: SOMA 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Spanish: SPAN 2110 , 2120 , 3349 

Sudanese: SUDN 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Swahili: SWAH 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Thai: THAI 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 , 3110 , 3120 

Twi: AKAN 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Vietnamese: VIET 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Wolof: WOL 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Zulu: ZULU 1110 , 1120 , 2110 , 2120 

Geography: GEOG 1310 

History: HIST 1320 , 1330 , 2460 , 3230 , 3231 , 3293 , 3410 , 3411 , 3450 , 3451 , 3452 , 3520 

Humanities: HUM 2170 

International Literature: Linguistics: ILL 3890 

International Studies: INST 1100 , 1114 , 1400 , 1600 

Media Arts and Studies: MDIA 3175 

Music: MUS 1210 

Political Science: POLS 4400 

Retail Merchandising and Fashion Product Development: RFPD 1100 

Restaurant, Hotel and Tourism: RHT 1200 

Fine Arts (2FA)

Art: ART 1100 , 1600 

Art History: AH 2110 , 2120 

Dance: DANC 1700 , 2700 , 2710 , 3550 , 4710 , 4711 , 4750 

Fine Arts: FAR 1500 

Film: FILM 2010 , 2020 

Interdisciplinary Arts: 1170 , 1180 

Music: MUS 1000 , 1200 , 1240 , 1250 

Theater: THAR 1130 , 1710 , 1720 , 1730 , 2710 , 2711 

Humanities and Literature (2HL)

African American Studies: AAS 1100 , 1500 , 2100 , 2110 , 2500 , 3500 

College of Arts and Sciences: CAS 1110 , 1120 

Classics and World Religions: CLWR 1810 , 2210 , 2220 , 3310 , 3320 

Communication Studies: COMS 1010 , 1030 

English: ENG 1600 , 2010 , 2020 

Film: FILM 2030 

Foreign Languages and Literatures:

Classics: CLAS 2300 , 2310 , 2340 , 2520 , 2530 , 2540 , 2550 

Greek: GK 2110 , 2120 

International Literature: Modern Languages: ILML 2901 , 2902 , 2903 , 2904 , 2905 , 2906 

Latin: LAT 2110 , 2120 

History: HIST 1210 , 1220 , 1221 

Humanities: HUM 2070 , 2080 

Jewish Studies: JS 1000 , 2100 

Modern Language: ML 2338 

Philosophy: PHIL 1010 , 1300 , 2160 , 2320 , 2400 , 2600 , 3100 , 3110 , 3120 , 3140 

Visual Communication: VICO 1000 

Women’s and Gender Studies: WGS 1000 

Natural Sciences (2NS)

Anthropology: ANTH 2010 

Astronomy: ASTR 1000 , 1001 , 1400 

Biology: BIOL 1010 

Biological Sciences: BIOS 1000 , 1030 , 1300 , 1310 , 1700 , 1705 , 1710 , 2010 , 2020 , 2030 , 2035 , 2060 , 2100 , 2750 

Chemistry and Biochemistry: CHEM 1210 , 1220 , 1510 , 1520 

Environmental and Plant Biology: PBIO 1000 , 1000L , 1090 , 1140 , 1150 , 1150Y , 1150Z , 2090 

Geography: GEOG 1100 , 2020 

Geological Sciences: GEOL 1010 , 1200 , 1300 , 2080 , 2110 , 2210 , 2710 

Physics: PHYS 2001 , 2001Q  2002 , 2002Q , 2051 , 2051Q , 2052 , 2052Q  2301 

Physical Science: PSC 1000 , 1001 , 1010 , 1011 , 1050 , 1051 , 1310 , 1400 , 2050 

Social Sciences (2SS)

African American Studies: AAS 1010 , 2020 

Child and Family Studies: CFS 2700 , 2710 

Classical Archeology: CLAR 2110 , 2120 , 2130 

Communication Studies: COMS 3601 , 3602 , 3603 

Economics: ECON 1000 , 1030 , 1040 

Education - Early Childhood: EDEC 1600 

Geography: GEOG 1200 , 1300 

History: HIST 2000 , 2010 

Human and Consumer Science: CONS 2500 

Journalism: JOUR 1050 

Linguistics:LING 2700 

Media Arts and Studies: MDIA 1091 , 2012 , 2305 

Management: MGT 2000 

Political Science: POLS 1010 , 1500 , 2000 , 2300 , 2500 , 2700 , 4300 

Psychology: PSY 1010 

Recreation: REC 2010 

Sociology: SOC 1000 , 2000 

Social Work: SW 1000 

Tier III Requirement

You are required to complete at least three hours in Tier III or Tier III–equivalent course(s). At least two of the three hours must be taken at senior rank (90 hours). This catalog contains a complete list of Tier III and equivalent courses available by going to Course Descriptions  and placing T3 in the keyword or phrase search or by clicking here. Approved courses are marked in the Course Descriptions section with T3 as the general education code. You may fulfill this requirement by taking at least 3 hours in Tier III–equivalent course(s) in your major; you should see your major advisor for information as to whether your discipline offers such a course or courses.

Like most universities, Ohio University requires that you be “in residence” for a certain number of credit hours in order to graduate. Some colleges have additional residency requirements, so check with your advisor or dean’s office to make certain all requirements are being met.

Residence credit is defined as any credit earned by regular enrollment at Ohio University on the Athens campus or any regional campus or by Ohio University education abroad, any approved student teaching, the independent and distance learning programs in the eLearning OHIO, or any combination of these options.

Bachelor’s Degree

You must earn a minimum of 30 semester credit hours while enrolled at Ohio University, and you must earn a minimum of 50 percent of coursework taken to fulfill your major concentration in residence with resident credit as defined above. A college may require more than 50 percent of Ohio University credit to fulfill a major concentration or have other additional residence requirements for a given program.

If you begin graduate study at Ohio University before completing all requirements for a bachelor’s degree, your residency requirement will be reduced by as many hours as credit hours of graduate work completed. The number of hours subtracted also will be credited toward the residency requirement for a master’s degree, if the credit is acceptable in the program approved for graduate work toward a degree. Residence credits used for meeting requirements for one or more bachelor’s degrees may not also be used for meeting the residency requirements for the graduate degree.

The residency requirements apply even if you have been approved for graduation in absentia and are completing your last year in an accredited institution, except that the regulations apply to residence before you leave the University. (See the In Absentia section below.)

Associate’s Degree

You must earn a minimum of 18 semester credit hours while enrolled at Ohio University, and you must earn a minimum of 50 percent of coursework taken to fulfill your major concentration in residence with resident credit as defined above. A college may require more than 50 percent of Ohio University credit to fulfill a major concentration or have other additional residence requirements for a given program.

To be considered for in absentia status, you must obtain permission from the student services office of your college. If you have been approved for the senior–in absentia privilege, you must complete a full year’s work in an Ohio University–approved professional school and be eligible for advancement without condition to the second year to obtain your bachelor’s degree in absentia. In absentia programs involve preplanned curricula and cannot be arranged on an ad hoc basis. The in absentia privilege does not apply to graduate degree programs.

The official transcript from the school you attend must be submitted to the Office of Admissions, Chubb Hall 120, Ohio University, before the degree conferral date.

Second Bachelor’s Degree

If you plan to earn two bachelor’s degrees, you may meet the requirements either simultaneously or successively:

1. To complete requirements for two baccalaureate degrees, you must meet the requirements for both degrees and must have completed a total of 135 semester hours of college work, with a minimum of 45 semester hours of residence, or the equivalent, at Ohio University. When the two degrees are offered by different colleges, you must declare a major program in both colleges and meet the residence requirement the semester in which the degrees are to be conferred.
2. If you have met the requirements for two degrees, as stated above, and want to have the degrees conferred in successive semesters, you may do so without further credit or residence. For example, one degree may be conferred at the end of one semester and application made for the second degree in a subsequent semester.

Second Associate’s Degree

You cannot earn the same associate’s degree twice. Furthermore, you are not permitted to earn both the A.A. and A.S. degrees. If you have already earned the A.I.S. degree, you are not permitted to earn either the A.A. or A.S. degree. Although it is possible to complete an A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree with a double major, you can earn the degree only once. If an A.A. or A.S. has been completed previously, you will not be permitted to complete the A.I.S.

Associate’s Degree After a Baccalaureate Degree

Typically, the Associate in Individualized Studies degree is not an appropriate degree program for someone who previously has completed a bachelor’s degree. In special circumstances, a person who has completed a prior bachelor’s degree may petition the director of degree programs in University College to seek permission to complete the A.I.S. degree. The Associate in Arts or the Associate in Science degree will not be granted if you have already earned a baccalaureate degree.

Application

Candidates for graduation must make application and pay the application fee no later than the deadline listed in the academic calendar for the semester in which graduation is planned. You can apply online at My OHIO Student Center. Questions about applying for graduation should be directed to graduation@ohio.edu. This application initiates the process that informs your college to check for fulfillment of degree requirements. The process culminates with the entry of the college, major, other concentrations (such as minor, dual certification in education, etc.), degree, and date of degree conferral on your permanent academic record. At the end of this process, your graduation grade point average and eligibility for honors are determined. They then cannot be changed by completing additional coursework or retaking classes, although taking additional classes will affect your accumulative grade point average (GPA).

The application fee for all degrees is $50. If you fail to meet the requirements for graduation, you may reapply for the semester in which you plan to complete the requirements. The fee for reapplication is $5. International students in F–1 or J–1 status are encouraged to see an advisor in International Student and Faculty Services during the semester in which they plan to graduate to discuss their immigration status.

Graduation with Honor

The GPA requirements for graduation with honor are: cum laude (with honor), 3.5 to 3.749; magna cum laude (with high honor), 3.75 to 3.899; and summa cum laude (with highest honor), 3.9 to 4.0. The Latin honors notation will appear on your diploma and in the commencement program. Note: The commencement program honor notation for spring semester graduates is calculated based on your most recent accumulative GPA prior to spring semester. After spring grades are calculated, the final honor is calculated and will appear on your transcript and diploma.

To be eligible for graduation with honor, you must complete a minimum of 30 hours of coursework with letter grades that affect your GPA in residence at Ohio University. Successful completion of a special honors program of study is noted in the commencement program and on your diploma. Graduation with honor does not apply to associate’s or graduate degrees.

Commencement Ceremony

If you are a candidate for spring semester graduation, or if you have earned your degree during the preceding summer or fall semester, you are eligible to attend commencement, held at the end of spring semester.

Details concerning commencement will be sent to you after you have applied officially for graduation, provided you indicate your intention to attend the commencement ceremony at the time you submit your graduation application.

Commencement information is available online at http://www.ohio.edu/commencement/. Direct any questions concerning commencement to the Office of University Events, 740.593.1762.