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Develops a housing community focused on a specific academic or professional theme with programming and opportunities to support that community.

Provides extraordinary opportunities and support for students that are ambitious and have high expectations for themselves.

Awarded to new first-year Ohio residents who achieve a perfect ACT or SAT test score.

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Honors and Scholars Students shine on Ohio State’s 2025 Homecoming Court

Ty Wright | September 29, 2025

The Honors and Scholars community is once again proudly represented on The Ohio State University’s Homecoming Court. Of the 20 students selected, an impressive 19 are affiliated with Honors and Scholars programs, a testament to their leadership, service, and Buckeye spirit. You can see the full Homecoming Court during the annual Homecoming Parade at 6 p.m. on Friday, October 3. Homecomi...
University Honors Program Celebrates 40 Years

Chip Tuson | September 18, 2025

Since 1985, The Ohio State University Honors Program has offered high-achieving students the opportunity to pursue an advanced curriculum of study among a network of like-minded peers and faculty. The University Honors Program unified the Honors experience at Ohio State from what began as disparate programs across the university as the modern Honors model grew in popularity in the late 20th centu...
Honors Faculty Feature: Tyler Shepfer

August 25, 2025

Tyler "Ty" Shepfer is the director of the Honors Cohort Program at Ohio State's Fisher College of Business. It's a two year MBA-like experience for the undergraduates during their junior and senior year.