The Ohio State Scholars Program offers undergraduate students the chance to live and learn with other students who share similar interests. Each of the Scholars programs is centered around a theme or area of study and is open to all students regardless of major.
Benefits
- Choose from 16 programs with themes ranging from academic and professional pursuits to critical issues and leadership development.
- Engage in a wide range of learning experiences while living with a Scholars community in a designated residence hall during your first year.
- Connect with a network of faculty, staff and upper-class students with similar interests.
- Graduate with a Milestone: “completed Ohio State Scholars Program” on your university transcript.
- Enroll in designated courses with other Scholars students.
- Receive college-level priority course scheduling to meet Scholars participation requirements.
Programs
- Advocates for Communities and Education Scholars: Learn about the various elements of communities and how to advocate for communities through education, awareness and service.
- Arts Scholars: Create an arts focused community for intellectual, social and civic development.
- Biological Science Scholars: Gain exposure to research opportunities while exploring varied career pathways in the biological sciences.
- Business Scholars: Examine business, its practice and its environment at the Fisher College of Business.
- Dunn Sport and Wellness Scholars: Recognize the importance of sport in our society and create lifestyles that value activity, wellness and health.
- Engineering Scholars: Contemplate the adoption of socially responsible practices within engineering as a means to minimize health risks and environmental impact and maximize efficiency, feasibility and sustainability.
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Scholars: Understand the entrepreneurial process by leveraging university resources and support while connecting with like-minded students and the startup community.
- Environment and Natural Resources Scholars: Analyze and appreciate global environmental issues while exploring the natural world that surrounds us.
- Health Sciences Scholars: Investigate career opportunities in health sciences and healthcare.
- Humanitarian Engineering Scholars: Focus on the themes of service-learning and social responsibility within engineering as a means to improve the well-being and meet the needs of a community.
- Humanities Scholars: Engage in the fields of literature, languages, philosophy, history and culture.
- International Affairs Scholars: Explore world affairs from an interdisciplinary perspective, consider the intersection of global, national, and local issues and develop a global mindset.
- Law and Society Scholars: Students committed to becoming effective advocates with consideration for legal and societal influences on perspective, engagement, and impact.
- Media, Marketing and Communication Scholars: Develop expertise in technological skills and get hands on experience experimenting with today's cutting-edge media.
- Mount Leadership Society Scholars: The Mount Leadership Society fosters an ethic of service and develops leaders for a global society.
- STEM Exploration and Engagement Scholars: Explore possible careers and engage within the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics fields through mentoring, tutoring and local community outreach programs.