Honors Program

To be considered for unconditional admission to the Honors Program, students must meet one the following requirements: 

1. Freshman – Entering Freshman applicants must meet all requirements for admission to Oakland City University and must score a composite of 22 or above on the ACT or a composite of 1100 or above on the SAT. 
2. Full-time OCU students who have completed at least 30 semester hours with a 3.25 cumulative GPA may apply to participate in the Honors Program. 

Students within the Honors Program must meet the following requirements to maintain membership in and graduate from the Honors Program:

1. Students must maintain a 3.25 cumulative GPA and full-time status.
2. Students must successfully complete five (5) courses for Honors credit, including 300- or 400-level classes in their major or minor. 
3. Students must earn at least three (3) activity points each semester by participating in a scholarly or service-oriented events.
4. Students must complete a public service project within the University or the community.
5. Students must complete an Internship, Practicum, or experiential learning experience related to the student’s major.

School of Business

• ACCT202 Principles of Accounting II
• BUS218 Business Statistics
• BUS232 Business Economics in the Global Environment
• BUS285 Business Law and Ethics
• HRM301 Intro to Human Resource Management
• HRM315 Employee Recruitment, Training and Development
• HRM401 Employment Law
• HRM404 Compensation and Benefits
• HRM407 Workplace Safety, Security and Health
• MGT 201 Principals of Management
• MGT415 International Business
• MGT430 Organizational Behavior
• MGT435 Strategic Management & Marketing
• MGT438 Leadership & Management
• MGT425 Business Capstone
• MGT445 Studies in Management
• MGT462 Servant Leadership
• MGT463 Community Servant Leadership
• MKT315 Sales and Personal Selling
• SA350 Sports in Society: Issues and Controversies

School of Arts and Sciences

• BIO320 Cell & Molecular Biology
• BIO321 Principles of Human Anatomy & Physiology I
• BIO322 Principles of Human Anatomy & Physiology II
• BIO410 Principles of Genetics
• BIO441 Topics in Environmental Science
• CHEM202 Organic Chemistry II
• CHEM315 Biochemistry
• CHEM354 Environmental Chemistry
• CJ330 Report Writing for Criminal Justice
• CJ448 Medicolegal Investigation of Death
• CRT205 Physical Computing
• CRT260: Introduction to 3D Modeling
• CS111 Programming for Everyone I
• CS125 Programming for Everyone II
• CS400 Algorithms
• CS480 Capstone Project—Product Launch
• ENG210 Intro to British Literature
• ENG215 Intro to American Literature
• HIS113 US History to 1877
• HIS123 US History since 1877
• HIS213 Western Civilization to 1600
• HIS223 Western Civilization since 1600
• HIS233 Non-Western Civilizations
• HIS313 American Revolution
• HIS333 Reformation Europe
• HIS343 The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era, 1787-1815 
• HIS403 Civil War
• HIS463 Studies in History – History of American Christianity
• PHYS 201 General Physics I
• PSY260 Life Span Human Behavior & Development
• PSY300 Addictions Counseling

Chapman School of Religious Studies

• CH401 General Baptist Heritage
• CH445 Studies in Church History: The Holocaust and the Christian World

School of Education

• EDUC213 Developmental Psychology
• EDUC260 Reading Across the Content
• EDUC295 Differentiated Instruction
• SPED302 Diagnostic Assessment
• SPED337 Collaboration and Consultation

The Honors Council welcomes suggestions for additional honors-available courses! Please contact Dr. Sarah Wilson at [email protected] if there is a class you’d like to take for honors credit that is not currently listed.