Honors Program @ Univ. of Cincinnati

NWOhiomom
Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:28:23 +0000

My understanding is that the community service hours must be “approved” projects or hours. Up to half of them can be on campus. It averages out to an hour a week, but you are not required to fulfill them in that manner - you can do all 30 hours in fall quarter if you wish. There are many opportunities to complete your hours - it doesn’t seem to be a big deal unless you would ignore completing them for a quarter.

I may be wrong about this, but my impression is that the 30 community service hours per year are kind of a “payback” for the Cincinnatus award - it’s not an honors requirement. So, even if you don’t enroll in the honors program, the community service hours are a requirement if you accept the Cincinnatus money.

I don’t think that honors English is a requirement - i think it is an available option if you are interested. Honors 101 is 1 hour class that you must take either your first or second quarter if you are a student in the honors department. I think more than anything it educates and explains the requirements of the program and helps you become familiar with the dpartment. No big work requirements. I don’t think there are any tests or exams.