ENGINEERING HONORS CONTRACT
GRADUATION WITH HONORS IN ENGINEERING
CHECK ONE:
Initial Submission
Plan Revision Submission
INSTRUCTIONS – INITIAL/REVISION SUBMISSIONS
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Final Submission
INSTRUCTIONS – FINAL SUBMISSION
During your second or third year, complete the Application.
Save form, submit an electronic copy to College Honors Advisor
(Barry Tolchin.5@osu.edu).
You will be notified via email about the status of your application from
the College Honors Advisor. Upon approval, this form becomes your
official Honors Contract.
Maintain application in your personal records, collecting verification
items as you complete components. Significant revisions should be
submitted via a plan revision submission.
REMEMBER: you must complete the final submission of your
application during the quarter prior to your graduation term 
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This form is used to certify your Honors Contract and
the designation on your diploma and transcript.
Complete the Application.
Attach verification items for completed components.
Submit an electronic copy to the College Honors
Advisor (Barry Tolchin.5@osu.edu).
You will be notified via email about the status of your
certification from the College Honors Advisor.
Deadline: the quarter prior to your final quarter of
enrollment, NO LATER than the First Friday of your
Final Semester of Enrollment.
APPLICANT INFORMATION
Full Name:
Last
First
OSU Email Address
Middle
Student ID
Phone
Found on your Advising Report, below your name
Current Term/Year:
Graduation Term/Year:
First Term/Year at OSU:*
*exclude quarters enrolled within the Academy program
First Term/Year as Honors student:
Engineering Degree (Major):
College Honors Advisor
Honors Contract Points Grid
Points
Earned
Schedule
A
Honors & Graduate Coursework (Min. 18 pts)
B
Investigational Studies (Min. 20 pts)
C
Leadership & Service (Min. 10 pts)
Points
Planned
Subtotal
E
TOTAL (MINIUMUM 50 PTS)
TOTAL
SIGNATURE:
Student Applicant (if sent electronically: type name above and send via OSU email account to “sign” application
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ENGINEERING HONORS CONTRACT
SCHEDULE A. HONORS & GRADUATE COURSEWORK COMPONENT
Applicant
1 Point per Unit of Coursework
FEH & First Year Honors Courses
Department
Course
Engineering
1281.0XH
Engineering
1282.0XH
FEH Physics
1260
FEH Physics
1261
Mechanical Engineering
2010H
Mathematics
1161.02
Mathematics
2162.02
Honors or Graduate Courses
Units
4
4
5
5
2
5
5
If also applying for graduation with distinction, exclude
undergraduate research course hours.
Department
Course
Units
Honors Contract Courses
4000 and 5000 level courses, NOT counting toward
major requirements
Department
Course
Units
Points Subtotal. 
SCHEDULE A. GRAND TOTAL 
(Earned and Planned)
Minimum = 18 points
Earned
Planned
Enter if completed
Enter if not completed
Pts
Pts
Term/Yr
Term/Yr
(estimated)
GHIE Review
SCHEDULE B. INVESTIGATIONAL STUDIES COMPONENT
Applicant
Points Per
Item
Item
Senior Honors Thesis
20
Second Major
Major:
20
Minor in a non-engineering field
Minor:
15
Minor in an engineering field (including CIS)
Minor:
10
Semester-long study abroad
experience
Attach Description
Short-Term Study Abroad
Experience (7 days or more of
international experience)
Research-focused internship or
co-op-type experience
Attach Description
Presentation of research study at
the Denman Undergraduate
Research Forum or meeting of
professional society
Publication of research paper in a
refereed journal, (research related
to Honors Thesis)
Publication of research paper in a
refereed journal, (research NOT
related to Honors Thesis)
Other, as approved by the College
of Engineering Undergraduate
Honors Committee
15
5
10
5
10-15
15-20
TBD
(20 max)
Points Subtotal. 
SCHEDULE B. GRAND TOTAL 
(Earned and Planned)
Minimum = 20 points
Earned
Planned
Enter if completed
Enter if not completed
Pts
Term/Yr
Pts
Term/Yr
(estimated)
GHIE Review
SCHEDULE C. LEADERSHIP & SERVICE COMPONENT
Add information as requested for items you have completed or are planning to
complete.
Points
Per Item
Item
Application
Earned
Planned
Enter if
completed
Pts
Term/Yr
Enter if not
completed
Pts
Term/Yr
(estimated)
Leadership on Engineering Student Project Team
Year
Project Team
Role
5 pts/yr
(max 10)
Officer of Student Organization (Non-Honorary)
Year
Student Organization Role
5 pts/yr
(max 10)
Officer of Student Organization (Honorary)
Year
Student Organization Role
5 pts/yr
(max 10)
Member of Department, College, University Committee
Year
Committee
5 pts/yr
(max 10)
Volunteer Service
(1 pt for every 10 hours service, must submit verification)
Year
Organization
Hours
1 – 10
pts
Other, as Approved by the College of Engineering Honors Committee
(Attach Description)
Item / Activity / Description
1 – 10
pts
Points Subtotal. 
SCHEDULE C. GRAND TOTAL 
(Earned and Planned)
Minimum = 10, Maximum = 30
SUBMISSION:
Save a personal copy and submit/email to: Barry Tolchin.5@osu.edu, 244 Hitchcock Hall, 2070 Neil Avenue (614-292-7923)
GHIE
Review