Honors Tutorial College
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Ohio University
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in Athens, Ohio
Athens, Ohio
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is the only degree-granting tutorial program in the United States
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. The tutorial program is modeled after Oxford
Oxford
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and Cambridge
Cambridge
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universities in England, and is centered on the tutorial, in which students meet individually with a professor to study material.
The program generally accepts around eighty students per year from an applicant pool of around two hundred and offers programs in twenty-seven disciplines, from journalism
Journalism
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to astrophysics
Astrophysics
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. Students benefit from their involvement with the college: they are the first to register for classes, can waive course prerequisites and general education requirements for graduation, can check out books from the university library for extended periods of time, have access to scholars' dorms, and develop good relationships with professors.
Bruce Burtch conceived this unique college while an undergraduate at Ohio University, after receiving a grant from the Honors College to return to England and study the Oxford/Cambridge tutorial system. Previously, Mr. Burtch had received an English Literature scholarship to study at Trinity College, Oxford, where he learned first-hand the benefits of the tutorial methodology and felt this system could work within Ohio University.
The college was officially founded in 1972, although an Honors College had existed previously since 1964. Famous alumni include Piper Perabo
Piper Perabo
Piper Lisa Perabo is a Golden Globe Award nominated American stage, film and television actress.-Early life:Perabo was born in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Toms River, New Jersey, the daughter of Mary Charlotte , a physical therapist, and George William Perabo, a professor of poetry at Ocean...
, Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Joe Mahr
Joe Mahr
Joe Mahr is an American investigative journalist, who won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.-Life:He was born in Genoa, Ohio and attended Genoa Area High School and the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University, where he obtained his undergraduate degree in journalism.In 2004,...
, NPR correspondent Adam Hochberg
Adam Hochberg
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, and Emmy Award winning writer and producer Matt Wickline.
The Honors Tutorial College is located at 35 Park Place Avenue near the center of the University. It is across the street from E. W. Scripps Hall, home of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism
E. W. Scripps School of Journalism
The E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, widely considered one of the best journalism schools in the country, is part of the Scripps College of Communication at Ohio University....
, and down the street from the John Calhoun Baker University Center.