Info for Transfer & Relocating Students
Learning Communities are designed with learning, academic success and life outside the classroom in mind. All students want to feel at home, get to know people easily and do well academically. Ohio University's Learning Communities help students transition to college life, build connections and thrive at OHIO.
Participants have ranked the top four benefits as:
- meeting new people and making friends
- small class size
- in-class discussions
- studying for other classes with classmates
Every major is tracked into a community. If the major is a smaller program, it will be combined with another major. Your advisor will help you find a learning community to call home.
Coming in with transfer credits, AP credits, credits you earned in high school? Not to worry, communities have been or will be adjusted to meet students where they are at.
You can preview the communities for Fall 2023 below:
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Business
Scripps College of Communication
Patton College of Education
Russ College of Engineering and Technology
College of Fine Arts
College of Health Sciences and Professions
International Studies
University College
Special Programs: ROTC: Army and Air Force
Learning Communities are an excellent way to meet new friends. As part of a group of no more than 25 students, you and your community members will share not only learning experiences and out-of-class activities, but support one another's academic success.
You and the members of your Learning Community are enrolled in two or more courses in common. These linked courses form the basis of your fall semester schedule. You’ll know a few friendly faces in those larger classes— finding a study partner has never been so easy!
Every student at Ohio University must complete a series of "general education" courses. The courses in the Learning Community program are either general education courses, or courses that are required for your specific academic program. This means that when you enroll in a Learning Community, you begin to complete these requirements and progress toward your degree immediately.
The Learning Community Seminar is a one-credit seminar course (UC 1900) that serves as the hub of your community. Your instructor will assist you in adjusting to college life as well as guide you through the exploration of what Ohio University has to offer. Each community will also have an upperclass student as a peer mentor (Learning Community Leader, LCL) to provide social and academic support. Other topics such as campus involvement, diversity, community responsibilities and career resources and planning will be explored.
Participating in a Learning Community will give you the opportunity to engage in academic as well as social activities with the members of your community. These activities may include the faculty from your linked courses. Some activities from past communities include custard, climbing, attending athletic and cultural events, cookouts, shopping/IMAX movies in Columbus, dinner with professors, carving pumpkins for Halloween, study sessions, and more.
From your community members, peer mentor and Learning Community instructor to the faculty who teach your linked courses, you will make connections throughout the University. Each of these unique connections can contribute to an academically rich, fun and rewarding academic experience, and your ultimate success at OHIO.