The [True] Story

• ARTS & SCIENCES • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

• ENGINEERING • PHARMACY • LAW

ONU PrOgramS Of STUdy

COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCESAdvertising Design Applied MathematicsArt EducationV

Athletic TrainingBiochemistryBiologyV

ChemistryV

Clinical Laboratory SciencesCommunication StudiesConstruction ManagementCreative WritingCriminal JusticeEarly Childhood EducationV

Education StudiesEnvironmental and Field Biology•Exercise Physiology *Clinical/Research *Corporate Fitness/ Personal TrainingForensic BiologyFrenchV

Geography-Area StudiesGeography-Geographic Information SystemsGermanV

Graphic DesignHealth EducationV

HistoryInternational Theater ProductionJournalismLanguage Arts EducationV

LiteratureManufacturing TechnologyMathematicsV

Mathematics/StatisticsMiddle Childhood EducationV

Molecular Biology

•Music *Music History and Literature *Music Theory and CompositionMusic EducationV

Music PerformanceMusical TheaterNursingPhilosophyPhysical EducationV

•PhysicsV

*Physics *Applied Physics *Astronomy•Political Science *American Politics *International Relations – Comparative PoliticsProfessional Writing•Psychology *Behavioral Neuroscience *Clinical and Counseling *PsychologyPublic Relations•Religion *Eastern *WesternSocial StudiesV

SociologySpanishV

Sport ManagementStatistics•Studio Arts *2D *3DTechnology EducationV

TheaterYouth Ministry

PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS WITHUNDECLARED MAJORSGeneral SciencesGeneral Studies

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Accounting Finance International Business and Economics Management Marketing Pharmaceutical Business *Economics *Management *Marketing

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Civil Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering

COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 0-6, direct admittance program Doctor of Pharmacy Pharmacy/Law

MINORS Applied MathematicsArtArts AdministrationAsian StudiesAstronomyBiochemistryBiologyBiomedical SciencesBusiness AdministrationChemistryCommunication StudiesCreative WritingCriminal JusticeDanceDesignElectronic Media and BroadcastingEntrepreneurshipExercise PhysiologyFinanceFrench Geography-Area Studies

•Concentration required *Concentrations VTeacher Licensure Program availableFor Programs of Study, any changes are updated on www.onu.edu

Geography-Geographic Information SystemsGermanHistoryJournalismLiteratureManagementMarketingMathematicsMusicPhilosophyPhysicsPolitical SciencePrelawProfessional WritingPsychologyPublic HealthPublic History and Museum StudiesPublic RelationsReligionSociologySpanishStatisticsTechnology SystemsTheater

PREPROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS Predentistry Premedicine Preoccupational Therapy Prephysical Therapy Prephysician Assistant Preseminary Preveterinary Medicine

COLLEGE OF LAWLaw Pharmacy/Law

OPTIONSAmerican Chemical Society CertificationCriminal Justice (Forensic)Forensic AccountingPre-Art Therapy

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Evidence of Excellence•U.S. News & World Report ranks

Ohio Northern No. 2 among more than 300 Midwest baccalaureate colleges in America’s Best Colleges (2010).

•ONU’s College of Engineering is ranked as one of the nation’s top 50 undergraduate engineering schools in U.S. News & World Report, America’s Best Colleges (2010).

•Listed in Princeton Review’s The Best 371 Colleges 2010 Edition.

•One of the top 200 programs in the nation for creative students in Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers.

•Among the top 100 private four-year colleges and small universities in Peterson’s Competitive College Guide (2010).

• Named in Colleges of Distinction (2010), a guide profiling America’s most distinguished teaching-centered colleges and universities.

The [True] Story of Ohio Northern University is dedicated to students looking for excellent, nationally

ranked academic programs, committed guidance, a vibrant campus experience, lifelong connections and

successful outcomes.

Pharmacy pg. 4-5

Business pg. 6-7Administration

Arts & Sciences pg. 8-9

Engineering pg. 12-13

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One of America’s Best Colleges– U.S. News & World Report, 2010

There is a special place...

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Michelle eggersPharmacyOverland Park, Kan.

• Dean’s Scholarship• Varsity Swimming and Diving • Teaches swimming lessons to

community children

When I first visited ONU, I knew it was the school for me. I love the atmosphere, the pharmacy program and the swim team!

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• A 125-year history of excellence

• ONU is the only 0-6 year program where students take pharmacy courses from day one.

• Cutting-edge clinical facilities include the Pharmacy Skills Center, which features six state-of-the-art compound/counseling pods with portable OTC simulation stations.

• 100 percent job placement rate for graduates

where talented, highly motivated students...

The Raabe College of Pharmacy

www.onu.edu/searchpharm

taught by smart, caring professors...

chelsea MackInternational Business and Economics with a minor in Spanish

• Dean’s Scholarship• Dimension Award

The business college has an excellent international accreditation (AACSB), as well as a great faculty. Everyone is so friendly – I felt that people at ONU genuinely wanted me to come here.

Chelsea was selected as one of eight ONU students to participate in the Hanyang University Summer Program Fellowship in Seoul, South Korea. This experience is one of many that prepares business students for a future in leadership.

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taught by smart, caring professors...

The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration

That’s the kind of student we graduate, and it’s this distinctive education that sets us apart – rigorous, experiential, personal.

• AACSB International accreditation – one of the world’s best business schools

• Faculty with real-world business experience

• Distinctive, career-oriented business programs – pharmaceutical business, entrepreneurship, forensic accounting – in a state-of-the-art facility

• Required internships facilitated by a full- time staff member

• Nearly 100 percent placement rate for accounting graduates

www.onu.edu/ba

fused by a love of learning...

Dr. Susan Bates, associate professor of chemistry, believes that Ohio Northern gives students amazing opportunities for research. She is a dedicated teacher, determined to give her students important research opportunities.

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• Accredited programs and more than 50 majors

• Mathile Center for the Natural Sciences offers more than 95,000 square feet of modern classroom, conference, seminar and laboratory space

• Faculty-fostered research opportunities and professional mentoring

• Global study and international and domestic internships

• For five consecutive years, Ohio Northern has been honored by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and the Excellence in Education Foundation. Opportunities for undergraduate research and top-notch teaching and mentoring help make this happen.

The Getty College of Arts & Sciences

As an American Chemical Society-accredited

chemistry program, students can perform many hours of

research in all five areas of chemistry (organic, inorganic, biochemical, physical and analytical). There are two professors in each of the five sub-disciplines and a third in inorganic chemistry. This also allows each professor to concentrate on his or her field of expertise.

Chemistry Accolades• In 2009, ONU had six ACS-certified graduates.

• Faculty includes 13 full-time professors with chemistry Ph.D.s

• Students have the opportunity for research in a state-of-the-art facility

• ONU chemistry graduates have their choice of top graduate schools or go on to medical or other professional schools.

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and a love of life,

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• One of the nation’s top 50 undergraduate engineering schools

• Solid commitment to undergraduate education, coupled with personalized instruction and

outstanding facilities

• Experiential-learning competitions such as ASCE Concrete Canoe, Baja SAE and AIAA Design Build Fly

• Opportunities for valuable work experience through the co-op, internship and Engineer-in-Residence programs with a 98 percent job placement rate

create an environment that includes outstanding academics,

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Dr. Eric Baumgartner, dean of the College of Engineering, received the prestigious 2008 IEEE Robotics

& Automation Award for his work on the Mars Exploration Rover.

create an environment that includes outstanding academics,

New Bremen, OhioMechanical Engineering with an option in Business

• Presidential Recognition Scholar• Varsity Basketball, Outdoor Track and Field• First Team ESPN The Magazine

Academic All-District IV

I chose to attend ONU because of its academic prowess, the individual attention that you receive and the athletics program.

Out-of-this-World Inspiration

T.J. Smull College of Engineering

SCOTT SChNEllE

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personalized attention,

The Arts at NorthernONU turns out well-rounded students who can major in the fine or performing arts or participate in them as they major in other academic areas.

CArA SChrOEdErBiology with a minor in BiochemistryConcentration in Premedicine

• Mathile Scholarship• Steel Drum Band and Percussion Ensemble

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personalized attention,

The Arts at Northern

Ohio Northern was named as one of the country’s top 200 creative programs in Creative Colleges: A Guide for Student Actors, Artists, Dancers, Musicians and Writers.

The performing arts include theatre, musical theatre, music, international theatre production and dance (minor).

The Freed Center for the Performing Arts

• More than 100 annual events and performances, including headliners, theatre, dance and music events.

• Each season brings 30-40 professional guest artists to campus

• A unique International Play Festival, international tours, a professional series, a children series, an educational series and outreach activities

The Art and Design program

Four major programs, including advertising design, art education, graphic design and studio arts, are offered in a professional and liberal arts environment that contributes to student exposure to form, theory and practices.

• Required of all majors, a year-long investigative research project synthesizes a student’s liberal arts and professional education and culminates in a public presentation demonstrating knowledge of concepts, theories, issues, form, methods and materials.

• An in-house design studio and course offers real-world exposure to business and professional experiences.

The University exhibition venues include two galleries on campus. The Elzay Gallery of Art and the Stambaugh Studio Theatre Gallery showcase the work of invited artists and designers as well as the work of students, faculty and alumni.

www.onu.edu/perform

abundant opportunities,

Major in one of the more than 70 programs in the

sciences, arts and professional programs have a minor

in entrepreneurship study abroad1 have one or more

internships tour Spain with the Marching Band

build a house with Habitat2 go to Africa with fellow pharmacy students and faculty

attend one of the more than 100 performances

at the Freed Center for the Performing Arts

do research with a dedicated professor3 play a varsity sport4 have a leadership role in Student Senate5

skate the Green Monster6

At Ohio Northern: You Can Do It All

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write for the student newspaper join a Greek

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open-mic night build a concrete canoe9

perform with the jazz band in New Orleans be a tour guide

play mud volleyball10 publish

your research and attend a national conference

attend a gallery opening11 be an Orange

Nose Clown win a scholarship to graduate school

perform with the dance team try out for

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lasting friendships...

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The friends I’ve made at Northern are pretty amazing. They reflect every part of my personality, and it’s great that I can always be “me” around them. The things that we’ve gone through together, from classes to clubs, give us a bond that will last a lifetime.

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and happy endings.

91% – placement

rate for 2009 graduates in

jobs or graduate schools

after just six months.

www.onu.edu/endings

Sydney Kuhlman, a musical theater and international theatre production major, traveled across the ocean for a two-month

opportunity to stage-manage for the theatre at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology in New Zealand.

Evan Roberts, a communication arts major, utilized his public relations expertise to help “build brands” with Liggett Stashower in Cleveland,

Ohio, an advertising and public relations firm that focuses on brand-building for clients, especially in the building products industry. Some of Liggett’s clients include Glidden™ paint, Duck® brand duct tape and Freshaire Choice™.

Chelsea Mack and Travis Edington representing The James F. Dicke College of Business Administration, along

with six other ONU students and a professor, participated in the Hanyang University Summer Program Fellowship for four weeks of study and travel in South Korea and China.

Jonathan Syrigos, a junior chemistry major, applied for a three-month chemistry internship with AB Mauri, a division of Associated British Foods, in Sydney, Australia. The firm is one of the world’s largest producers and distributors of yeast and bakery ingredients in the world.

At ONU there are abundant opportunities for many kinds of experiential learning!

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ONU Marching Band in Spain, 2009

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lEAdErShIp OppOrTUNITIES

Michael Storey, a sixth-year pharmacy student, is serving as a member of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

Policy and Legislative Affairs Advisory Group. The group is comprised of 10 students from all over the country with the purpose of mediating between students and the ASHP on various policy issues. “The main focus of our group is to get students involved in the health care legislative process.”

CO-Op prOgrAmEric Holbrook, mechanical engineering major, did a six-month assignment with Caltech/NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, Calif., where he worked in the Planetary Sample Acquisition and Handling Group. His main focus was the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), the next Mars rover that is scheduled for launch in 2011.

Ohio Northern University Points of Pride

ENROllMENT:• 3,666 STUDENTS REPRESENTING 48 STATES AND 18 COUNTRIES (2008-09)

UNDERgRADUATE STUDENT PROFIlE: • VALEDICTORIANS AND SALUTATORIANS: 403 OVERALL, 83 IN THE ENTERING CLASS• 40 PERCENT OF STUDENTS IN THE ENTERING CLASS wERE IN THE TOP 10 PERCENTILE OF THEIR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS.

OThER FACTS:• STUDENT/FACULTy RATIO: 12 TO 1• UNDERGRADUATE JOB PLACEMENT RATE: 93 PERCENT• PHARMACy GRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE: 100 PERCENT• OVER 90 PERCENT OF OUR STUDENTS RECEIVE FINANCIAL HELP IN THE FORM OF AID, INCLUDING GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

CAMPUS: SAFE, FRIENDLy, BEAUTIFUL AND MODERN; NEARLy 300 ACRES wITH 31 MAJOR BUILDINGS, INCLUDING: • THE MATHILE CENTER FOR THE NATURAL SCIENCES, wITH

95,000 SqUARE FEET OF MODERN CLASSROOM AND LABORATORy SPACE

• THE INN AT OHIO NORTHERN UNIVERSITy – DELUxE ACCOMMODATIONS, CONFERENCE SPACE AND DINING SERVICES

ONU AThlETICS: NCAA DIVISION III, OHIO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

• 11 MEN’S TEAMS • 10 WOMEN’S TEAMS

IN 2009, ONU wON BOTH THE MEN’S AND wOMEN’S OHIO ATHLETIC CONFERENCE ALL-SPORT TROPHIES FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE yEAR.

BASEBALLBASKETBALLCROSS COUNTRy FOOTBALLGOLFSOCCERSwIMMING AND DIVINGTENNISTRACK AND FIELD (INDOOR AND OUTDOOR)wRESTLING

BASKETBALLCROSS COUNTRyGOLFSOCCERSOFTBALLSwIMMING AND DIVINGTENNISTRACK AND FIELD (INDOOR AND OUTDOOR) VOLLEyBALL

MASCOT: POLAR BEAR

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