Transfer student enrollment criteria
for Ohio State’s colleges and schools
Enrollment in your intended major
If it is determined that you are eligible for admission to the university:
…your academic record will be reviewed for enrollment to your major program. Some colleges and schools have requirements in addition to admission to the university, including criteria for GPA, earned hours, prerequisite course work, and/or an audition or portfolio.
If you have applied for admission to a major that has additional criteria (see Criteria by college, below) and you are not yet eligible for enrollment in that major:
…you will begin your studies at Ohio State in a pre-major program in your intended college or in University Exploration. Enrollment in a pre-major program does not guarantee admission to your intended major program.
While enrolled in a pre-major program, you will be assigned an academic advisor who will assist you in meeting your general education requirements and advise you on completing appropriate prerequisites for your intended major.
If you are undecided about your major program:
…you will begin in University Exploration, where you can explore available majors and careers while completing general education requirements. Advisors will help you navigate the opportunities at Ohio State, weighing your academic and career goals, interests, and strengths. There are four exploration areas:
- Health Professions Exploration
- Management and Industry Exploration
- Science and Technology Exploration
- Undecided/Exploring
For more information, visit exploration.osu.edu.
Notes:
If you are interested in a professional degree in dentistry, education, law, medicine, optometry, pharmacy, or veterinary medicine, you will have the opportunity to indicate your interest when you apply for admission.
All criteria and standards are subject to change. A minimum grade of “C-” (or the equivalent) is required to transfer prerequisite courses mentioned in this section.
Criteria by college
Allied Medical Professions (AMP): Enrollment in AMP majors requires a separate application. Transfer students with at least a 2.5 GPA enroll in AMP as pre-majors. amp.osu.edu
Architecture (AHR): Transfer students directly enroll in AHR. Those who are interested in city and regional planning enroll as majors. Those who pass a portfolio review and have completed prerequisite course work enroll as majors in architecture or landscape architecture; others enroll as pre-majors. knowlton.osu.edu
Arts (ART): Transfer students directly enroll in ART as pre-majors. Students who pass a portfolio review in art, art education, or design, or who pass an audition in dance or music, are subsequently admitted to the major. artsandsciences.osu.edu
Arts and Sciences (ASC): Transfer students in globalization studies and film studies enroll as majors. Transfer students in international
studies enroll as pre-majors. Transfer students in middle childhood education enroll as pre-majors and apply to the major after completing
30 semester hours (or the equivalent) at Ohio State. artsandsciences.osu.edu
Biological Sciences (BIO): Transfer students directly enroll in BIO. artsandsciences.osu.edu
Business (BUS): Transfer students with at least a 3.0 GPA on all previous college course work enroll as pre-majors in the Fisher College of Business. Pre-major students enroll in business foundation courses that are required to apply for admission to the business administration major. Student are eligible to apply to the major once these foundation courses have been satisfactorily completed and the required GPA has been met. Currently the minimum GPA required for admission to the business administration major is 3.0 based on all grades earned at all previous institutions as well as Ohio State. Students with less than a 3.0 GPA enroll in the Management and Industry Exploration program to consider alternative majors. fisher.osu.edu
Dental Hygiene (DHY): Direct admission to the DHY major requires a separate application. Transfer students with fewer than 30 transferable semester hours (or the equivalent) directly enroll in DHY as pre-majors. Transfer students with more than 30 transferable semester hours are considered for direct enrollment as a pre-major on an individual basis. Students not directly enrolled in DHY enroll in the Health Professions Exploration program. dent.osu.edu/dhy
Education and Human Ecology (EHE): Transfer students directly enroll in EHE as pre-majors. Admission to majors varies by program. ehe.osu.edu
Engineering (ENG): Transfer students with 30 or more transferable semester hours (or the equivalent) of non-technical course work with at least a 2.8 GPA and credit for at least one calculus course directly enroll in ENG as pre-majors (students may not enroll as undeclared majors). Students with fewer than 30 transferable semester hours (or the equivalent) who have an ACT math score of 24 or higher or an SAT math score of 560 or higher directly enroll in ENG as pre-majors. Students who do not directly enroll in ENG enroll in the Science and Technology Exploration program. engineering.osu.edu
Environment and Natural Resources (ENR): Transfer students directly enroll in ENR. senr.osu.edu
Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (AGR): Transfer students directly enroll in AGR. Those interested in studying professional golf management enroll as pre-majors. cfaes.osu.edu
Humanities (HUM): Transfer students directly enroll in HUM. artsandsciences.osu.edu
John Glenn School of Public Affairs (JGS): Transfer students directly enroll in JGS. glenn.osu.edu
Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS): Transfer students directly enroll in MPS. artsandsciences.osu.edu
Nursing (NUR): Enrollment to the NUR major requires a separate application. Transfer students with at least 20 transferable semester hours (or the equivalent) and a 3.0 GPA are enrolled as pre-nursing. Transfer students with at least 30 transferable semester hours (or the equivalent), a 2.75 GPA, and an associate degree in nursing are enrolled in the pre- nursing degree completion program. All others must enroll in the Health Professions Exploration program to consider alternative majors. nursing.osu.edu
Pharmacy (PHR): Transfer students with at least 30 semester hours (or the equivalent) of credit and at least a 2.7 GPA who have completed the Ohio State equivalents of Biology 113 and 114; Chemistry 121, 122, and 123; and Math 150, 151, and 152 directly enroll in PHR. Students not directly enrolled in PHR enroll in the Health Professions Exploration program. pharmacy.osu.edu
Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS): Transfer students in political science directly enroll in the major. All other transfer students in SBS directly enroll as pre-majors. artsandsciences.osu.edu
Social Work (SWK): Transfer students directly enroll as pre-majors in SWK. Admission to the social work major requires a separate application. csw.osu.edu
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