Majors and premajors are not declared through University Exploration: instead follow the guidance from your new program listed below.
Premajor is a status that allows for a student to be enrolled in the college that offers their intended major before being completing the process of entering the major itself. Not all majors have premajors. If your intended major does have a premajor, we recommend that you take the step to join it as soon as you are eligible. As a premajor, you will:
Note: the criteria and processes listed below are for Current Ohio State students.
Criteria for new applicants to Ohio State are distinct. (See criteria for New First Year Student applicants and for New Transfer student applicants.)
Before applying to the Fisher College of Business on the Columbus campus, students need a 3.1 cumulative Ohio State GPA in at least 12 graded Ohio State hours with a "C" or better in English 1110/WIL Foundation and a "C" or better in either Math 1131 or 1151.
Applications are available for three one-month periods leading up each of the application deadlines:
The Dental Hygiene major requires many prerequisites and students should contact an advisor from the program as soon as possible.
Moving into the premajor in Dental Hygiene requires a 2.7 Ohio State GPA in at least 12 graded Ohio State hours.
Starting on August 26, 2023 current Ohio State students will not be able to enroll in these premajors and so will not be able to pursue these majors.
See the College of Engineering's advising website for more information on this policy.
For the College of Engineering's other specializations listed below, students can request to move into the associate premajors once they meet Engineering premajor criteria:
When the criteria in progress (at the end of the current term, the student plans to be eligible for the pre-Engineering major), they should request to move into the premajor in Engineering using the form at the bottom of Engineering advising's Enroll in your Engineering Program page.
Engineering specializations available for major changers:
To declare a major in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, call 614-292-2265 or visit 210 Kottman Hall.
A minimum Ohio State GPA of 2.0 is required. See ENR's Academic Advisors for more details.
To declare a major in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, call 614-292-6891 or visit 100 Agricultural Administration Building.
A minimum Ohio State GPA of 2.0 is required. See FAES's College Advisors for details.
To declare a premajor for any Health and Rehabilitation Sciences major, students should have an Ohio State GPA of at least a 2.5 and should follow the steps described at on the HRS Student Services, including completing a brief online information session.
Nursing is a competitive major with many prerequisites courses. See BSN Admissions for details. Interested students should meet with Nursing advising as soon as possible.
Students are eligible to switch to pre-nursing provided they have at least 12 hours of Ohio State credit and a minimum GPA of 3.2. See this page for process for declaring pre-Nursing.
The College of Nursing's Health and Wellness major also has a premajor. Students with at least 12 hours of Ohio State credit and a minimum GPA of 2.75 are eligible for this premajor. See premajor and major application processes here.
The Public Affairs undergraduate majors do not have a GPA requirement but interested students will want to meet with an advisor from the college to discuss their plans and make their declaration.
For more information, go to Undergraduate Degrees and visit this page for info on making an advising appointment to declare your major.
Interested students should contact a Social Work advisor. Students typically need a 2.0 GPA to move into their premajor.