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Majors by criteria to enter
View this list of majors by category of criteria for enrolling in the listed majors and premajors. These criteria are for current Ohio State students only -- prospective Ohio State students should see the direct enrollment criteria for new, first year students or for transfer students.
Within each category we have categorizes majors under areas of focus. Note: Some majors are categorized under more than one area of focus.
These majors at Ohio State can be declared without having a 2.0 cumulative GPA (though a 2.0 GPA is required to graduate).
Management and industry with no GPA requirement
- Air Transportation premajor
- Arts Management
- Communication premajor
- Economics
- Geographic Information Science
- Integrated Major in Mathematics and English
- Statistics
Science, technology and environment with no GPA requirement
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
- Anthropological Sciences
- Atmospheric Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Earth Science
- Evolution and Ecology
- Geographic Information Science
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Microbiology
- Molecular Genetics
- Physics
- Statistics
- Zoology
Health professions with no GPA requirement
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Evolution and Ecology
- Medical Anthropology
- Microbiology
- Molecular Genetics
- Psychology
- Speech and Hearing Science
- Zoology
Behavior, culture and context with no GPA requirement
- Air Transportation premajor
- Ancient History and Classics
- African American and African Studies
- Anthropological Sciences
- Arabic
- Chinese
- Classics
- Communication premajor
- Comparative Studies
- Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
- Economics
- English
- Film Studies
- French
- French and Francophone Studies
- German
- Geography
- Hebrew and Jewish Studies
- History
- History of Art
- International Studies premajor
- Islamic Studies
- Italian
- Italian Studies
- Japanese
- Korean
- Linguistics
- Medical Anthropology
- Medieval and Renaissance Studies
- Modern Greek
- Philosophy
- Philosophy, Politics and Economics
- Political Science
- Portuguese
- Psychology
- Religious Studies
- Romance Studies
- Russian
- Sociology
- Spanish
- Speech and Hearing Science
- Theatre
- Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies
- World Literatures
- World Politics
Education and public service with no GPA requirement
- Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies
- Geographic Information Science
- Public Management, Leadership and Policy
- Public Policy Analysis
- Statistics
Arts, innovation and creativity with no GPA requirement
Note: in addition to the 2.0 GPA requirement, the majors and premajors below may have additional prerequisites. See Declaring a major or premajor for additional details.
Management and industry with 2.0 GPA minimum
- Agribusiness and Applied Economics
- Agricultural Communication
- Agricultural Systems Management
- City and Regional Planning
- Communication - Analysis and Engagement specialization
- Community Leadership
- Construction Systems Management
- Consumer and Family Financial Services
- Culinary Science (this program involves earning an associate's degree in Culinary Arts from Columbus State Community College)
- Engineering Technology (available only on Ohio State's Regional campuses)
- Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability
- Fashion and Retail Studies
- Food Business Management
- Hospitality Management
- Human Nutrition - Nutrition in Industry
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Natural Resource Management
- Professional Golf Management
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Sustainable Plant Systems
Science, technology and environment with 2.0 GPA minimum
- Aviation
- Agricultural Systems Management
- Agriscience Education
- Animal Sciences
- Chemical Engineering premajor
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Engineering Physics premajor
- Engineering Technology (available only on regional campuses)
- Entomology
- Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability
- Environmental Engineering premajor
- Environmental Policy and Decision Making
- Environmental Science
- Food Science and Technology
- Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife
- Human Nutrition - Nutrition Sciences
- Industrial and Systems Engineering
- Materials Science and Engineering
- Plant Pathology
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Sustainable Plant Systems
- Welding Engineering
Health professions with 2.0 GPA minimum
- Animal Sciences
- Entomology
- Environmental Science
- Health Promotion, Nutrition and Exercise Science
- Human Development and Family Science
- Human Nutrition - Dietetics (note: students must maintain a 3.0 GPA to progress in major)
- Human Nutrition - Nutrition in Industry
- Human Nutrition - Nutrition Sciences
- RN-to-BSN completion program in Nursing (for students who come to Ohio State having already earned a 2-year RN degree)
- Social Work
Behavior culture and context with 2.0 GPA minimum
- Child and Youth Studies
- City and Regional Planning
- Communication - Analysis and Engagement specialization
- Community Leadership
- Health Promotion, Nutrition and Exercise Science
- Human Development and Family Science
- Social Work
Education and public service with 2.0 GPA minimum
- Agricultural Communication
- Agriscience Education
- Child and Youth Studies
- City and Regional Planning
- Communication - Analysis and Engagement specialization
- Community Leadership
- Environmental Policy and Decision Making
- Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife
- Health Promotion, Nutrition and Exercise Science
- Natural Resource Management
- Social Work
Arts, innovation and creativity with 2.0 GPA minimum
- Agricultural Communication
- City and Regional Planning
- Culinary Science (this program involves earning an associate's degree in Culinary Arts from Columbus State Community College)
- Fashion and Retail Studies
- Hospitality Management
Note: in addition to the GPA requirement, the majors and premajors below may have additional prerequisites. See Declaring a major or premajor for additional details.
Management and industry with 2.5-2.8 GPA minimum
- Business Education Teacher Education (2.5 GPA for premajor, 2.75 GPA for major)
- Communication - Strategic Communication specialization (around a 2.6 - 2.8 GPA, depending on the application cycle)
- Communication - Communication Technology specialization (around a 2.6 - 2.8 GPA, depending on the application cycle)
- Sport Industry (2.5 GPA for premajor, 2.75 GPA for major)
Science, technology and environment with 2.5-2.8 GPA minimum
- Communication - Communication Technology specialization (around a 2.6 - 2.8 GPA, depending on the application cycle)
- Environmental Public Health premajor (2.5 GPA)
- Exercise Science Education (2.5 GPA for premajor, 2.75 GPA for major)
- Pharmaceutical Sciences (2.5 GPA)
Health professions with 2.5-2.8 GPA minimum
- Environmental Public Health premajor (2.5 GPA)
- Exercise Science Education (2.5 GPA for premajor, 2.75 GPA for major)
- Health Sciences premajor
- Pharmaceutical Sciences (2.5 GPA)
- Public Health Sociology premajor (2.5 GPA)
Behavior culture and context with 2.5-2.8 GPA minimum
- Communication - Strategic Communication specialization (around a 2.6 - 2.8 GPA, depending on the application cycle)
- Communication - Communication Technology specialization (around a 2.6 - 2.8 GPA, depending on the application cycle)
- Public Health Sociology premajor (2.5 GPA)
- Sport Industry (2.5 GPA for premajor, 2.75 GPA for major)
Education and public service with 2.5-2.8 GPA minimum
- Business Education Teacher Education (2.5 GPA for premajor, 2.75 GPA for major)
- Career and Technical Education (2.5 GPA)
- Environmental Public Health premajor (2.5 GPA)
- Integrated Language Arts/English Education (2.5 GPA)
- Integrated Social Studies (2.5 GPA)
- Middle Childhood Education (2.5 GPA)
- Primary Education (K - grade 5) (2.5 GPA)
- Primary Education (K - grade 5) with Visual Impairment License (2.5 GPA)
- Public Health Sociology premajor (2.5 GPA)
- Science and Mathematics Education (2.5 GPA)
- Special Education (2.5 GPA)
- Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (2.5 GPA)
- World Language Education (2.5 GPA)
Arts, innovation and creativity with 2.5-2.8 GPA minimum
- Architecture premajor (2.5 GPA)
- Landscape Architecture premajor (2.5 GPA)
If you are interested in any major that requires an application, audition or portfolio process, we recommend that you meet as soon as possible with an advisor from your major of interest.
Exploration encourages students planning for these majors to also think about a Plan B major.
Management and industry majors with applications
- Actuarial Science (application)
- Business - Accounting (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Aviation Management (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Business Management Regional campuses ONLY (3.0 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Economics (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Finance (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Human Resources (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Information Systems (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Insurance (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - International Business (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Logistics Management (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Marketing (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Operations Management (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Business - Real Estate (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Data Analytics (application; admitted student typically have a 3.5 GPA or higher)
Science, technology and environment majors with applications
- Business - International Business (3.1 GPA + "C" or better in English 1110 and Math 1131/1151)
- Data Analytics (application; admitted student typically have a 3.5 GPA or higher)
- Professional Pilot track of Air Transportation major (application process; space is limited)
Health professions majors with applications
- Data Analytics (application; admitted student typically have a 3.5 GPA or higher)
- Dental Hygiene (2.5 minimum science GPA, 2.7 minimum GPA + application; space is limited so GPA for admitted students is high)
- Health Information Management & Systems (2.5 min GPA in all college coursework + application; space is limited so GPA for admitted students is high)
- Medical Laboratory Science (2.5 min GPA in all college coursework + application; space is limited so GPA for admitted students is high)
- Neuroscience (3.0 GPA min + prerequisites)
- Nursing (3.2 min GPA in all college coursework + application; space is limited so GPA for admitted students is high)
- Radiologic Sciences and Therapy (2.5 min GPA in all college coursework + application; space is limited so GPA for admitted students is high)
- Respiratory Therapy (2.5 min GPA in all college coursework + application; space is limited so GPA for admitted students is high)
Behavior culture and context majors with applications
- Professional Pilot track of Air Transportation major (application process; space is limited)
Education and public service majors with applications
- Art Education (application + portfolio review)
- Music Education (audition + music theory placement test)
Arts, innovation and creativity majors with applications
- Architecture (application + prerequisites)
- Landscape Architecture (application + prerequisites)
- Art (application + portfolio review)
- Art Education (application + portfolio review)
- Dance (audition)
- Design (first, a student must petition for entry to the pre-major. if accepted, they will create a portfolio for review during their pre-Design coursework)
- Moving-Image Production (portfolio review)
- Music (audition + music theory placement test)
- Music, Bachelor's of Science (audition + music theory placement test)