Management and industry
So you're interested in business: but what does business mean to you?
Does it mean establishing relationships with people, learning what their needs are and helping to meet those needs?
Does it mean digging into the data and providing analysis?
Does it mean building your own business?
Perhaps you are looking for a broad business education in which you will become familiar with many different aspects of business, or perhaps you are looking for a business education that will prepare you to be a specialist or work in a particular industry.
The management and industry area of focus includes all of these business-related options at Ohio State.
Fisher's admissions requirements for current Ohio State students, transfer students and campus change students can be found here.
For current Ohio State students, applications are accepted three times a year. Applications are open for a month prior to each of these deadlines: January 31, June 1 and September 15. Applicants to Fisher are asked to select their top choice and second choice specializations on the application.
Find more on Fisher's specializations.
Specializations are:
- Accounting
- Aviation Management
- Business Management (Regional campuses only)
- Economics
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Information Systems
- Insurance
- International Business
- Logistics Management
- Marketing
- Operations Management
- Real Estate
- Special Area
Ohio State also has an impressive variety of business-related majors outside of Fisher.
No GPA requirement:
2.0 GPA minimum:
- Agribusiness and Applied Economics
- See career options, average starting salary and job placement rate here
- Agricultural Communication
- See career options, average starting salary and job placement rate here
- City and Regional Planning
- Communication - Analysis and Engagement specialization
- Community Leadership
- See career options, average starting salary and job placement rate here
- Construction Systems Management
- See career options, average starting salary and job placement rate here
- Consumer and Family Financial Services
- See career paths, student opportunities and curriculum here
- Environment, Economy, Development and Sustainability
- See career paths, curriculum and specializations here
- Fashion and Retail Studies
- See career paths, student opportunities and curriculum here
- Food Business Management
- See career options, average starting salary and job placement rate here
- Hospitality Management
- See career paths, student opportunities and curriculum here
GPA requirements above 2.0:
- Capital Program
- Students who declare an Arts & Sciences major and who have a 2.7 GPA have access to the Capital Program, a high-impact partnership with the Fisher College of Business in which students take core Fisher coursework, choose a track and participate in an internship.
- Tracks are:
- Computer and Information Science
- Management and Human Resources
- Marketing
- Fisher's Industry Immersion program
- This program, which is open to all majors, is designed to provide students hands-on, immersive learning in a specific industry, giving them the experience and knowledge to stand out in the marketplace. Students work with C-suite executives and faculty experts to work on real-world business projects that make an industry impact, all while earning credit hours towards graduation.
- Open to all majors. Must have 3.0 GPA and min. 61 credit hours earned.
- Industry experiences are:
- Business Analytics
- Business of Sports
- Consulting
- Consumer Packaged Goods
- Sustainable & Responsible Business
- Fintech
Minors at Ohio State consist of 12-18 credit hours. University Exploration students can declare a minor through their University Exploration advisor in most cases, but should also consult the minor advisor. Each minor's advising sheet has contact information for the appropriate minor advisor.