New Undergraduate Student Information
New first-year students
Students who have been admitted to Ohio State indicating engineering as their area of interest and having a minimum ACT Math score of 24 or SAT Math score of 560 will be directly enrolled as pre-engineering students in the College of Engineering.
Students not eligible to directly enroll in engineering may enroll in the University Exploration program and upon completion of the prerequisite math and science sequence and apply directly to the College of Engineering.
Visit the university’s undergraduate site for general and current admission information for first-year students.
International first-year students should also visit the international undergraduate site for specific admissions information.
Transfer students
Enrollment for transfer students in the College of Engineering is competitive. For students transferring from another institution of higher education:
- If you have fewer than 45 credits hours, you will be considered under the criteria for new students in Engineering as described in the previous sections.
- If you have more than 45 credit hours and a GPA at your previous institution of 2.8 or higher, you will be directly enrolled as a pre-major in the program of your choice. You may not enter as an undeclared pre-major.
- If you have more than 45 credits hours but do not meet the 2.8 GPA, your application will be considered on an individual basis by the major you have indicated. You may not enter as an undeclared major.
Admission information and criteria for both domestic and international transfer students is available on the University's undergraduate admissions site.
Internal transfer from another Ohio State College or Regional Campus
Students transferring from an Ohio State regional campus or other Ohio State academic college must have a 2.0 GPA and have completed Math 151 and either Chemistry 121 or Physics 131 for admission into the College of Engineering.
