Admission Requirements
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
First-Year Students on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus: First-year admission policy on the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the .
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Former Students: Former Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Current Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and Transfer Students: Active Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State students who wish to change their major must have attempted a minimum 12 credit hours at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and earned a minimum 2.000 overall Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State GPA to be admitted. Students who have not attempted 12 credit hours at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State will be evaluated for admission based on their high school GPA for new students or transfer GPA for transfer students. Transfer students who have not attempted 12 credit hours of college-level coursework at Ñý¼§Ö±²¥ State and/or other institutions will be evaluated based on both their high school GPA and college GPA.
Transfer students visit the admissions website for transfer students for more information.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's .
Students may be required to meet certain criteria to progress in their program. Any progression requirements will be listed on the program's Coursework tab