Academic Programs
Get Your Start in any of Ohio State's 200+ Majors and finish in Columbus
Regardless of which Ohio State degree program you want to pursue, you can complete one-to-three years of Ohio State’s over 200 majors (available coursework varies by major) in Newark before making the seamless transition to the Columbus campus to complete your degree. In addition to Ohio State's over 200 majors, there are hundreds of specializations and minors, as well as the opportunity to double major.
Associate of Arts Degrees
An Associate of Arts (AA) degree can be completed with two years of full-time coursework. Students of any major can earn the AA degree as a stepping stone toward a bachelor’s degree or as valuable recognition of two years of undergraduate study. The AA degree is a unique opportunity for students who have attended an Ohio State regional campus.
Degree Requirements
Remedial courses such as Math 1050, 1060 and 1075, and English 1109 satisfy basic proficiency requirements but do not count as hours toward the minimum degree requirements. Repeated courses will count only once. Other requirements may apply.
Core Curriculum | Credit Hours |
English Composition | 3-6 |
Humanities | 6-9 |
Foreign Language (optional) | 0-12 |
Social Science | 6-9 |
Natural Science | 6-15 |
Quantitative and Logical Skills | 3-6 |
Total Core Curriculum | 33 |
Free Electives | 27 |
Total | 60 |
Minimum enrollment at Regional campus | 15 |
Minimum enrollment at OSU | 20 |
Minimum GPA 2.00 |
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Current students can run a degree audit to check eligibility for the degree (Choose run selected program and then “ASC” as the College, and “ASC-AA” as the major). Please call to make an appointment with an academic advisor at 740.366.9333 to apply for the AA degree or if you want assistance planning out the remaining requirements.
Bachelor's Degrees
Students can complete all of the requirements at the Newark campus for a bachelor's degree in each of the following undergraduate programs:
- Biology
- Communication
- Consumer and Family Financial Services
- Criminology and Criminal Justice
- Dental Hygiene
- Engineering
- Environmental Science
- Exercise Science Education
- Fashion and Retail Studies
- Health Promotion, Nutrition and Exercise Science
- Health Science
- Hospitality Management
- Human Nutrition
- Nursing
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Political Science
- Sport Industry
Students can also complete the first year or two of the following popular majors on the Newark campus, as well as many more (for a complete guide to Ohio State University majors, click here):
Minors
Students can complete the requirements at the Newark campus for a minor in:
American Indian Studies
Creative Writing
Education
English
History
Music
Professional Writing
Psychology
Sociology (Sociology minor flyer)
Substance Misuse and Addiction
Theatre
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
In addition to the minors listed above, students should be able to almost entirely complete the following minors with careful planning:
American Studies
Geography
Child Abuse and Neglect