We're so excited to show you and your family everything Ohio State can offer — as well as make sure you get answers to your questions and know your next steps.
First-year students
- Pay your acceptance fee by May 15 (and sign up for summer orientation!).
- Set up your Ohio State email using your Ohio State name.# and password.
- Plan a visit to campus!
- Read student FAQs.
- Explore majors, minors and other programs in the Arts and Sciences.
- Learn more about our first-year student programs.
- Are you a first-generation college student? Check out resources here.
- Follow the Arts and Sciences social media accounts.
Parents and families
- Review scholarship and financial aid information.
- Learn more about tuition and costs.
- Read about campus safety.
- Browse university FAQs.
- Browse the Parent and Family Relations website.
- Plan a visit to campus!
- Learn more about the Center for Career and Professional Success.
Student support resources
You’ll go on your own unique journey in the College of Arts and Sciences — discovering new passions, gaining new experiences, and growing inside and outside of the classroom.
But you won’t have to figure it all out alone! There are many resources in the college to help you with the transition to Ohio State. We’ll help you find your way around campus, show you how to get involved with student groups, provide academic support to help you succeed in your classes, guide you to learn more about and participate in opportunities outside of the classroom and aid you in addressing personal concerns so you can stay healthy while doing so.
Meet Arts and Sciences students
“I feel as though I have a lasting legacy in the State of Ohio, which is really exciting.”
Senior Ella Roxey, a political science and criminology and criminal justice student, and medical student Anusha Singh played a significant role in successfully advocating for $5 million in state funding to put period products in public schools across the Buckeye state.
“The way we navigate the college experience, starting with just the application process, is completely different. We are not just changing the trajectory of our own lives, but changing the trajectory of our families as well."
Emily Johnson, a sociology major, helped recruit fellow first-generation students to create the first honor society at Ohio State specifically designed for first-generation college students.
“The sense of community I found was an immediate feeling of belonging. While everyone in the program might not necessarily look like me, we’re all first-years who come from different backgrounds that might have been historically and intentionally excluded. By being in that background, we’re able to relate and empathize with each other.”
Emmanuel Long is majoring in medical anthropology and took part in the first-year PASS program.
“Ohio State had a very good way of not making you feel like one of 60,000. There are more opportunities than you could even read about. I thought I knew what I wanted to do, but I definitely wanted to explore a lot and wanted inspiration from other people and other sources.”
Alyssa Walsh finds joys in her French major and a career in prosthetics.
“Knowing Spanish is very important, especially in the U.S. right now, since we’re such a diverse country. The pipeline from Spanish major to music industry, it was shocking. But it's definitely helped me grow as a person for sure.”
Raylee Smith is Spanish and international studies double major.
Meet Arts and Sciences students
“I feel as though I have a lasting legacy in the State of Ohio, which is really exciting.”
Senior Ella Roxey, a political science and criminology and criminal justice student, and medical student Anusha Singh played a significant role in successfully advocating for $5 million in state funding to put period products in public schools across the Buckeye state.
“The way we navigate the college experience, starting with just the application process, is completely different. We are not just changing the trajectory of our own lives, but changing the trajectory of our families as well."
Emily Johnson, a sociology major, helped recruit fellow first-generation students to create the first honor society at Ohio State specifically designed for first-generation college students.
“The sense of community I found was an immediate feeling of belonging. While everyone in the program might not necessarily look like me, we’re all first-years who come from different backgrounds that might have been historically and intentionally excluded. By being in that background, we’re able to relate and empathize with each other.”
Emmanuel Long is majoring in medical anthropology and took part in the first-year PASS program.
“Ohio State had a very good way of not making you feel like one of 60,000. There are more opportunities than you could even read about. I thought I knew what I wanted to do, but I definitely wanted to explore a lot and wanted inspiration from other people and other sources.”
Alyssa Walsh finds joys in her French major and a career in prosthetics.
“Knowing Spanish is very important, especially in the U.S. right now, since we’re such a diverse country. The pipeline from Spanish major to music industry, it was shocking. But it's definitely helped me grow as a person for sure.”
Raylee Smith is Spanish and international studies double major.
Meet Arts and Sciences alumni
“The advantage of studying music at a place like Ohio State is that you’re not just learning your instrument, but you’re also learning everything that goes around it. It’s more interconnected and you end up working with more people. It gives you that well-roundedness that you didn’t know you needed.”
- Orlay Alonso '15
“I feel like the skills that I learned from earning my anthropology degree have given me an advantage when it comes to doing this kind of advocacy work."
-Gretchen Klingler ’19
“If you can see yourself on a canvas in a gallery, in a museum, it changes your perspective. I think that is why art matters, in particular, for Black people. To see different types of art by Black artists, it opens you up in regard to being human — and to being treated like a human. Wanting to be more than your environment."
- Tiffany Lawson ’05
"Ohio State was such a pivotal influence in my life. Between athletics, working for the Office of Student Life, academics, the community and the people, my passions were sparked and fueled there.”
- Claudius Mbemba ’15
Meet Arts and Sciences alumni
“The advantage of studying music at a place like Ohio State is that you’re not just learning your instrument, but you’re also learning everything that goes around it. It’s more interconnected and you end up working with more people. It gives you that well-roundedness that you didn’t know you needed.”
- Orlay Alonso '15
“I feel like the skills that I learned from earning my anthropology degree have given me an advantage when it comes to doing this kind of advocacy work."
-Gretchen Klingler ’19
“If you can see yourself on a canvas in a gallery, in a museum, it changes your perspective. I think that is why art matters, in particular, for Black people. To see different types of art by Black artists, it opens you up in regard to being human — and to being treated like a human. Wanting to be more than your environment."
- Tiffany Lawson ’05
"Ohio State was such a pivotal influence in my life. Between athletics, working for the Office of Student Life, academics, the community and the people, my passions were sparked and fueled there.”
- Claudius Mbemba ’15
This is an exciting time and we are here for you every step of the way.
If you have a question about the College of Arts and Sciences or any part of the admissions process, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Recruitment.