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The OSU application portal asks you to set up an account and password, and allows for saving and resuming your progress on the application form. You are asked for academic and background information as well as longer statements.
Choose the entry-point to the portal based on your student status and degree-seeking status.
Our websites have numerous resource pages to help navigate admissions, and please see below a quick mapping of how to apply.
Online learners apply to this OSU portal according to their student status and degree-seeking status.
First-year students undergraduate application
You have two great options for Applying to ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø State. You can , or you can use the , which makes it easy to apply to OSU along with other universities you are interested in. You can also check out our for extra guidance.
Transfer students undergraduate application
Be sure to apply early and know the deadlines of each application term (fall, winter, spring and summer). You WILL be required to turn in transcripts from all institutions attended. Fall applicants (only) are automatically reviewed for admissions-based scholarships like WUE and the Provost’s Scholarship at the time their admissions.
Graduate students application
Apply to a master’s or graduate certificate program. We are on the quarter system, which means you have four opportunities a year to start your graduate program: January, April, June or September. The portal allows for saving and continuing the application, and we have informational resources about this process here.
International STUDENTS application
You are considered an international student if you are not a U.S. citizen, have not been granted permanent U.S. residency, or completed your high school or undergraduate studies abroad. OSU has Pathway programs for both undergraduate and graduate students for extra academic, language and cultural support.
Microcredentials application
Students wishing to pursue a microcredential in addition to an OSU degree should apply as a degree-seeking student with a major of their choice and add the microcredential once they enroll.
Microcredentials are available for non-degree-seeking students through our application. These programs are offered through OSU Ecampus.
- Apply to pursue a microcredential as a .
- Apply to pursue a microcredential as a if you have already received a bachelor's degree.