The breadth of evening course offerings makes it possible for returning or transfer students with adequate previous course work to complete degrees during the evening in some areas other than the regular undergraduate evening degree programs. Also, the first two or three years of course work for many undergraduate degree programs may be taken in the evenings, leaving only one or two years of work to be completed through daytime class attendance. In addition, Ohio State's evening courses offer currently enrolled students the possibility of scheduling class hours around part-time employment. The university offers classes on Friday evenings and Saturdays. All courses offered are regular university courses.
Most classes meet once a week for three to four hours.
Weekend classes are offered three quarters each year for up to 14 weeks each quarter. The Spring Quarter Weekend Intersession is only nine weeks in duration. Classes earn three to five credit hours. A range of day, evening, and weekend courses is held during Summer Quarter. The Bridge Program offers basic credit courses for university staff who have been out of high school five years or more, or who have had little or no college experience.