High School Preparation Applicants are considered within the regular university admissions process for the Columbus campus. Upon admission to the university, students can apply to the women s studies program. This is usually done at the end of the first year. There are no special requirements for declaring a major in women s studies other than those required by the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences. The GEC is a body of courses designed to ensure that each student becomes acquainted with the basic areas of academic study.
Some majors also require completion of a foreign language requirement.
In addition, completion of 25 credit hours of electives chosen from a list of 18 women s studies courses and more than 25 related or cross- listed courses on women is required. No more than 10 credit hours of electives can be chosen outside of women s studies, and of those 10 hours, five must be at the 300 level or above. All students must complete an approved major program form signed by the center s coordinating adviser, and any change must be approved in writing by the adviser. The Department of Women s Studies offers one of the largest and most comprehensive programs in the country. Ohio State's undergraduate program includes a range of courses in which over 3,000 students enroll each year, as well as an undergraduate major and minor.