Each year more qualified applicants apply than can be admitted. Maximum enrollment is limited to 20 students per class per year. Those selected for admission are the most competitive applicants in relation to all who apply. All grades from all course work taken will be considered in evaluating applicants. 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.
The medical dietetics curriculum includes professional courses in nutrition and human metabolism, medical dietetics, management of hospital food services, nutrition counseling and education, health promotion and community nutrition, and clinical nutrition. During these internships, students participate in a variety of health care delivery settings. Ohio State's medical dietetics program was the first coordinated dietetics program in the world. Ohio State offers a full professional curriculum in dietetics. Laboratory facilities and metabolic kitchen are available for feeding studies.