Moreover, past majors have become college and university professors, lawyers, and business executives. Jewish studies graduates find their marketable skills considerably enriched by their humanities education. All freshman applicants are considered within a competitive admission process for Summer, Autumn, and Winter quarters for the Columbus campus. Once these criteria have been met and students are officially enrolled in the Colleges of the Arts and Sciences, they may declare their major as Jewish studies, and then contact the coordinating adviser in the Melton Center for Jewish Studies. 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 Melton Center for Jewish Studies helps to coordinate a large number of undergraduate courses at Ohio State. Each year faculty in affiliated departments offer courses that emphasize various aspects of Jewish studies, as well as Hebrew and Yiddish language and literature. In addition, the center offers a basic introductory course to Jewish studies. Interdisciplinary courses are occasionally offered. Undergraduate students can develop a comprehensive and well-rounded interdisciplinary major in Jewish studies.