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Ohio University - Athens

Ohio University - Athens
1 Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701-2979


Fax number: (740) 593-4229
Website: https://www.ohio.edu/
Screen last updated on: January 2024
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 79%
Student:Faculty ratio: 18:1
Total faculty: 567 men, 569 women
Full-time faculty: 460 men, 355 women
Part-time faculty: 107 men, 214 women
Graduation rate: 65% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning, external degree program, online courses
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.
Army ROTC: offered on-campus
Air Force ROTC: offered on-campus

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
  • Agriculture, General
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Child Development
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Electromechanical/Electromechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Environmental/Environmental Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Equestrian/Equine Studies
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Radio and Television Broadcasting Technology/Technician
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Security and Loss Prevention Services
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • Actuarial Science
  • Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology, General
  • African Studies
  • African-American/Black Studies
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Engineering
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Applied Mathematics, General
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Astrophysics
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Aviation/Airway Management and Operations
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Analytics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Managerial Economics
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Communication Sciences and Disorders, General
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences, General
  • Computer Engineering, General
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice and Corrections, General
  • Customer Service Management
  • Dance, General
  • Dietetics/Dietitian
  • Digital Arts
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching
  • Ecology
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Elementary Education and Teaching
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Studies
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance, General
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geography and Environmental Studies
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • German Language and Literature
  • German Language Teacher Education
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Hotel, Motel, and Restaurant Management
  • Housing and Human Environments, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Technology
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Keyboard Instruments
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Long Term Care Administration/Management
  • Management Information Systems, General
  • Management Science
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Meteorology
  • Microbiology, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Music Management
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Technology
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Musical Theatre
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Neuroscience
  • Nutrition Sciences
  • Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photojournalism
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physics, General
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Radio and Television
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Religion/Religious Studies
  • Rhetoric and Composition
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  • Transportation and Materials Moving, Other
  • Urban Studies/Affairs
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Voice and Opera
  • Wildlife Biology
  • Women's Studies
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Certificates

  • African Studies
  • Applied Engineering
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Arts in Medicine/Health
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Communication and Media Studies, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Dance, General
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • East Asian Studies
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
  • Environmental Studies
  • Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • European Studies/Civilization
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Finance and Financial Management Services, Other
  • Financial Planning and Services
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Forensic Science and Technology
  • French Studies
  • Game and Interactive Media Design
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • German Studies
  • Gerontology
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Computer Interaction
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • International/Globalization Studies
  • Islamic Studies
  • Jewish/Judaic Studies
  • Latin American Studies
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Musical Theatre
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Political Science and Government, Other
  • Project Management
  • Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Southeast Asian Studies
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
  • Writing, General
Diplomas

  • African Studies
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Analytics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
  • Conducting
  • Conservation Biology
  • Dance, General
  • Data Analytics, Other
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • East Asian Studies
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • Environmental Studies
  • Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Finance, General
  • Fine and Studio Arts Management
  • French Studies
  • Geographic Information Science and Cartography
  • Geography
  • Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Gerontology
  • Health Policy Analysis
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • History, Other
  • Human Biology
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General
  • Human Services, General
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Latin American Studies
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Medical Informatics
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Museology/Museum Studies
  • Music Performance, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nursing Education
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Project Management
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Southeast Asian Studies
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
  • Theatre/Theatre Arts Management
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Women's Studies
Doctorates

  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • College/Postsecondary/University Teaching
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Education, Other
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Science
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Health Communication
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Journalism
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Medical Science/Scientist
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Nursing Practice
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist
  • Physics, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Superintendency and Educational System Administration
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Zoology/Animal Biology
Master's Degrees

  • Accounting
  • Acting
  • African Studies
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management, General
  • Asian Studies/Civilization
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
  • Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Botany/Plant Biology
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business Analytics
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry, General
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production
  • Civil Engineering, General
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Commercial Photography
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Conducting
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dance, General
  • Development Economics and International Development
  • Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services, Other
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
  • Directing and Theatrical Production
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Educational Evaluation and Research
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General
  • Educational/Instructional Technology
  • Electrical and Electronics Engineering
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • Engineering/Industrial Management
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Environmental Studies
  • Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
  • Film/Cinema/Media Studies
  • Finance, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geography
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Geriatric Nurse/Nursing
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Communication
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
  • History, Other
  • Hospitality Administration/Management, General
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial and Organizational Psychology
  • Industrial Engineering
  • International and Intercultural Communication
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce
  • International Public Health/International Health
  • Journalism
  • Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
  • Latin American Studies
  • Legal Studies
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mental Health Counseling/Counselor
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Pedagogy
  • Music Performance, General
  • Music Theory and Composition
  • Music Therapy/Therapist
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Nursing Administration
  • Nursing Education
  • Operations Management and Supervision
  • Organizational Communication, General
  • Painting
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
  • Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Photography
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physician Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Playwriting and Screenwriting
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Printmaking
  • Project Management
  • Psychology, Other
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health, General
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Sculpture
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Social Work
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Zoology/Animal Biology

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for CLEP subject
  • credit for DANTES
  • credit for relevant life experience
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
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