Scholars Apply

Applicants to the University Honors Program and the Ohio State Scholars Program indicate interest in their preferred program on their Common Application. This process is only available to new first-year applicants to The Ohio State University Columbus Campus applying for autumn admission. 
 

Step One: 

Indicate your interest on the Common Application for the University Honors Program or Ohio State Scholars Program. You may only select interest in one program. 

To be fully considered for Honors or Scholars, we strongly recommend that you submit a complete application (your online admission application and all required materials) by midnight (EST) on November 1.
 

Step Two: 

Only applicants who are admitted to The Ohio State University Columbus campus for the autumn term will progress to step two. 

Applicants who indicated interest in the Ohio State Scholars Program will be sent a link via email to submit the Scholars Program Preference Form. Applicants must rank their order of interest in our 16 Scholars programs in order to progress to application review. Note: submitting this form does NOT commit you to Ohio State, only progresses you forward in our Scholars admissions process. 
 

Step Three: 

All applicants who submit their Scholars Program Preference Form will be reviewed for the programs for which they indicated interest. Applications will be reviewed individually for each Scholars Program in order of ranking. 

Applicants are reviewed using a broad set of criteria designed to consider not only past accomplishments but also future promise and potential. Accepted students typically have exceptional or impressive academic records; outstanding essays demonstrating analytical, critical, and creative thinking; quality extracurricular involvement showing genuine commitment and leadership; unique talents or abilities; and willingness to embrace diversity in both ideas and people.​
 

Step Four: 

All applicants will receive an email notification with their Scholars admissions decision. If offered a place in one of our Scholars Programs, applicants will receive an email notification of their specific program admission. 

Both the University Honors Program and Ohio State Scholars Programs are “opt-out” programs. Applicants accept their Honors or Scholars offer simply by paying their acceptance fee to the university. Once this fee is paid, no additional action is required. 

Instructions for opting-out of Scholars are included in the specific Scholars Program admission email.