Admission to the university at all levels is selective. In addition to the information below, please also refer to Entrance Information for Freshmen or Entrance Information for Transfer Students, as appropriate, for additional information on selective admission criteria and the admissions process. If you are interested in graduate studies, please visit the Office of Graduate Studies.

Deadlines for International Applications

The Ohio University academic calendar is based on a quarter system. Three terms, approximately nine months, comprise the academic year. Each quarter lasts approximately ten weeks, with another week for final examinations. There is a break between each quarter, one for winter holidays, and one for spring break. Financial estimates are provided for one academic year. Students may enroll in summer classes, but additional fees for classes, room and meals will be incurred.

Entering Quarter	Class Start Date	Application and Credentials Priority Date
Fall	Early September	February 1
Winter	Early January	September 1
Spring	Early April	December 1
Summer	Mid June	February 1

Required Credentials
To apply for admission as a freshman or transfer student, the following items are required:

1. Application form.
2. US$45.00 application fee
3. Official academic records with a certified or attested translation if the original document is not in English.
4. If you are applying to Honors Tutorial College, the application supplement is required.
5. Evidence that you have $31,494 available to you to support your educational and living expenses for a 9-month period.
6. SAT or ACT examination results are required if you want to be considered for freshman scholarships.
7. Official TOEFL or IELTS results are required. A score of 550 on the paper-based TOEFL (with no subscore below 52; TWE score of 5), 213 on the computer-based TOEFL (with no subscore below 19), 79 on the internet-based TOEFL (with no subscore below 17) or a score of 6.5 on the IELTS exam is required for admission to fulltime academic classes. Students with lower English scores can still be admitted to Ohio University but will be required to attend classes in the Ohio Program of Intensive English until the required levels of English proficiency are attained. TOEFL and IELTS Exams should have been taken within the last 12 months.

To be competitive for admission, you must complete the entire primary-secondary, college-preparatory program in your country of residence. You should receive above average grades and your grades should have been steady or improving throughout your secondary and/or university program. Students who have completed 50% or more of a major at another university will not be considered for admission to Ohio University in that same major; however, applicants may pursue a different major.

Admission requirements from specific countries may be found on our admission requirements page.

Three 10-week quarters comprise the regular academic year which begins in September. Two 5-week summer sessions are also available.

Learn about International Resources at Ohio University.