# Additional types of applicants

**Source**: https://undergrad.osu.edu/apply/other-types-of-applicants
**Parent**: https://undergrad.osu.edu/apply/freshmen-columbus/after-you-are-admitted

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# Additional types of applicants

Find application instructions for more types of applicants below. If you still can't find what you're looking for, email us at
[askabuckeye@osu.edu](mailto:askabuckeye@osu.edu).

## High school students

Ohio residents wishing to take classes at Ohio State should apply to Ohio State's College Credit Plus program, the
[Ohio State Academy](https://academy-ccp.osu.edu/).

## Home-schooled students

Home-schooled applicants follow the same path for application as any first-year or transfer applicant, with one additional requirement: You must submit the district’s written acknowledgement of your [Home Education Notification Form](https://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Ohio-Education-Options/Home-Schooling/Home-Education-Notification-Form.pdf.aspx?lang=en-US). Refer to your state’s Department of Education website to determine the specific document your state uses. Alternatively, Columbus campus applicants may submit ACT or SAT scores instead.

## Undergraduate students from other universities

If you're interested in attending Ohio State for one term and transferring credit back to your home college or university, you'll apply as a "Transient / Visitor." Find the application and step-by-step instructions on our
[Extended Education](https://extendeded.osu.edu/) site.

## Current Ohio State students who want to change campuses

Start at the
[campus-change welcome page](http://campuschange.osu.edu/).

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## Other types of undergraduate study

### Non-degree enrollment

If you're interested in taking an undergraduate class at Ohio State but you are not seeking a degree, you'll apply as an "Undergraduate, non-degree student." Find the application and step-by-step instructions on our
[Extended Education](https://extendeded.osu.edu/) site.

### Online programs

Ohio State offers several outstanding
[online undergraduate degree programs](https://online.osu.edu/programs?field_program_type_tid=11&field_offering_college_tid=All). Apply through Ohio State Online.

### Professional programs

Students looking at undergraduate professional programs in nursing, dental hygiene, public health, and health and rehabilitation sciences should start on our
[professional admissions](http://gpadmissions.osu.edu/prof/prepare.html) page.

### Certificates

The
[application for Ohio State's undergraduate certificate programs](https://undergrad.osu.edu/apply/other-types-of-applicants/certificates) opens on August 1 each academic year.

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## Other populations

## [Graduate or professional study](#collapseThree)

### To apply to graduate or professional school

Apply through
[Graduate and Professional Admissions](http://gpadmissions.osu.edu/). Students looking at undergraduate professional programs in nursing, dental hygiene, public health, and health and rehabilitation sciences should start on our
[professional admissions](http://gpadmissions.osu.edu/prof/prepare.html) page.

### To complete prerequisites

Apply through
[Extended Education](https://extendeded.osu.edu/) if you are completing undergraduate prerequisites for a graduate or post-baccalaureate professional degree.

### Online programs

View the list of Ohio State's highly ranked online degree programs at
[online.osu.edu](https://online.osu.edu/). Ohio State alumni applying to an online degree or certificate program are eligible for an
[application fee waiver](https://gpadmissions.osu.edu/apply/waiver.html).

## [Former Ohio State students](#collapseFour)

### Returning students

Returning Ohio State undergraduates do not need to reapply. Enrollment is determined by the college or school you were last enrolled in rather than by Undergraduate Admissions, so start by reaching out to your previous
[college or school of enrollment](https://www.osu.edu/academics/colleges-schools).

### Adult learners

Apply through
[Extended Education](https://extendeded.osu.edu/) if you are an adult student who wants to take undergraduate courses (non-degree enrollment).