# First-year applicants to the Columbus campus

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

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# First-year applicants to the Columbus campus

Apply as a
first-year applicant if you:

- are (or will soon be) a high school graduate
- **have never enrolled at a college or university** (don’t count college classes you may have taken in high school)
- are a U.S. resident