Changing major to engineering at OSU - class 2023 entering freshman OOS

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OSU is sons first pick. Also now having an issue at second pick. Have to say not the schools fault on both accounts. Just trying to figure out what to do to get best information . Touched base with both school admissions office and were very nice and both indicated come to orientation and work with adviser and see what can be done. Dont want to wait til orientation cause don’t want to pass on scholarships and then find out solution not the best.

So basic facts are we applied in Oct as electrical engineering as was his initial thought but still undecided. Got some great info about OSU actuarial science degree and asked for a major change around Christmas. What I didn’t know was that he couldn’t get back into engineering( not that he was in yet ) . So was accepted into actuarial science in Jan and has a scholarship and we are grateful.

We attended several admitted students visits at different schools and it worked as planned as he narrowed down his interests to industrial engineering with a minor in business if he has time and narrowed down schools .

So here we are now - he cant get into engineering is what admissions told me very nicely.He can work with adviser at orientation and maybe change to undeclared .

Talked to son about changing from actuarial science to data analytics and he is not interested .Both great program at OSU and would be a good fit.

I would be grateful for any helpful information and maybe who else I should reach out . I am only doing this one time and it was going so well until a few weeks ago. I really messed this up.

Thanks all !

PS. Other 6 schools either pre or direct admit electrical engineering. (only changed at OSU cause actuarial science seemed like a better fit and such a good program at OSU ) His other choice University of South Carolina ( not the other USC) also had a great admit event and scholarship and capstone honors and you are direct admit into engineering… So we narrowed from 7 to these two. Just found out USC doesn’t have industrial engineering. USC was wonderful also and indicated that mechanical engineering was close to industrial . Hmm.

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I believe incoming ‘undeclared’ tOSU students are part of the Exploratory program http://exploration.osu.edu/prospective-students.

If he doesn’t move into that program at orientation he can do it later as a ‘major change’ student http://exploration.osu.edu/current-students/need-a-new-major.

The advisors in Exploratory will guide him in the process of declaring a major or pre-major. http://exploration.osu.edu/current-students/declare-a-major-or-pre-major

Note that to enter Engineering from the link above that:

“Students need a 2.5 minimum GPA, a C- or better in Math 1151, and a C- or better in Chem 1210 or Physics 1250 to declare the pre-major; major programs are more competitive and many require a 3.0 cumulative GPA or higher.”

You can review curriculum sheets for engineering majors at https://advising.engineering.osu.edu/current-students/curriculum-sheets-major and the policies for applying to engineering majors at https://advising.engineering.osu.edu/current-students/applying-your-major

*assuming he is a domestic student

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Thanks so much !! Yes is from WV. If I wouldn’t haven changed his major we would have been good to go. You have been a lot of help. Have a great day !