Ohio State University-Newark Campus

What is the history of Ohio State University-Newark Campus?

Ohio State University-Newark Campus began offering Ohio State coursework in Newark in 1957. It remains a regional campus of The Ohio State University, not a separately accredited university.

Its defining development was the growth of a shared higher-education campus with Central Ohio Technical College, which was established in 1971. The two institutions occupy the same Newark campus but award their own credentials and have different admissions and degree requirements. For prospective students, that distinction matters when choosing an application, registering for classes or asking how credits will apply to a degree.

Today, Newark combines lower-division pathways into Ohio State majors with a selection of degrees students can complete locally. Its history helps explain why some students begin in Newark and later move to Columbus, while others intend to remain on the regional campus through graduation.

What are the faculties and departments at Ohio State University-Newark Campus?

Ohio State Newark delivers Ohio State courses and selected degree programs rather than operating a separate, full set of colleges equivalent to those on the Columbus campus. Academic departments and colleges within The Ohio State University oversee the applicable degree requirements.

Students can begin coursework in a broad range of Ohio State majors at Newark. Locally available bachelor's-level study includes fields such as business, education, English, history, psychology and social work; the range of degrees that can be finished in Newark is narrower than the range students can start there. A student considering a particular major should distinguish between starting that major at Newark and completing it without changing campuses.

The campus's shared setting with Central Ohio Technical College also creates opportunities to encounter technical and associate-degree programs nearby, but those are COTC programs, not automatically Ohio State degrees. Course availability, prerequisites and campus-change requirements should be checked against the current Ohio State academic catalog and Newark program listings before building a multi-year plan.

What is the location of Ohio State University-Newark Campus?

Ohio State Newark is in Newark, Ohio, east of Columbus. It shares a campus with Central Ohio Technical College, giving students a smaller-campus setting within reach of the university's main campus.

Newark and the surrounding Licking County communities supply much of the campus's day-to-day commuter population. Students comparing campuses should account for travel between Newark and Columbus: access to a Columbus-based major, activity or ROTC unit does not mean it meets in Newark. Transportation, parking arrangements and class schedules can therefore affect the practicality of a proposed academic plan.

What is the mission and vision of Ohio State University-Newark Campus?

Ohio State Newark's stated purpose centers on extending access to an Ohio State education through a regional campus. That includes offering undergraduate coursework, selected complete degrees and a pathway into programs based on other Ohio State campuses.

As part of a public university, Newark operates within Ohio State's wider teaching, research and service mission. Its local role places particular emphasis on serving students and communities in central and eastern Ohio. These statements describe institutional aims; they should not be read as a guarantee that every major, course or student service available in Columbus is offered in Newark.