The Choose Ohio First (COF) scholarship program at Ohio State supports Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) disciplines. Some degrees require students declare a pre-major in their discipline when applying to the university. To move from the pre-major to the major, students must complete the required prerequisite course work at Ohio State and fill out the online application form provided by their department. Students are encouraged to contact their academic advisor to clarify questions about the transition from a pre-major to a major. Other students, upon admission to the university, can declare a major in their discipline.

Once in the COF scholarship program, COF scholars must remain in a COF approved pre-major/major as part of renewing the scholarship every academic year. In the event of a COF scholar changing pre-majors/majors, they are allowed to do so if the pre-major/major is listed under the scholarship they were initially awarded. If a COF scholar changes to a pre-major/major not listed under the scholarship they were initially awarded, then the COF scholarship is automatically removed from their financial aid account and the student will not continue in the program. In addition, COF scholars are not allowed to change pre-majors/majors that are listed in other COF scholarships. For instance, an INSW-Science COF Scholar majoring in Biology cannot change their major to Molecular Genetics (AIOSW-Science approved major) since these are two different scholarship programs. For more information regarding COF scholarship status when changing majors, please contact ohse.@osu.edu.

Click on each program to discover the COF approved majors.