Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2020-2021. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.

Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.50
Total Hours: 121

Professional Areas

FCS Cooperative Extension Service

FACS School Instruction

Other Requirements

• 40 hours must be upper-division.
• Required for graduation:
  1. 2.50 overall GPA (cumulative) and
  2. 2.75 GPA in combination of Program Specialization Requirements, Professional Education Requirements, and College/Departmental Requirements.
• Required for recommendation for Licensure/Standard Certification:
  1. 2.50 overall GPA (cumulative);
  2. 2.75 GPA in Program Specialization Courses and Professional Education Requirements;
  3. No grades lower than “C” in all College/Departmental Requirements, Major Requirements and Professional Education Requirements; and
  4. Grade of “P” in all pass/fail courses.
• For licensure/standard certification, the student must demonstrate conversational skills in a foreign language at a novice high level, as defined by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
• For licensure/standard certification, the student must successfully complete the OGET, OSAT, and OPTE exams and a minimum of three portfolio submissions.
• Transfer Admission Requirements: 2.00 GPA for less than 31 hours; 2.25 GPA for 31-45 hours; 2.50 GPA for more than 45 hours.
• HDFS 1112 Introduction to Human Development and Family Science and HDFS 4521 HDFS Child and Family Services: Pre-Internship must be completed prior to enrolling in internship courses for the FCS Cooperative Extension Service Professional Area.

Additional State/OSU Requirements

• At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
• Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
• Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
• Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2026.