School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

• What is Pro School
• Admission to Pro School
• Pro School Academic Standing

What is Pro School?

• Once admitted to the university all students enter the College of Engineering as pre-engineering professionals. You are accepted into the major once you have completed the pre-engineering professional coursework
• Each student must complete the pre-engineering professional coursework and meet the Minimum Application Requirements to apply and be admitted into the professional engineering program (Pro School)
• All 300 and 400 level coursework is completed while in Pro School, during the junior and senior years
• Admission to Pro School is competitive. Meeting the minimum application requirements is the first step towards being accepted, but does not guarantee your admittance into the program. Please see “capacity restricted program” information here
• Admission to Pro School is for Fall or Winter terms. If you are doing MECOP, Fall term admission is required

Admission to ProSchool

1. Minimum Application Requirements

1. Good academic standing at OSU
2. Complete and earn a “C” or better in all coursework (Applicants who are short one required pre-engineering course will be considered for admittance to the program)
3. Maintain a minimum GPA of 2.25

2. Successfully Complete the Entire Pre-Professional Program

Each student must successfully complete the pre-engineering professional curriculum for their major/option before the term for which they apply (e.g., by the end of the Summer term for Fall term admission).

Click here to view the pre-engineering professional coursework.

3. Apply to Pro School

4. Stay in Good Academic Standing

1. Students who are admitted to Pro School in ECE or CS are expected to maintain a minimum GPA of 2.25 in the required, track, option, and elective professional program courses <link to Two Yr Plans in “Forms”>.
2. At the end of each academic year the College of Engineering calculates the grade point averages for the PRO CORE courses and notifies all students who are not making satisfactory academic progress.
3. Students who are suspended from the professional program are restricted from Pro School courses until they are reinstated.

Suspension and reinstatement process details are found in  the College of Engineering policy manual

Additional Information

Details about the review process, program capacity and conditional and full admission to the professional program, can be found in the FAQs.