The Pre-Professional C.O.R.D.
Earn Your CORD
Core Requirements
- Achieve a cumulative GPA ≥ 3.0.
- Complete at least 100 hours of Field Related Community Service & Advocacy.
- Connect with OSU's Pre-Professional Office at least twice as an undergraduate student.
- Accumulate at least 100 points across the Pre-Professional Categories:
Our CORDS 4 Components
The Pre-Professional C.O.R.D. program is designed to support you from your very first semester through graduation. Whether you're exploring career paths or preparing for your professional school entrance exam, the program provides a structured, holistic path that complements your academics and helps shape you into the ideal graduate.
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Profession Exposure
Learn about your profession through membership in an on-campus or community group or through reading recommended literature from the Pre-Professional Library.
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Profession Experience
Prepare your resume or visit with a Career Coach to prepare for future networking opportunities. Participate in workshops, seminars, shadow, or work/intern in a related field.
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Competency & Skill Development
Pursue growth opportunities in
- leadership,
- communication,
- teamwork, and
- research, or
Participate in an immersion experience stateside or abroad.
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Professional School Readiness
What do you need to know before applying to professional school?
- How to research schools?
- Does your program require pre-requisites or an entrance exam?
- How can you prepare for personal statements, interviews, funding your education?
Application Deadline
Open Now
Applications are are perpetually open for all students.
- Applications available on our Campus Link page.
- After you've started an application, you can get back to it anytime by viewing your "Submissions" tab on your Campus Link homepage.
Deadline
Applications are due the Friday of Pre-Finals week of your graduating semester, to ensure delivery by commencement.
- Applications received after the above deadline may not be processed before commencement.
- Pick up is required. We cannot mail your cord to you.