Degree Requirements

Oregon State University makes it possible for you to complete a degree or certificate online at the undergraduate and graduate levels. All Oregon State programs that are delivered online will appear on your transcript just as any on-campus program would.

Graduate studies

Information regarding Oregon State graduate programs and admission procedures is available online through the OSU Office of Graduate Education. You can also explore all graduate-level online programs to find the one that best meets your needs.

Undergraduate studies

Each of our undergraduate degree program pages contain information about program curriculum and the career prospects for program graduates. It may also be helpful to use our degree comparison tool to see a side-by-side breakdown of each program's unique features.

OSU Core Education

Oregon State's Core Education emphasizes creative thinking, writing, world cultures, appreciation of differences, the arts, sciences, literature and more  in over a dozen subject areas. You must complete a total of 51 credits including a Writing Intensive Course (WIC).

View a table to see complete details about bacc core requirements and a breakdown of OSU's Core Ed categories.

Additional Core Education resources

• List of all Ecampus Core Education classes
• List of all Core Education classes in the OSU academic catalog