University Community Enrollment Review Committee

Review Process

Disclosing a Prior or Pending Disciplinary Action or Felony

As a condition of enrollment, all admitted applicants are asked Ohio State's Community Enrollment Question when they log in to accept admission. This question asks students if they have any prior or pending academic or behavioral misconduct charges or felonies to disclose. Answering yes to the question is not an automatic bar to enrollment. Ohio State reviews each case holistically and seeks to understand the context of each student's situation.

The process for all admitted students:

1. When prompted, log in to your Applicant Center to accept your admission. You will be asked to answer a question regarding disciplinary and felony history called the Community Enrollment Question. (Read the question in full, including exceptions and exemptions.)

   HAVE YOU EVER:

   • Been found responsible for academic or behavioral misconduct at an educational institution you attended from the 9th grade forward that resulted in disciplinary action, or is disciplinary action or investigation currently pending against you? These actions could include but are not limited to: suspension, dismissal or expulsion from the institution.

   Applicant exceptions:

   • Do not disclose low GPA academic violations.
   • Do not disclose high school detentions or in-school suspensions.
   • Applicants to a graduate program or Optometry-OD: Do not disclose high school violations (suspensions or expulsions).

   —OR—

   • Pled guilty to or been convicted of a felony, or is any felony charge currently pending against you? You are not required to answer yes to this question if the criminal adjudication or conviction has been expunged, sealed, annulled, pardoned, destroyed, erased, impounded or otherwise ordered by a court to be kept confidential.

   ONE OR BOTH OF THESE SCENARIOS ARE TRUE FOR ME: NO / YES

2. If you answer yes to the question, your enrollment is put on hold. You are asked to complete the Disciplinary Action and Felony Disclosure Form, including a personal statement that describes the situation fully. Following the instructions on the form, you are asked to submit your documentation using our document uploader within two weeks of answering "yes" to the question.

Failure to provide complete, accurate and truthful information will be grounds to revoke your offer of admission and/or cancel your enrollment.

3. The University Community Enrollment Review Committee (UCERC) reviews your documentation and notifies you of their decision through email. Applicants who are cleared for enrollment may return to the Applicant Center to continue the admission acceptance process.

Frequently asked questions

If you answered yes in error…

Please contact ucerc@osu.edu and request that your Community Enrollment Question be reset.

About the policy

The Ohio State University strives to provide a safe living, learning and working environment for all members of the Ohio State community. As part of that effort, each admitted student is required to disclose prior or pending disciplinary actions and felony charges. The University Community Enrollment Review Committee (UCERC) performs a holistic, individualized review of all information provided by the student and information gathered by the committee to determine whether to permit enrollment. Answering yes to the Community Enrollment Question is not an automatic bar to enrollment.

Our commitment to applicants with a disciplinary or felony history:

• Ohio State's admissions offices do not factor in disciplinary or criminal history as a consideration for determining admissibility.
• Ohio State is committed to treating applicants with a disciplinary or criminal history fairly and with dignity and respect. We review all candidates for enrollment holistically and never automatically deny enrollment to those with a disciplinary or criminal history.