Ohio State University, Mansfield Campus
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The Ohio State University at Mansfield is a regional campus of The Ohio State University
located in Mansfield
, Ohio
. It was founded in 1958 as a land-grant college. Its 644 acres (2.6 km²) campus is situated in the western foothills of the Allegheny Plateau
, the North Central Ohio region, with easy access to Columbus
and Cleveland
. The campus offers seven bachelor degree programs and three master degree programs. Students can start at Mansfield and finish their degrees at The Ohio State University, Columbus, with one or more of Ohio State’s 170 majors
. The Bromfield Library of the OSU mansfield campus provides access to all the resources of The Ohio State University and Ohio Link.
designated Mansfield as the site for an OSU regional
campus
, Mansfield-area citizens mounted a major campaign to acquire land for the campus.
In the early 2000s, the Mansfield Campus Master Plan was launched to establish a framework and long-range (ten-year) vision of the future Mansfield Campus. The Campus Master Plan intends to provide for conserving the University's and College's finite and irreplaceable resources, unifying and integrating campus development, creating individual institution identities, improving the quality of campus environment by a commitment to strong planning and design principles, strengthening linkages between the institutions and the community.
Full bachelor's degree programs include:
In addition, most of the required coursework can be completed on the Mansfield Campus for a Bachelor's degree in:
Master's degree programs include:
Associate of Arts
This two-year, liberal arts degree is essentially the first two years of a Bachelor's degree. It can be completed on the Mansfield Campus.
Department websites at OSU Mansfield are:
OSU Mansfield is a member of the Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference which includes Clermont College, Ohio Christian University, Ohio State Marion, Clark State, Southern State, World Harvest Bible College, and Temple Baptist College.
Intramural sports vary from year to year based on interest levels,
In Fall:
In Winter:
In Spring:
Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States...
located in Mansfield
Mansfield, Ohio
Mansfield is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Richland County. The municipality is located in north-central Ohio in the western foothills of the Allegheny Plateau, approximately southwest of Cleveland and northeast of Columbus....
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
. It was founded in 1958 as a land-grant college. Its 644 acres (2.6 km²) campus is situated in the western foothills of the Allegheny Plateau
Allegheny Plateau
The Allegheny Plateau is a large dissected plateau area in western and central New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, northern and western West Virginia, and eastern Ohio...
, the North Central Ohio region, with easy access to Columbus
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
and Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
. The campus offers seven bachelor degree programs and three master degree programs. Students can start at Mansfield and finish their degrees at The Ohio State University, Columbus, with one or more of Ohio State’s 170 majors
Academic major
In the United States and Canada, an academic major or major concentration is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits....
. The Bromfield Library of the OSU mansfield campus provides access to all the resources of The Ohio State University and Ohio Link.
History
The Ohio State University at Mansfield was founded in 1958 as a land-grant college and was created through a partnership between Mansfield-area citizens and the state of Ohio. Soon after the Ohio Board of RegentsOhio Board of Regents
The Ohio Board of Regents is the coordinating board for higher education in Ohio. The board was created in 1963 by the Ohio General Assembly to: provide higher education policy advice to the Governor of Ohio and the Ohio General Assembly; develop a strategy involving Ohio's public and independent...
designated Mansfield as the site for an OSU regional
Régional
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campus
Campus
A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutional buildings are situated. Usually a campus includes libraries, lecture halls, residence halls and park-like settings...
, Mansfield-area citizens mounted a major campaign to acquire land for the campus.
In the early 2000s, the Mansfield Campus Master Plan was launched to establish a framework and long-range (ten-year) vision of the future Mansfield Campus. The Campus Master Plan intends to provide for conserving the University's and College's finite and irreplaceable resources, unifying and integrating campus development, creating individual institution identities, improving the quality of campus environment by a commitment to strong planning and design principles, strengthening linkages between the institutions and the community.
Academic programs
In addition, most of the required coursework can be completed on the Mansfield Campus for a Bachelor's degree in:
- Criminology
- Sociology
Master's degree programs include:
- Early and Middle Childhood Education (Master of Arts)
- Early and Middle Childhood Education (Master of Education or initial licensure)
- Social Work (Master of Social Work)
Associate of Arts
This two-year, liberal arts degree is essentially the first two years of a Bachelor's degree. It can be completed on the Mansfield Campus.
Department websites at OSU Mansfield are:
Student organizations
There are about 30 student organizations on the Mansfield Campus.Department of Athletics and Recreation
The six sponsored varsity sports are:- Men's Baseball
- Men's Soccer
- Women's Soccer
- Men's Basketball
- Women's Basketball
- Cheerleading
OSU Mansfield is a member of the Ohio Collegiate Athletic Conference which includes Clermont College, Ohio Christian University, Ohio State Marion, Clark State, Southern State, World Harvest Bible College, and Temple Baptist College.
Intramural sports vary from year to year based on interest levels,
In Fall:
- Flag Football
- Sand Volleyball
- Tennis
In Winter:
- Dodgeball
- Kickball
In Spring:
- Basketball
- Sand Volleyball
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis