The following items are required in order for international students to be considered for freshman or transfer admission to Otterbein University. Once all your application materials have been submitted, we can typically send you an application decision within 2-4 weeks. Our application review is holistic, meaning it takes into consideration many factors such as your test scores, essay, and involvement outside of the classroom.
Common Application, including essay.
$50 Application fee.
Official transcripts/documents for four years of high school/secondary school (grades 9-12).
If mailed, transcripts must be in a sealed envelope, stamped by the school. Test results must be sent by the testing agency or directly from the high school to be considered official.
Upon acceptance you must send the following to intotterb@otterbein.edu:
Official Bank Statement(s) and Sponsor Guarantee form.
Copy of passport and current visa (if applicable).
Important Notes:
All test scores must be reported directly from the testing center.
Conditional admission is available to students that meet academic requirements, but still need additional language training to be successful in a U.S. classroom. Otterbein offers an English as a Second Language program on campus to help prepare students to become full-time degree seeking candidates.
Foreign language documents must be translated into English by the issuing institution, a certified translator or English teacher.
SAT and ACT test scores and letters of recommendation are optional and may be submitted if they strengthen your application.
79 or higher on the Internet-based TOEFL(iBT).
550 or higher on the paper-based TOEFL(PBT).
53 or higher on the Pearson PTE
6.5 or higher on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
105 or higher on the Duolingo English Test.
21 or higher on the English section of the ACT Test.
550 or higher on the Evidence-based Reading and Writing (ERW) section on the SAT.
112 Level Certificate from ELS.
Do you like to solve problems? Enjoy strategizing the best ways to combat health issues? Do you have skills that include problem-solving, seeing the “big-picture” and setting strategies to devise campaigns? Are you interested in current social issues or health challenges, but do not see yourself providing direct patient care?
The answers to these questions might lead you to major or minor in health communication at Otterbein. From identifying health communication problems and solving them, to creating strategic plans and executing them, you will learn and practice the elements of planning and problem-solving in non-profits, hospitals, and other health care settings.
In Health Communication classes you might:
Master the language and processes of health communication in personal and public contexts
Understand health care communication within various social contexts
Affect health issues and how policy is made in regulatory and legislative arenas
Write clearly and strategically for multiple/targeted audiences
Speak as informer, advocate, or persuader
Problem-solve real health communication issues
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Degree Course Topics Include:
Introduction to Health Communication
Special Topics in Health Communication
Health Communication Case Studies
Otterbein’s health communication students are in demand in one of the nation’s best regions for healthcare. Healthcare organizations in central Ohio employ more than 45,000 individuals.
Required internship experiences connect students to opportunities in hospitals, public health organizations, nonprofit agencies and health departments.
As students go beyond the classroom to meet professionals in health settings, they develop knowledge and skills that open doors to careers that do not require direct patient care.
A close-knit alumni and professional health communication network at such organizations as OhioHealth and Nationwide Children’s Hospital serve as outstanding mentors.
Medical insurance: 1999 $ per year
