AI Fluency at Ohio State helps you build the skills and confidence to lead and innovate in a way that matters to you, your major and your career.
Ohio State is the first major university to embed AI education across every undergraduate program.
AI Fluency will help you
How AI Fluency fits into your four years
Year One: Building a foundation
You are introduced to core AI concepts about artificial intelligence., exploring how AI works, its benefits and limitations, and why high‑quality input matters. In some majors, degree‑specific courses may begin building on these ideas.
Learn how first-year students are learning to use AI thoughtfully.
Years Two and Three
As you move deeper into your major, you begin applying AI to goals specific to your field. You learn how to use AI tools to support your work, evaluate outputs for accuracy and relevance, and think critically about real‑world and ethical implications. How this looks can vary by discipline.
Explore how students build AI-powered solutions with students from different majors through hackathons.
Year Four
Your experience culminates in an AI‑related project, capstone or experiential learning opportunity connected to your major.
Appy AI to real-world challenges beyond the classroom.
Read how students built their own AI-generated healthcare app.
Join the conversation
AI is becoming part of college life, from class assignments to creative projects. See what that means for you at Ohio State and beyond.
Embracing and expanding creativity with AI
In a Now at Ohio State podcast, art professor Amy Youngs explores how students can use AI creatively while still developing their own ideas and judgment.
Listen to the podcast.
Ai in the classroom
Logistics professor Vince Castillo shares how he designs assignments that help students use AI while still thinking critically, checking accuracy, and building real skills.
Read the Q&A
How is reshaping college
In this PBS NewsHour report featuring Ohio State faculty and students, voices from campus and across the country share how generative AI is changing coursework, expectations and college learning.
Watch the PBS story
Questions you might be asking
Do I need to be a tech or computer science major?
AI Fluency is designed for every major. You will learn how to use AI in ways that make sense for your field.
Will AI replace what I’m learning in my major?
AI Fluency builds on your major and helps strengthen the work you already do. It does not replace core knowledge or skills.
Will every course include AI?
AI Fluency is built across your four years, so you learn when and how AI makes sense in your field. Some courses may include AI, while others won’t, and that’s intentional.