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Graduate Education at The Ohio State University
We are dedicated to academic success: for students, faculty, and staff.
Connect with us
The Graduate School offers an array of services to students, faculty, and staff in-person on the second floor of University Hall from 9am-4:30pm, Monday through Friday.
To guarantee efficient responses to requests, please do not send messages directly to specific staff members, unless there is an urgent issue that cannot be delayed and may only be answered by that person. We ask that you please remember that our Registration Services team and Graduation Services teams will be unable to provide services in a timely manner without using all our available staff and specifically designated channels of communication.
If you have questions or you need to schedule an appointment with a specific person within the Graduate School, please contact us through one of the following methods:
General Phone Inquiries – (614) 292-6031
Graduate and Professional Admissions
If you have any admissions-related questions, please contact the Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions at (614) 292-9444.
Graduation Services
Examinations, format reviews, graduation process, etc.
Registration Services
General inquiries, GA appointments, etc.
Petitions and Transfers
Late Add/Drop, course petitions, conditional and Graduate Bridge Program admissions, progress letter requests
Transfer of Credit, Transfer of Program, Dual Degree
Welcome New and Returning Graduate Students
Welcome, Grad Buckeyes, to the start of the Fall 2022 semester at The Ohio State University! We encourage you to visit our new student welcome page and reach out to the Graduate School for any questions about orientations, registration for courses, or general graduate student questions.
Graduate Student Resources

Completing Your Degree
What you need to know for a successful conclusion to your graduate experience.
DISSERTATION & THESES
Examinations
Final Semester
Share your graduate news with us!
In celebration of the achievements of the graduate community at Ohio State, the Graduate School invites submissions of success stories about graduate and professional students, student organizations, and graduate and professional program’s faculty and staff. Learn more and submit your graduate news today!
Graduate News Submission InformationUniversity Leadership Listening Session and Town Hall on the Graduate Experience
On October 20th 2022 the Office of Academic Affairs, the Office of Student Life, the Graduate School and the Council of Graduate Students came together to host the University Leadership Listening Session and Town Hall on the Graduate Experience.
See photos and learn about the discussion
Special Announcement
Mary Stromberger has been appointed to serve as Ohio State’s vice provost and dean for graduate education.
Read more about the new vice provost and dean for graduate education.