What to Expect
The distinctions among graduate degrees and their paths are complex. Find information about the major milestones of graduate school and additional resources.
Student Well-being
Learn more about how to take advantage wellness initiatives as a graduate student at Ohio State.
Career buidling
Find support, programming, and workshops to help you attain the career you want.
Mentoring Initiative
Access resources as graduate students, postdocs and faculty to develop and/or enhance mentor and mentee skills.
Council of Grad Students
CGS is the official branch of student government representing every Ohio State graduate student.
Student Organizations
There are over 1,400 student organizations at Ohio State ready for you to join.
Student DIsability Services
Student Life Disability Services collaborates with and empowers students who have disabilities in order to coordinate support services and programs that enable equal access to an education and university life.
Student Research Resources
Ohio State is a top ranked research institution with an array of resources available for exploring research and creative scholarship. Visit our research resources to find out how to start or support your graduate research goals.
Graduate School Access and Fairness
Since 1984, the Graduate School, in coordination with advocates and allies across campus, design and deliver recruitment, retention, professional development, and community building strategies that advance the mission and vision of the Graduate School and further the organizational access and fairness of Ohio State.
Graduate Student Additional Resources
Arts and Culture
Find out about the great art galleries, museums, and year-round performing arts events on campus and downtown at venues such as the Wexner Center for the Arts.
Childcare
The Ohio State University Child Care Program provides early education for the children of university students, faculty and staff.
Code of Student Conduct
The code of student conduct protects the core mission of the university. fosters student development, and promotes a safe, secure learning environment.
Counseling and Consultation Service
Counseling professionals who understand the concerns graduate students have balancing academics, work, and personal lives; finances, graduate school culture, and career decisions.
Disability Services
Student Life Disability Services now offers electronic accommodation letters, online exam scheduling requests, and instructor course management features through our new online portal, AIM. Ohio College2Careers aims for students with disabilities to have the support they need to meet their academic and career goals.
Fitness and Recreational Sports
Ohio State has some of the best recreational and fitness facilities and services available in the nation.
Health Insurance
The university provides comprehensive health insurance to graduate students as a mean of encouraging health and wellness.
Offices of Ombuds Services / Community Building and Conflict Resolution (CBCR)
The Office of Ombuds Services provides an independent, impartial, and confidential space where faculty members, graduate and professional students, and postdoctoral scholars can discuss issues and receive informal counsel and advice.
Community Building and Conflict Resolution (CBCR) provides support to staff, faculty, and students with academic or Ohio State workplace concerns who are seeking to address conflicts and challenges within a restorative framework.
Civil Rights Compliance Office
Ohio State centralized office for preventing and responding to complaints of discrimination and harassment.
Office of International Affairs
We recognize that international students face unique challenges, and to that end, the Graduate School and the Office of International Affairs offer services to help. International students in need of assistance are advised to contact the Office of International Affairs.
Ohio Union Activities Board
Programming and activities developed by the Graduate and Professional Student Committee and supported by student fees.
Safe Ride
Safe Ride provides safe transportation across campus. Any university student, faculty, or staff member may request a Safe Ride.
Scarlet and Gray Financial
The financial lives of graduate students are complicated. Peer coaching, workshops, and online resources.
Student Organizations
There are over 1,200 student organizations at Ohio State. Many are specifically for graduate students, and you can start your own.
Suicide Prevention
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