The following represents an important change made to the Graduate School’s current Continuous Enrollment policy.
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2025-2026 Graduate School Handbook Changes to the Continuous Enrollment Policy
Autumn 2025 Important Graduation Dates & Deadlines
Deadlines
Regular Semester Deadlines:
September 12, 2025
Applications to graduate submitted on Grad Forms
November 26, 2025
Final examinations completed
Report on Final Exam form completed by committee
December 5, 2025
Final document (if applicable) submitted to OhioLINK and accepted by the Graduate School
Financial Support Initiative for Faculty Pursuing Graduate and Postdoc Training Grants
The Graduate School's Strategic Training Grants (STG) team has established an initiative to provide financial support to faculty who are applying to extramural federal and private foundation training grant opportunities that support multiple graduate students and/or postdoctoral scholars.
Note that this pre-award initiative is designed to support PIs who are in the proposal development and grant submission process and is not intended to provide post-award salary support for PIs of active training grants.
Graduate Recruitment, Admissions, and Retention Workshop Series
Faculty and staff engaged in graduate recruitment and admissions are cordially invited to participate in a series of interactive workshops designed to share best practices and resources pertaining to graduate student recruitment, admissions, and retention.Summer 2025 Graduation Survey Opens July 14
Summer 2025 graduates, we want to know about your experiences at Ohio State. Before you leave, please take the Ohio State Graduation Survey you received in your email. Your valuable feedback will help us enhance the student experience for future Buckeyes. Thank you and congratulations! Take the survey today on the Center for the Study of Student Life website. Please contact cssl@osu.edu with any questions. The survey opens July 14, closes August 4
Moving this Summer? City of Columbus and Ohio State Team Up to Help!
Moving in or out of the University District? From July 25–August 11, more than two dozen drop-off locations will be available to collect furniture, bagged trash, recyclables, and items for donation. These extra sites are part of the City of Columbus’ continued partnership with Ohio State and the University District Organization to help prevent illegal dumping and give students more sustainable options during move-out/move-in.
Student Parking Permits for 2025-26 are on sale as of July 8, 2025
The window for Ohio State students to purchase their 2025-26 permit is open as of July 8, 2025. Permit eligibility for Graduate and Professional Students is divided into two categories: paid appointment and non-paid appointment status. Students with a university-paid appointment can purchase a B- or C-series permit.
International Cooperative Graduate Degree Proposal Process Update - Message from the Graduate School and Office of International Affairs
Dear Graduate Programs,
We are pleased to announce the implementation of new policies for proposing the development of International Dual Degree Programs at The Ohio State University. These policies are designed to streamline the process and ensure that our programs meet the highest standards of academic excellence and international collaboration. The most notable of these changes is to relocate the International Cooperative Graduate Degree Agreement within the Office of International Affairs (OIA).
Summer 2025 Important Graduation Dates & Deadlines
Deadlines
Regular Semester Deadlines:
May 23, 2025
Applications to graduate submitted on Grad Forms
July 11, 2025
Final examinations completed
Report on Final Exam form completed by committee
July 18, 2025
Final document (if applicable) submitted to OhioLINK and accepted by the Graduate School
Report on Final Document form completed by committee
End of Semester (EOS) Deadline
gradFORMS Application Update Project - Message from the Graduate School
The Graduate School at The Ohio State University is excited to announce a significant update to gradFORMS, our online system for managing graduate student forms and proc